The 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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"The Featherweight," a movie about the life of prizefighter Willie Pep filmed in Hartford, opens on movie screens throughout Connecticut this week.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe true story of a Connecticut sports hero whose NFL career went horribly and murderously wrong is told in the new FX TV series “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez.”
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMegan Trainor, whose music is everywhere from radio to TV, is hitting the road with her family on her "Timeless" tour, coming to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 21.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMLudwig von Beethoven is favored by many orchestras in Connecticut this fall, but there's also room for classical music "storytelling" concerts, a 12-hour TV opera and more.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMUnder new artistic director Mark Shanahan, the Westport Country Playhouse is expanding its programming to feature one-night events, concerts and touring theater shows.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Sept. 15-21 include nostalgia acts from Bachman-Turner Overdrive to Boy George, comedian David Spade and alt-rockers Jane's Addiction and Alkaline Trio.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Mark Twain House & Museum is holding a day-long celebration for the historic building's 150th anniversary on Saturday with music, readings and more.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSeveral key shows in James Earl Jones' career, including one that became his Broadway debut, happened in Connecticut.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:04AMBilly Joel will return to Mohegan Sun Arena on Feb. 22, 2025 with presale tickets going on sale Tuesday and tickets for the general public on Friday.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:30PMThere are three key music stages at The Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts this year, with bands ranging from local Connecticut acts to legends like Chubby Checker, Public Enemy and Ludacri…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe upcoming theater season is full of scares from "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" to "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" to "Hocus Pocus Live!" and many versions of the ghostly "A Christmas Carol."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Sept. 8-14 include concert acts Kehlani, Pleasure P and Dashboard Confessional, as well as comedians Jon Stewart and Wanda Sykes.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"Maggie," co-written by musician Johnny Reid and premiering at the Goodspeed, tells empowering tale of a family who fights through uncertainly and loss.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMacaulay Culkin is set to attend a screening of his biggest hit film, "Home Alone," at the Oakdale Theatre on Dec. 14 and engage in a Q&A session with the audience.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:47PMJack White is playing at Toad’s Place in New Haven on Sept. 10, with tickets going on sale Friday.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:33AMSeven Angels Theatre in Waterbury announced its four-show 2024-25 season, after which artistic director Semina De Laurentis said she plans to retire after 35 years.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:33AMThe live touring show of "The Price is Right" will bring its games to Bridgeport's Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater and New London's Garde Arts Center.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:30AMThe adventurous, community-based, volunteer-run Dionysus Theatre Company has found a new location in the Enfield Square Mall and will hold its first show in October.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMBig-name comics from Donnell Rawlings to Wanda Sykes to Chelsea Handler to Jon Stewart and more are playing Connecticut in September.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe 2024 Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo kicks off the fall festivals on Sept. 7 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at New Haven's Edgerton Park.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Sept. 1-7 include folk festivals, hardcore punk pioneers, country crooners and legendary rockers.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMKit Ingui, who has been at the Long Wharf in various managing director positions since 2017, helped shape the image of the New Haven-based theatre.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Connecticut Renaissance Faire has been around for a quarter of a century and is still growing. This year's festival now runs eight weekends from Aug. 31 through Oct. 20.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMElm Shakespeare Company brings depth and clarity to a timely "Richard III," a play about abrupt transfers of power, lies, family issues and the power of personality.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Aug. 26-31 include festivals, comedy, local death metal acts, outlaw country crooners, rappers and rockers.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMA Connecticut couple are scheduled to appear on "The Wall" on Aug. 26, as they answer trivia questions and make wagers for the chance to win thousands.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMBeloved by fans of Southern rock, female rock vocalists and jam bands, the Tedeschi Trucks Band has entertained many different Connecticut audiences at many venues for decades.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMConor Galvin, who studied physical therapy at Sacred Heart University and lives in West Haven, is the latest Connecticut athlete to make the finals for this season of "American Ninja Warrior…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMCanadian singer/songwriter Johnny Reid has co-written "Maggie," a musical based on his Scottish grandmother making its U.S. debut Aug. 23 through Oct. 20 at the Goodspeed Opera House.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTom Cridland, a British fashion entrepreneur, learned piano as a way to stop drinking and has turned his love for Elton John into a tribute act, which performs Aug. 21 at Simsbury Meadows.
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