Connecticut-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.
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.
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