West Hartford poet Julie Choffel has created a full-length book of poetry addressing the life, work and values of historic Hartford modernist poet Wallace Stevens.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"Fever Dreams (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction)" is an emotional, romantic and violent three-character play that sets a high standard of energy for itself.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:58AMThe Capitol Fools do political comedy sketches and songs in the tradition of the now-defunct Capitol Steps, with many of the same writers and performers.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMLeonid Sigal will perform Beethoven's violin concerto and conduct works by Carlos Simon and Georges Bizet for the Hartford Symphony's next Masterworks concert.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Oct. 13-19 include comedy from Howie Mandel and Tracy Morgan and hits from former teen idols Jesse McCartney and Lee Ann Rimes.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWilliam Kent, a well-known Connecticut artist who died in 2012 at the age of 93, is getting rediscovered through a non-profit organization created in his name.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe 2025 season includes an anniversary rendition of "All Shook Up," new productions of "A Chorus Line" and "Ragtime" and a stage version of TV musical "Mrs. Santa Claus."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:53AMThe legendary Bread and Puppet Theater is bringing its "The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus" tour to Connecticut this week in Redding and Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM“The Shark is Broken,” making its Connecticut premiere at Playhouse on Park, is a highly detailed take on what went on behind the scenes during the making of "Jaws."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:56AM“No Love Songs,” making its U.S. debut at Goodspeed's Terris Theatre, feels like a real love story with passion and hopes and dreams and mistakes and regrets and restarts.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:40AMThe Courant's arts picks for Oct. 6-12 include country crooner Brett Young, comedian Jessica Kirso, Nell Campbell hosting a "Rocky Horror" event and Mexican singer Peso Pluma.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMelia Bensussen is directing Jeffrey Hatcher's stage adaptation of the horror classic at Hartford Stage Oct. 10 through Nov. 3.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTwo 19-year-old New Yorkers were stuck with little to do in Hartford during a getaway, so they wrote, cast and shot a crime thriller now on Amazon Prime Video.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMConnecticut-born "American Idol" winner Nick Fradiani brings Neil Diamond to life in a musical that not only zips through his hits but plumbs the depths of his psyche.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:04PMSan Francisco-based monologist Josh Kornbluth performs "Citizen Brain" this weekend at Real Arts Ways in Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMAmong the 2024 MacArthur Fellows are a Yale University evolutionary biologist and the 2023 winner of the Stowe Prize.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:02PMThe annual autumn show is undergoing a transition to new leadership and a new design with a "Night Fall Community Jam" on Saturday at Keney Park.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe revived Cirque du Soleil attraction "Ovo" will return to the XL Center in Hartford, where the acrobatic insect-styled entertainment last played in 2016, on March 13-16, 2025.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:16PMThe new family-friendly indie horror film "Monster Summer," written by Newington native Cornelius Uliano, opens Oct. 4 at AMC Plainville 20 and across the state.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMJeffrey Lieber, who began as an actor and playwright in the '90s, returns to his roots with "Fever Dreams (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction)" at TheaterWorks Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMNick Fradiani, the Guilford native who won the 14th season of "American Idol," stars in "A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical" at The Bushnell Oct. 1-6.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSuzanne Vega just released a new single and will be performing on Sunday and Monday at The Kate in Old Saybrook with longtime touring partner Gerry Leonard.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Sept. 29 through Oct. 5 include pop stars, country music legends, classic rockers, post-punk bands and puppetry.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFoxwoods is the new location for Season 23 of "Hell's Kitchen," which debuted on Fox this week and highlighted the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and other Connecticut sights.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:15PMFour Connecticut arts non-profits received grants from ArtsHERE, a new initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts, to expand access to arts participation.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Goodspeed Opera House will soon be undergoing some of the biggest renovations in the building’s 148-year history, many to meet ADA standards.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMAs comedian Kathleen Madigan makes her way across the country to Foxwoods’ Great Cedar Showroom on Friday, she dishes on how natural life on the road has become.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe postponed Heart tour, which reunites sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, will resume next year and has added extra dates, including one at Foxwoods.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:40PMThe Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport features nearly 20 nationally renowned music acts, including headliners Foo Fighters and Noah Kahan, on Sept. 28 and 29.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"No Love Songs," a deeply personal musical by Scottish rock star Kyle Falconer and his wife Laura Wilde, is coming to the Terris Theatre in Chester Sept. 27 through Oct. 20.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Sept. 22-28 include The Beach Boys, Hillary Clinton, comedians Leslie Jones and Kathleen Madigan and a slew of indie music acts.
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