A legendary rap-metal guitarist took aim at President Donald Trump over the weekend and also defended iconic rocker Bruce Springsteen from recent Trump barbs. At the "Boston Calling" music f…
The Disneyland Resort's new "World of Color" show begins with some regal nostalgia. Standing before a lagoon in Disney California Adventure, we hear the voice of Walt Disney, and see a host …
New Haven's long-running festival is back with new leadership and events that include walking tours, concerts, plays, screenings, talks, food events and more through June 28.
Bob Gale spent most of the past decade bringing the classic sci-fi comedy to the stage, writing the book for the musical which is coming to The Bushnell June 4-8.
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) " "Succession" creator Jesse Armstrong's satirical drama "Mountainhead" and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel playing dysfunctional siblings in the murde…
This woodland retreat has been re-imagined by its designer-owner and brings together its vintage country home charm with modern living to keep its historic characteristics.
The Courant's arts picks for May 25-31 include a reggae superstar, a "Princess Bride" performance, a blues summit and a nod to UConn's puppetry program.
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 17, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered…
"Sirens," which premiered Thursday on Netflix, is an odd sort of a series, an interesting mix of hifalutin ideas, family drama and what might be called dark farce. Set over Labor Day weekend…
LOS ANGELES " Breea Milburn has been a Stitch fan since the beginning. As a child, she got hooked after seeing the mischievous blue alien crash the fourth wall and disrupt scenes from classi…
LOS ANGELES " On a spring afternoon in 2005, the members of OK Go dressed up in tacky suits, gathered in front of a video camera and awkwardly danced their way into history. The band's DIY s…
Some places seem to communicate with you when you visit. Not audibly, of course, but they somehow impart the echo of a life lived long ago. That's the feeling I get at Planting Fields Arbore…
ATLANTA " "Shark Tank" seems like the quintessential American show: It celebrates plucky entrepreneurs trying to get money from already successful business people. There are spirited pitches…
LAS VEGAS " Familiarity with the Strip is not a prerequisite for performers at the upcoming American Music Awards. But for a few superstars on the bill, it helps. Gwen Stefani and Blake Shel…
The summer movie season has arrived, with Tom Cruise racing across virtually every multiplex screen in the country in what may or may not be the final "Mission: Impossible" movie. And there'…
Jeffrey Nichols returns to the Mark Twain House & Museum as its executive director, a position he previously held from 2008 to 2012.
Rachel Sennott is involved in a new Netflix crime comedy series with "Schitt's Creek" star Dan Levy as well as an upcoming sitcom she created for HBO.
By JAKE COYLE CANNES, France (AP) " Last year, the Cannes Film Festival produced three best actress nominees at the Oscars. This year's edition may have just supplied another. In Lynne Ramsa…
By LINDSEY BAHR Death is not looming for the "Final Destination" franchise at the box office. Its sixth installment, "Final Destination: Bloodlines," drew big crowds to movie theaters this w…
The new revue by longtime collaborators Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire has its first full production from May 24 through June 15 at Goodspeed Musicals' Terris Theatre.
The new biography of Mark Twain from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow covers all aspects of the life of the Hartford legend.
Being the Weeknd ain't all it's cracked up to be. That's the big takeaway from "Hurry Up Tomorrow," the Toronto pop superstar's convoluted new psychological thriller, a self-indulgent look a…
The Courant's arts picks for May 18-24 include a blues challenge, a tribute to a guitar legend, a horror rocker and some 1990s soul/R&B stars.
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) " Joe Jonas' sophomore solo album Work It Out" and John Krasinski and Natalie Portman searching for immortality in Guy Ritchie's adventure movie "Founta…
NEW YORK " The TV industry and buyers of commercial time were able to breathe a little easier going to their annual week of presentations known as the upfronts. Not long before the curtain w…