Friday, January 23, 2026
The Tony Award winning play has announced its first national tour with a stop in Hartford in September. It’s the first show of The Bushnell’s 2026-27 season to be announced.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMThursday, January 22, 2026
Many of the just-announced 2026 Oscar nominated actors, directors, designers and others have lived or worked in Connecticut. Here's who they are.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:21PMWednesday, January 21, 2026
HartBeat Ensemble is moving to Trinity College with the plan to provide students the ability to work with professional artists.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:28AMMonday, January 19, 2026
Tina Packer, the co-founder of Shakespeare & Co. in Massachusetts, has died at the age of 87. She influenced countless actors, directors and teachers in Connecticut and beyond.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMSunday, January 18, 2026
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra's tribute to the late civil rights leader, Jan. 22 at Asylum Hill Church in Hartford, offers a concert of classical, gospel and modern music.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM“Painters, Ports, and Profit: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850," on view through June 21, highlights artists from India, Britain, and China that worked during that era.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMSaturday, January 17, 2026
Was there a New Year’s resolution in theater to slim down a little? The latest mainstage show at Yale Repertory Theatre has one single performer, and the musical opening this week at Playh…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, January 16, 2026
Keely Baisden Knudsen, the theater's founding artistic director, is handing over the reins to Branford native Eric Santagata, a director, choreographer and educator.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMMonday, January 12, 2026
The Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals returns to the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam with readings of the new musicals-in-progress "Foolproof," "F Word" and "Miss Hysteria."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSunday, January 11, 2026
Disney on Ice offers a double feature based on two of the biggest Disney animated features of this century for the latest spectacular to hit Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Sandy Rustin comedy brings wit to the winter season with a farce set in the British countryside in the 1920s.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, January 10, 2026
The Courant's arts picks for Jan. 11-17 also include Keyshia Cole's anniversary tour, Bishop Allen's reunion tour and the Nelson twins' tribute to their father.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, January 7, 2026
Over a dozen local, regional or national folk artists are convening at The Sounding Board on Saturday to honor Susan Forbes Hansen, a longtime local folk DJ.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:00AMDavid R. Wagner, known for his paintings of the American Revolution, died in December but his work lives on.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, January 5, 2026
Alison Brown, a Hartford native who now lives in Nashville, returns to Connecticut at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook with her touring band on Jan. 10.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, January 4, 2026
A slew of events marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S., from historic exhibits to musical concerts, are taking place in Connecticut starting in January.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe rock act Tantric, founded in the 1990s, may seem an unlikely headliner for Opus' Blizzard B-Day Bash at Toad’s Place until you realize the birthday boy is a new member.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, January 3, 2026
The library's esteemed, piano-centered series runs every Sunday afternoon, except for Easter Sunday, from Jan. 4 through April 26.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMThe Courant's arts picks for Jan. 4-10 include also include country siblings The Band Perry, blues guitarist Ana Popovic, rocker Griffin Benton and reggae star Luciano.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, December 30, 2025
The production, running Feb. 27 through March 29, will star Peter Jacobson, best known for his roles in TV series such as "House" and "The Americans."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, December 29, 2025
There are dozens of comedy shows happening around Connecticut on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day or New Year's weekend to welcome in 2026.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, December 28, 2025
The New Haven Chicago-style blues band Chicago Dawgs won a state competition this fall and will now compete against 100 other bands in Tennessee.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMCommunity theaters learned to readjust during the COVID shutdown and appear to have emerged stronger as they looking ahead to a fascinating year of live shows.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, December 27, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 28 through Jan. 3 also include John Oliver, two "Wild 'N Out" veterans and a paranormal investigation of the Mark Twain House.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, December 21, 2025
The Courant relives 10 of the top special memories from the dozens of performances around the state in 2025.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, December 20, 2025
The 37th annual celebration, from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. in Bushnell Park in Hartford, includes concerts, fireworks, free ice skating and a "people's parade."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMHartford Stage's long-running production of "A Christmas Carol," adapted by Michael Wilson, seems calmer, steadier but nonetheless merry.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Dec. 21-27 includes local ska/rock legends Spring Heeled Jack, singer/songwriter Madelline, the Harlem Globetrotters and "SNL" veteran Ana Gasteyer.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, December 19, 2025
The concert, part of the 2026 Hartford Bonanza festival, will replace the orchestra's free Symphony in the Park series.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:51PMOver a dozen big Christmas shows, from rock concerts to musical theaters to sing-alongs and ballets, are still bringing Christmas cheer in what's left of 2025.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, December 16, 2025
Amid all the Scrooges and Santas and Nutcrackers this month, a somber, stark, depressing and though-provoking production of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” feels like a breath of fresh a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:29PM 
