The Courant's arts picks for Jan. 14-20 include comedians Mike Epps and Jay Pharaoh, '80s heartthrobs Richard Marx and Rick Springfield, and a premiere of a boxing movie made in Hartford.
A national tour of "Hairspray," the 1960s coming of age story that was one of the biggest Broadway hits of the 2000s, is at the Waterbury Palace Jan. 16-18.
Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, both of whom studied acting at Yale, both won Golden Globes Sunday night for their performances in "The Holdovers."
Local musician Opus has been holding his birthday bash at Toad's Place for decades. They have become a prime gathering place for the Connecticut metal community.
The Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals offers readings of three musical theater works-in-progress, cabaret shows, seminars and gatherings.
A new outdoor music festival, "Capitol Groove," will feature 14 bands including The Revivalists, Dispatch and The Head and the Heart June 29-30 at Bushnell Park in Hartford.
The Courant's arts picks for Jan. 7-13 include "Dancing with the Stars," a Genesis tribute, comedy from Cocoa Brown and '90s hip-hop from The Lox.
Kevin Hart is scheduled to play the Shubert Theatre in New Haven on Jan. 15. The 1,667-seat venue continues to up its game with recent major comedy bookings.
The free Winter Blues series is returning to Hartford in February with top local blues guitarists playing Thursdays inside the State House Square building.
The Ivoryton Playhouse released its 2024 schedule which includes a new holiday show, a new tribute to the Everly Brothers and a musical based on the movie "Mystic Pizza."
Three Kings Day falls on Saturday this year. In Hartford, there are two big traditions with a parade and the Boars Head and Yule Log Festival.
Grandy's Rhea Katzman is the tour coordinator for "Disney on Ice presents Magic in the Stars," which visits Hartford's XL Center Jan. 4-7.
From women taking center stage to the rediscovery of legends like Arthur Miller, here's what's coming up in theater, comedy, music and art in 2024.
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 31-Jan. 6 include comedy at City Steam, Playhouse on Park and Foxwoods, as well as this year's Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival. BubbleMania, Hartford Cour…
Pieter Roos, who guided the Mark Twain House & Museum through a major rebuilding process as well as the pandemic, announced his retirement effective Dec. 31.
Here are some last-minute ideas for how to spend the last minutes of 2023 in Connecticut. They include family-friendly events and a range of nighttime performances.
Pete Davidson is performing Jan. 6 at Foxwoods' Premier Theater. It's his first show back after the abrupt cancellation of a dozen shows on his current tour.
The 35th annual First Night Hartford celebration will take place in Bushnell Park and numerous other locations in Hartford from 2 p.m. until midnight on New Year's Eve.
Comedy sensation Ms. Pat, star of "The Ms. Pat Show" and "Ms. Pat Settles It," does her stand-up act at the Funny Bone in Manchester Dec. 29 and 30.
Connecticut theater brought new works, tricky topics and technical innovations this year. Here are 10 of the Courant's most indelible memories from 2023.
Joe Gatto of "Impractical Jokers" and "The Misery Index" brings his comedy show to College Street Music Hall on Dec. 28 and The Bushnell on Dec. 30.
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 24-30 include a post-Christmas visit from "The Hip Hop Nutcracker" and a pre-New Year's cirque celebration at Mohegan Sun.
Marlena Haddad, who grew up in Waterbury and attended the University of Connecticut, will be one of the 32 bachelorettes on the upcoming 28th season of "The Bachelor."
Connecticut is the theme of many Christmas songs, and a lot of Connecticut musicians have written holiday songs. Here are some of our favorites.
A new monthly letter subscription service from the Elm Shakespeare Company shares handwritten letters in the voice of Shakespearean heroines.