Audiences are back as two long-running holiday traditions, "A Christmas Carol" at Hartford Stage and "Christmas on the Rocks" at TheaterWorks have sold out their runs.
There are over a dozen big holiday events you can still hit this week in Connecticut, from theater shows to music concerts, to Nutcracker ballets and immersive outdoor activities.
Can't take another Christmas carol? This week's Courant's arts picks include a Pogues tribute, comedy from TJ and alternative rock band Big Something.
Hartford Public Library's Baby Grand Jazz series returns to the Center for Contemporary Culture for its 20th season. The 13-concert series starts Jan. 7, 2024.
"Featherweight," a feature film about Connecticut prizefighter Willie Pep, will be shown Jan. 20 as part of the 2024 Norwalk Film Festival.
Nicki Minaj has announced the dates for her 2024 world tour, which includes Hartford's XL Center on April 5. Her new album, "Pink Friday 2," was released Dec. 8.
The latest iteration of TheaterWorks Hartford's wacky holiday show welcomes "Three's Company" star Richard Kline as the new bartender and a new sketch inspired by the "Barbie" movie.
Steve Young bring his expertise on the bizarre theatrical genres of corporate-friendly Broadway-styled musicals about dog food, toilets and other products to Playhouse on Park.
Allen Gilmore shines as Ebenezer Scrooge as "A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas" returns to Hartford Stage with a bang.
"Business or Pleasure?: Mark Twain's Summer Sojourns," an outdoor-focused exhibit, continues through the end of December at the Mark Twain House & Museum.
There are still plenty of Christmas shows around but also everything from a musical based on the life of Gloria Estefan to Poison frontman Bret Michaels' latest solo tour.
The New England premier of "The Pin-Up Girls," running at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford through Dec. 23, fails on many levels.
"War of the Worlds 2023: A Servant of Two Networks" takes aim at modern media, the military, alien cultures and more at UConn's Connecticut Repertory Theatre through Dec. 10.
Harrison David Rivers' new play at the Yale Repertory Theatre through Dec. 16 highlights the importance of communication and understanding.
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra entrusts internationally renowned conductor Gerard Schwarz with two Beethoven classics for their upcoming Masterworks concert.
The "Love Overflowing: Home and the Décor of Freedom" exhibit at the Amistad Center demonstrates how cultural circumstances can influence how homes look and function.
The new production of the '70s R&B/soul musical "Dreamgirls," at the Goodspeed Opera House through Dec. 30, is full of heartwarming and life-affirming moments.
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 3-9 include pianist/composer John Tesh, the touring musical "Chicago," Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox and several holiday shows.
Local rapper Joey Batts will host nine concerts and a web event in December to raise funds for emergency shelters at clubs in Hartford, New Haven, New London, Manchester and elsewhere.
A local filmmaker is planning a documentary about legendary New Haven rock club Toad's Place. The project is still in the early stages, with a Kickstarter page hoping to raise $61,000 by mid…
Bleachers, the band led by pop producer and Taylor Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff, will perform at Westville Music Bowl in New Haven on June 7, 2024, with opening act Samia.
Cornelius Uliano, an Emmy-nominated producer and writer who was involved with the resurgence of Peanuts movies and TV specials, hails from Connecticut.
Clara is the queen this month as a slew of Nutcrackers take the stage throughout Connecticut.
Tom Hearn and T Charles Erickson's photos of The Ramones, Bob Marley, Link Wray and other music legends make up the inaugural exhibit at the new Ball & Sockets Arts in Cheshire.
Like the movie, the musical sets up this singularly synthesized culture-cruising style so clearly and efficiently in its opening moments that it's easy to acclimate yourself to it.