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Two of the biggest concert promoters in Connecticut, Live Nation and Manic Presents, are offering $25 tickets to dozens of major concerts and standup comedy shows.
Theater producer Tom Viertel has stepped down from his post as board chair of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford after 24 years.
The Hartford Business Improvement District has announced the eight horror films it is screening as part of its "Spooky Popcorn" free outdoor movie series in July and August.
The lives of Chinese immigrants in the U.S. during the early 20th century is delicately explored in Lloyd Suh's "The Far Country" at the Yale Repertory Theatre through May 18.
Cirkus Smirkus, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and "Let's Sing Taylor" are among the highlights of Simsbury Meadows' 2024 summer schedule.
"A Complicated Woman," coming to The Terris Theatre, explores the life of renown theater producer John Kenley, who led a secret second life as a woman.
Many of the 2024 nominees for Tony Awards have stared in shows in Connecticut. There are also numerous Yale graduates and some Nutmeg State natives.
The Courant's arts picks for May 5-11 include some beautiful voices, like an Elton John tribute at the Garde, Madeleine Peyroux at Ridgefield Playhouse and three R&B hitmakers at Foxwood…
The Wood Brothers guitarist Oliver Wood dishes on solo projects and how the trio, playing Infinity Hall Hartford on Sunday, maintains balance after over two decades.
Nine Shakespeare plays are happening in Connecticut from June through August, most of them outdoors.
Dominican rapper El Alfa will be performing at Bridgeport's Total Mortgage Arena on Dec. 7 as part of his "El Mejor del Planeta" tour.
The 2024-25 Broadway series at the Palace Theater in Waterbury includes new tours of "The Addams Family" and "Mystic Pizza," musicals that haven't played Connecticut yet.
The Meriden Daffodil Festival, happening May 4 and 5 in Hubbard Park, is known for showcasing Connecticut's local music scene.
The "Connecticut's Bookshelf" exhibit at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History explores centuries of literary culture in the state, from comics to banned books.
The new Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, coming to the XL Center in Hartford May 3-5, is about massive artful distraction. They try to explain it, but they don't need to.
The Courant's arts picks for April 28 through May 4 include Lyle Lovett and Lisa Loeb in New London and Journey and Toto in Bridgeport, dance shows and drag star Varla Jean Merman .
"Wicked" is a musical for the young and the old and is as wacky and wise as ever in a spirited return to The Bushnell through May 12.
Fairfield resident Jeremy Simon will court Jenn Tran on the upcoming season of "The Bachelorette," which will air this summer.
Melia Bensussen stages a subtle production of Arthur Miller's often shouty "All My Sons" at Hartford Stage through May 5.
Pitbull and T-Pain's just-announced Party After Dark tour will play Hartford's Xfinity Theatre on Sept. 13.
Hartford Symphony Orchestra's 2024 Talcott Mountain Music Festival in Simsbury will feature tributes to the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and country music.
Rupert Holmes' musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" lets the audience decide whodunnit. The 1985 Broadway hit is getting a fun revival at the Goodspeed Opera House through June 2.
The musical "Wicked" returns to The Bushnell for a three-week run April 24 through May 12.
The latest national tour of "The Book of Mormon" is at the Waterbury Palace Theater for five performances April 26-28.
The Courant's arts picks for April 21-27 include "The Far Country" at Yale Rep, comedy from Randy Rainbow and music from Mexican pop superstars Los Tigres del Norte.
