Wednesday, February 23, 2022
An all-star Beatles tribute and a major Milton Avery retrospective are among the Courant's arts picks for Feb. 27 through March 5.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, February 18, 2022
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, February 15, 2022
"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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, February 14, 2022
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, February 10, 2022
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:44PM"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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, February 8, 2022
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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, February 6, 2022
"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 …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, February 3, 2022
The Courant's arts picks this week include a blues guitar prodigy, some classical music classics and a musical about a disco diva.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:47PMA 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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:24PMWednesday, February 2, 2022
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, January 27, 2022
This week's Courant arts picks include two concerts at Hartford's Infinity Hall: Bettye Lavette on Jan. 30 and Marc Cohn on Feb. 4.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:26PM"What the Constitution Means to Me" is a sparsely staged, small cast theater event which nevertheless fills The Bushnell with big ideas and unpredictable show-within-a-show antics while cele…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:16PMWednesday, January 26, 2022
Goodspeed Musicals' annual Johnny Mercer Grove retreat for musical theater creators is returning as an in-person event, as busy as it ever was with 30 participants crafting 15 new musicals. …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, January 25, 2022
Pearl Cleage'snew play "Angry, Raucous & Shamelessly Gorgeous" is a life-affirming comedy about issues affecting women in the theater (and elsewhere), at Hartford Stage through Feb. 6.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:31PMMonday, January 24, 2022
Capital Classics is starting its new Contemporary Classics Conversations series with a production of Lynn Nottage's "Sweat," interspersed with live discussions of key issues in the drama.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, January 21, 2022
Theater review: 1990s racial drama ‘Fires in the Mirror’ given a new look and feel at Long Wharf
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:59PMHeidi Schreck's debate-driven Broadway hit "What the Constitution Means to Me" comes to The Bushnell on tour Jan. 26-30.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, January 18, 2022
Hole in the Wall Theater offers a rare production of Sam Shepard's 2012 "Heartless," which is startling appropriate for our current isolated and anxious times.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:14PMMonday, January 17, 2022
Folksinger (and firefighter) Charlie Diamond drives his truck around New England looking for out-of-the-way places to share his songs. He's releasing an album next week, "From One Place to t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, January 16, 2022
Musicians are suffering anew from setbacks caused by the COVID pandemic. The Boston-based New England Musicians Relief Fund is among those trying to help musicians in need.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, January 11, 2022
Hartford Symphony Orchestra has postponed its Jan. 14-16 Masterworks concert at The Bushnell due to the surge of the omicron COVID variant.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:03PMMonday, January 10, 2022
Benedict Arnold, the Connecticut native whose name has been synonymous with the word traitor for 240 years, is getting a fairer shake thanks to a new movie.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, January 7, 2022
Pearl Cleage's new play “Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous” is at Hartford Stage Jan. 13 through Feb. 6.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, January 6, 2022
Streaming theater isn't the force it once was (and may be again), but there are still plenty of virtual offerings from Connecticut theater.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:35PMCT Humanities has distributed $16 million to 640 Connecticut arts and culture organizations, to help them recover from financial losses and other hardships incurred during the COVID crisis.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:12PMSeasoned stand-up comics, celebrity dancers from TV, accomplished musicians who give old songs a new spin, and two feminist icons (Pearl Cleage and Riane Eisler) are all on the list this wee…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:30PMSaturday, January 1, 2022
Magical moments recalled from a theater year that barely got going due to COVID but provided many strong memories nonetheless.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, December 30, 2021
The Wadsworth Atheneum is closing for the weekend of Dec. 31 through Jan. 2 due to staffing issues and COVID concerns. Several other art museums in the state will also be closed this weekend.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:57PMA spate of event cancellations has begun in the wake of the latest COVID surge.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:22AMThursday, December 23, 2021
The Actors Equity and SAG-AFTRA unions have extended the agreement they made allowing theaters to record or livestream performances during the pandemic. Offering online versions of current p…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:43AM 
