Monday, June 9, 2025
At least eight artists with connections to Connecticut shows, theaters or schools were honored at the 78th annual Tony Awards on Sunday.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:03AMSunday, June 8, 2025
Semina De Laurentis is leaving her position of artistic director at Seven Angels Theater, a company she founded in the late 1980s, but not before it hosts a celebration in her honor.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThere are dozens of exceptional double or triple or quadruple or sextuple bills happening in Connecticut this summer featuring everything from 80s and 90s rockers to musical outlaws.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, June 7, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for June 8-14 include Halsey, Steve Earle, Steve Conte, Chris Redd, Ringo Starr, a local talent showcase, a Queen tribute band, a musical about The Temptations and a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, June 6, 2025
The award is presented annually to an individual who "embodies the spirit, independence and character of the legendary actress" during The Kate's fundraising gala.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:15PMThe annual free outdoor horror film series at Constitution Plaza in Hartford begins on July 12 with "The Conjuring" and ends on Aug. 30 with "28 Days Later."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:36AMThe musical based on the 1980s movie marvelously mocks the 1950s, the '80s and musicals themselves.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:31AMTuesday, June 3, 2025
T-Pain will play at Bridgeport's Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater on Oct. 4, the second date on the singer's fall "TP20" tour.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:58PMIn his new book, the former Hartford Courant columnist does a deep dive into the words, themes, actions and turns of phrase in the novel.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, June 1, 2025
José Rivera's "Your Name is Dream," playing at TheaterWorks Hartford from June 3 through July 6, centers around the prospect of aging and the use of artificial intelligence.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMadeleine George's comedy "Hurricane Diane," starring Bernadette Sefic as a modern day Dionysus in suburban New Jersey, runs at Hartford Stage June 5-29 .
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, May 31, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for June 1-7 include a handful of former teen pop stars, a Unicorn World, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and funny man Jim Gaffigan.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, May 30, 2025
Vanessa Logan returns to Connecticut, where her career as an arts administrator began, to become managing director of Goodspeed Musicals.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:13PMThursday, May 29, 2025
The Steve Miller Band will be at Foxwoods Resort Casino's Premier Theater on Aug. 31 as part of the band's recently announced 2025 tour.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:36PM"Mark Twain Tonight!," originally created and performed by Hal Holbrook and now starring Richard Thomas, will be at TheaterWorks Hartford Aug. 12-24.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:01PMSunday, May 25, 2025
New Haven's long-running festival is back with new leadership and events that include walking tours, concerts, plays, screenings, talks, food events and more through June 28.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMBob Gale spent most of the past decade bringing the classic sci-fi comedy to the stage, writing the book for the musical which is coming to The Bushnell June 4-8.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, May 24, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for May 25-31 include a reggae superstar, a "Princess Bride" performance, a blues summit and a nod to UConn's puppetry program.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, May 21, 2025
Jeffrey Nichols returns to the Mark Twain House & Museum as its executive director, a position he previously held from 2008 to 2012.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMTuesday, May 20, 2025
Rachel Sennott is involved in a new Netflix crime comedy series with "Schitt's Creek" star Dan Levy as well as an upcoming sitcom she created for HBO.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:29PMSunday, May 18, 2025
The new revue by longtime collaborators Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire has its first full production from May 24 through June 15 at Goodspeed Musicals' Terris Theatre.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe new biography of Mark Twain from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow covers all aspects of the life of the Hartford legend.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMSaturday, May 17, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for May 18-24 include a blues challenge, a tribute to a guitar legend, a horror rocker and some 1990s soul/R&B stars.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, May 16, 2025
The concert venue is offering the discounts to over a dozen shows on the spring and summer schedule, including Haim, a 10-act '80s band lineup and Beck backed by an orchestra.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:32AMWednesday, May 14, 2025
The $30 tickets are available for shows this summer at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport and the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:56PMSunday, May 11, 2025
Composer Brian Field has teamed up with poet Amanda Gorman to present a musical setting of Gorman's poem “Hymn for the Hurting” premiering in Nashville in October.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMatthew Lombardo's celebrated one-woman play about local legend Katharine Hepburn is running at the Ivoryton Playhouse from May 15 to June 8.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, May 10, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for May 11-17 include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Al Stewart and Livingston Taylor, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic and Gene Simmons (without Kiss).
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, May 9, 2025
Lilting melodies melt with dramatic intensity in the spirited production of "Ragtime" at the Goodspeed Opera House through June 15.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:16AMThursday, May 8, 2025
Carolyn Kuan announced that she will conclude her time as music director of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra in 2027. She has been in the position since 2011.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:44PMWednesday, May 7, 2025
Several major Connecticut theaters were abruptly informed on Friday night that National Endowment for the Arts grants, which had already been awarded, were rescinded.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AM 
