Sunday, May 10, 2020
Three major Connecticut summer arts festivals planning to go ahead this summer: two by going online, and one through innovative socially distanced programming.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, May 2, 2020
A May 6 auction in Westport displays historical treasures ranging from signed Bob Dylan lyrics to a stock certificate owned by Mark Twain and Jack Kerouac's pajama bottoms.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, May 1, 2020
Connecticut theaters, dancers, DJs, drag artists and more go online with virtual performances.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:22PMMonday, April 20, 2020
Connecticut theaters, dancers, DJs, drag artists and more go online with virtual performances.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:49PMFriday, April 17, 2020
Hartford Stage has been able to keep "Ah, Wilderness!" and "The History of Comedy (Abridged)" on the schedule by postponing them until October. The theater's 2020-21 season will now start in…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:24AMConnecticut club DJs have taken their turntables and controllers online, spinning sets through Facebook, Twitch and other platforms for a fervent crowd of stuck-indoor dancers.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, April 15, 2020
Dozens of community theater artists from throughout Connecticut are taking part in the Virtual One Act Festival April 18. The festival includes eight plays, and will be available online foll…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, April 11, 2020
Drag artists, with performance venues closed and their loyal audiences scattered, have turned their homes into stages, channeled their bravado through their Facebook pages, and are keeping s…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, April 1, 2020
Hartford Stage, TheaterWorks and Playhouse on Park each has announced a series of virtual events to engage both employees and patrons while fostering a sense of community and hope for the fu…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, March 31, 2020
Connecticut comedy has gone online, largely via Facebook Live and Zoom, during the coronavirus crisis.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:23PMMonday, March 30, 2020
The Bushnell has announced a 2020-2021 that features multi-week bookings of two blockbusters, "Hamilton" and "Wicked," plus the recent Broadway offerings "Hadestown," "Mean Girls," "Pretty W…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30PMThursday, March 26, 2020
Many of the canceled or postponed theater shows that were set for Connecticut this month are based on books, people or things that can be accessed elsewhere. Keep your theatergoing spirits u…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, March 25, 2020
Hartford Stage has announced most of its 2020-21 season, including an acclaimed Chicago-based production of "Frankenstein," a new play by Martin Zimmerman, a Pearl Cleage feminist comedy and…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:07PMMonday, March 23, 2020
A "porch musical" livened up an isolated Sunday night in Hartford's West End neighborhood.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:19PMFriday, March 20, 2020
When the managing director of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas learned that Smilow Cancer Hospital needed masks, she put out a call for helps, and got overnight results.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00PMHartford Stage has eliminated eight staff positions and furloughed dozens of employees due to the need to cancel shows and other events during the coronavirus crisis.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:52PMThursday, March 19, 2020
"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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:41PMMonday, March 16, 2020
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:53PMFriday, March 13, 2020
A listing of theater cancellations throughout Connecticut.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:37PMThursday, March 12, 2020
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:32PMBesides taking special cleanliness precautions based on CDC guidelines, TheaterWorks is shrinking the audience size for each performance of its current production, "Every Brilliant Thing."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:41AM"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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, March 11, 2020
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00PMConnecticut 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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:40PMSonia 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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, March 10, 2020
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, March 9, 2020
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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:03AM"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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, March 6, 2020
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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:01AMMonday, March 2, 2020
"Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show," a recreation of a star-studded 1960s Las Vegas revue, is at the Waterbury Palace March 6.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, March 1, 2020
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…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:58PM 
