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"Every Brilliant Thing," a play about clinical depression and expressions of hope during troubled times, had its run cut short at TheaterWorks due to coronavirus precautions but was speaking…
One of the only plays being performed in the state last weekend, "Always a Bridesmaid" at Seven Angels Theatre, couldn't help but seem out of synch with the times.
A listing of theater cancellations throughout Connecticut.
Hartford Stage has canceled the remaining performances of "Jane Eyre" and the entire run of its next show, "The King's Speech," due to coronavirus concerns.
Besides taking special cleanliness precautions based on CDC guidelines, TheaterWorks is shrinking the audience size for each performance of its current production, "Every Brilliant Thing."
"The Chinese Lady" by Lloyd Suh is about the first Chinese immigrant to the United States, a young woman brought to be displayed as a curiosity. The play is at the Long Wharf Theatre March 1…
The Long Wharf Theatre has announced its 2020-21 season, which brings it major changes to how (and where) the theater will produce its shows.
Connecticut theaters are being innovative and proactive in how they hold live performances during the coronavirus scare. Yale Rep, for one, is giving out free tickets to its latest show, but…
Sonia Plumb's "Dance of Da Vinci 2.0," at the Theater of the Performing Arts March 20-22, is a return to a piece that premiered at The Bushnell two years ago.
Julius P. Williams is the guest conductor, and Leonid Sigal is the violin soloist, when the Hartford Symphony Orchestra plays Dvořák's eighth symphony at The Bushnell March 13-15.
Hartford Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season, including works by heavy-hitters such as Beethoven and Tchaikovsky but also intriguing choices such as Ravi Shankar and the Chin…
"Every Brilliant Thing," a celebrated one-person comedy about depression, is at TheaterWorks for just a dozen performances, March 12-22. The show, which involves considerable interaction wit…
Goodspeed Musicals has changed the format for the Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, where it develops new musicals Instead of full productions, there'll be readings. The inaugural slate incl…
"Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show," a recreation of a star-studded 1960s Las Vegas revue, is at the Waterbury Palace March 6.
Connecticut Repertory Theatre's rendition of "A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" avoids some dangerous dramatic pitfalls to tell a compelling modern mystery story in a unique v…
Hartford Stage has added a performance of "Jane Eyre" March 12. The Gothic romance, adapted and directed by Elizabeth Williamson, ends its run March 14.
"Jesus Christ Superstar" has been resurrected again, in an outstanding rock-savvy, gritty and grisly "50th anniversary tour," based on a recent British revival of the hallowed rock musical. …
Hartford's 860 MVMNT performs "Paradox!" Feb. 28 and 29 in Bloomfield.
A boisterous, poppy "Pride and Prejudice" keeps the laughs coming at Playhouse on Park through March 8. The free-spirited adaptation of Jane Austen's novel by Kate Hamill, a hit at regional …
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," the family drama based on the Mark Haddon novel, gets a fresh production Feb. 27 through March 8 at Connecticut Repertory Theatre.
Elizabeth Williamson adapted and directs a new stage version of the classic romance "Jane Eyre," at Hartford Stage through March 14. The show, which keeps the rich language and memoir-style …
The art/dance/music performance piece "Fruits borne out of rust" by video artist Tabaimo and choreographer Maki Morishita is at Wesleyan's Center for the Arts Feb. 28 and 29.
"Jesus Christ Superstar" comes to The Bushnell Feb. 25 through March 1, in an acclaimed British production that is touring the U.S. in honor of the hallowed rock opera's 50th anniversary.
Rufus de Rham is the new executive director of the Warner Theatre in Torrington.
Chris Redd does solo comedy for a change, at the Space Ballroom Feb. 23.