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The Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals returns to East Haddam's Goodspeed Opera House March 18-20, featuring readings of three musical theater works-in-progress, talks, seminars, cabaret per…
Tickets will go on sale March 24 to the general public for the return of "Hamilton" to The Bushnell in June/July.
Eliana Pipes' "Dream Hou$e" is a play about sisters dealing with how to leave their family home. The play is at the Long Wharf Theatre March 15 through April 3. The Long Wharf happens to be …
The "'90s Con" brings stars of shows from "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" to "Party of Five" to Connecticut Convention Center March 11-13.
"My Fair Lady" has misogyny issues that are impossible to overcome, even in the lavish, carefully rethought Lincoln Center revival currently touring at The Bushnell through March 13.
Milton Avery, the famed mid-20th century painter who had the first-ever exhibition of his paintings at the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1915 is on the institution's walls again over a century later…
The Courant's arts picks for March 13-19 include Alice Cooper, Blue Man Group and a tour of Connecticut artists at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
The 13th annual Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford returns toAsylum Hill Congregational Church March 9-13.
Sandra Bernhard performs March 12 at Westport Country Playhouse.
"Dishwasher Dreams" offers a multi-generational perspective on the immigrant experience, told in a longform comic monologue format by the seasoned stand-up comedian Alaudin Ullah.
Shereen Ahmed stars as Eliza Doolittle in the national tour of the recent Broadway revival of "My Fair Lady," at The Bushnell Aug. 8-13.
The Judy Dworin Performance Project has become the Justice Dance Performance Project, though Dworin herself (who founded the troupe over 30 years ago) is "not going anywhere."
The new movie version of "Cyrano," starring Peter Dinklage, began as a stage musical which had its world premiere at Goodspeed Musical's Norma Terris Theater in Chester in 2018.
Harrison David Rivers' "This Bitter Earth" melds political activism with romantic drama at TheaterWorks Hartford through March 20.
An all-star Beatles tribute and a major Milton Avery retrospective are among the Courant's arts picks for Feb. 27 through March 5.
Comedian-turned-playwright Alaudin Ullah tells of growing up as the son of Bengali immigrants and seeking a career, in "Dishwasher Dreams" at Hartford Stage Feb. 24 through March 20.
"Today is My Birthday," the first show at the Yale Repertory Theatre in two years, is a romantic comedy about missed connections and communication difficulties that neatly suits the distance…
The Connecticut drag scene, forthright and resilient and fabulous as ever, came through the COVID-19 shutdown virtually unscathed and may be stronger than it's been in years.
Russian Ballet Theatre's new tour of "Swan Lake" rehearsed at the Waterbury Palace, opened there Wednesday, and will at The Bushnell on Feb. 12.
"This Bitter Earth" explores a relationship between two men who have different attitudes towards civil protest and social issues. The timely drama by Harrison David Rivers is at TheaterWorks…
Romance novelist E. E. Burke, who has written new books featuring the most famous characters created by Mark Twain, will appear at a virtual Valentine's-themed event held by the Mark Twain H…
"Emergence" began as an outdoor dance piece by the Judy Dworin Dance Project, about the experience of incarcerated women and others. It was performed in October at the Harriet Beecher Stowe …
The Courant's arts picks this week include a blues guitar prodigy, some classical music classics and a musical about a disco diva.
A rare and welcome production of the 1990s musical "Five Guys Named Moe," based on the songs of '40s bandleader Louis Jordan, features a mellifluous cast and some well-known local jazz music…
Comedy is always around in Connecticut. It's just that the state doesn't have many actual comedy clubs. Here's a guide to a dozen reliable comedy rooms in the state.