Monday, March 24, 2025
Frank McCourt's "The Irish...And How They Got That Way," playing at Playhouse on Park, blends wide-eyed youthfulness with stories of past generations.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:17AMSunday, March 23, 2025
Artistic directors are constantly asking themselves, why do this play now? Occasionally new relevance really does rise up and smack you in the face.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMPaul Slade Smith's romantic comedy "Theatre People," directed by Mark Shanahan, is at Westport Country Playhouse March 25 through April 12.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, March 22, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for March 23-29 include country legend Reba McEntire, old-school rock from Grand Funk Railroad, symphony orchestras and a Monster Jam.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMPriya N. Green's "Distant Bystander" series of oil paintings and Christa Whitten's "Shadows Taller Than Our Souls" installation are both at Real Art Ways through April 22.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, March 21, 2025
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra's upcoming season features nine concerts with works by everyone from Gershwin and Rimsky-Korsakov to Wynton Marsalis and Anna Clyne.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:01AMWednesday, March 19, 2025
In a show of mutual respect, Hartford’s two premiere regional theaters announced that they will be working together on the musical "Sweeney Todd" this summer.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:03AMSome missing paintings propel the comic action in "Laughs in Spanish," set at an art gallery in Miami during the Art Basel festival and playing at Hartford Stage.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, March 18, 2025
Pulitzer-winning biographer Ron Chernow will discuss his new biography of Mark Twain on June 10 at Immanuel Congregational Church in Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:02PMSunday, March 16, 2025
There are dozens of theater shows in Connecticut to look forward to this spring, from "Ragtime" to "Primary Trust" to "The Baroness."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Live" director said he knew at 7 years old he wanted to become a puppeteer and work for Jim Henson, and now the dream has come true.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, March 15, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for March 16-22 include country stars Blake Shelton and Lee Brice, an expert on serial killers and comedy from Marian Pabón and D.L. Hughley.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, March 14, 2025
The grand return of Cirque du Soleil's insect-themed "Ovo" to the XL Center finds the show refreshed, colorful and frisky as ever, and full of incredible acts.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:12PMThursday, March 13, 2025
"The Wiz" is overdressed, overstuffed and overdone when all it needs is to concentrate on the singing and dancing skills of its accomplished cast.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AMTuesday, March 11, 2025
The singer, bassist and occasional lute player announced a slew of additional dates on the "Sting 3.0" tour on Monday.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:36PMThe Montana-raised, Nashville-based band TopHouse brings its soft-yet-punchy acoustic folk/pop music to Infinity Music Hall Hartford Wednesday.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:45AM"The Accidental Getaway Driver," a movie based on a magazine article by a Farmington-based writer, has hit theaters nationwide to positive reviews.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, March 10, 2025
The 2025 Connecticut Women Playwrights Festival is venturing away from the Ivoryton Playhouse for the first time, holding readings in three locations in March.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, March 9, 2025
Hartford Symphony Orchestra is reuniting with the Hartford Chorale for a special performance of Mozart’s final composition to celebrate Connecticut Orchestra Month.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMCirque du Soleil's insect-based circus show "Ovo," playing the XL Center March 13-16, has recently been refreshed with new characters and routines.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, March 8, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for March 9-15 includes Irish-themed concerts and stage events for St. Patrick's Day week, double bills and a Pi Day celebration.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, March 7, 2025
The 2025-26 season features two Connecticut premieres, two world premieres and a yet-to-be-announced musical.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:03PMThursday, March 6, 2025
Local, state and national politicians were on hand Wednesday to honor Toad's Place, the legendary music venue in New Haven, as it celebrates it 50th anniversary.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMMonday, March 3, 2025
Tickets for the show go on sale on Friday through Ticketmaster and Saturday through the Mohegan Sun box office.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:17PM"Laughs in Spanish," a comedy about a mother/daughter relationship and an art gallery robbery during Art Basel in Miami, is at Hartford Stage March 6-30.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, March 2, 2025
Director/adaptor Yura Kordonsky has created an ensemble of recent and current students from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale to invigorate the show.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe exhibit, running through April 13, explores the Wadsworth's Islamic arts collection and features geometric patterns and calligraphy.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, March 1, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for March 2-8 icomedy events that range from stand-ups to "The Harold" and special shows marking Oscar Night and Mardi Gras.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, February 27, 2025
"Native Gardens," at Westport Country Playhouse through March 8, is a laugh-out-loud comedy with some trenchant social commentary.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:49AMSunday, February 23, 2025
Filmmaker Max Rissman discusses his move to West Hartford and his first feature film "Upon Waking," produced in California before the relocation.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Women Composers Festival of Hartford, which has promoted the music of women-identifying composers since 2001, is Feb. 28 and March 1 at CCSU's Founders Hall.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM 
