Sunday, 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 02:58PMWednesday, February 26, 2020
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:48PM“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 mus…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:35PMHartford's 860 MVMNT performs "Paradox!" Feb. 28 and 29 in Bloomfield.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, February 25, 2020
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 …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:50PM"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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:00AMMonday, February 24, 2020
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 …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:21PMThe 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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, February 23, 2020
"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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:01AMThursday, February 20, 2020
Rufus de Rham is the new executive director of the Warner Theatre in Torrington.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:10PMChris Redd does solo comedy for a change, at the Space Ballroom Feb. 23.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, February 19, 2020
Michael Gennaro, who has been executive director of Goodspeed Musicals for the past five years, is retiring at the end of this year.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:49PMTuesday, February 18, 2020
The national tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar," marking the show's %0th anniversary, is at The Bushnell Feb. 25 through March 1.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, February 17, 2020
"Pete the Cat" rocks Jorgensen Center 2 p.m. Feb. 23.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, February 16, 2020
Spiritual health practitioner Deepak Chopra speaks Feb. 20 at the Waterbury Palace.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:01AMFriday, February 14, 2020
Jane Eyre, adapted and directed by Elizabeth Williamson, runs through March 14 at Hartford Stage.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:19AMGeorge Takei, the actor, activist and author, is getting the Visionary Leadership Award from the International Festival of Arts & Ideas on Feb. 18. The ceremony is a luncheon fundraiser …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, February 13, 2020
A vibrant, colorful, youthful production of "I Am My Own Wife," about a trans woman who lived through World War II then Communist rule in East Berlin, is at the Long Wharf Theatre through Ma…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:41AMWednesday, February 12, 2020
Numerous readings of "The Vagina Monologues" are being held around the state to benefit organizations that confront violence against women. It's an annual awareness campaign spurred by V-Day.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:02PMTuesday, February 11, 2020
The spring semester at UConn's Ballard Institute and Puppet Museum features provocative talks, family-friendly performances and two exhibitions, including one on puppets who've performed Sha…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:27PMMonday, February 10, 2020
"Pride and Prejudice" is at Playhouse on Park Feb. 19 through March. Kate Hamill's adaptation of the Jane Austen novel is upbeat, with modern language and lots of comedy.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, February 7, 2020
The journalism story "Lifespan of a Fact," a comic drama based on a real-life dispute over the accuracy of a magazine story, is at TheaterWorks Hartford through March 8.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:37PMContemporary issues about gender identity are explored through the "I Am My Own Wife," an historical drama set in mid-20th century Berlin, at Long Wharf Theatre through March 1. The producti…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, February 5, 2020
A new free local lunchtime music series, "Winter Blues," will be held Fridays at noon in City Place 1, Feb. 14 through March 27.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, February 4, 2020
"Love and Spumoni," a romance set in Waterbury, is having its world premiere at that city's Seven Angels Theater through Feb. 23. The script by Hartford-area playwright Jacques Lamarre is ba…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:12PMMany of Connecticut's historic, grand movie palaces are still around but have morphed into performing arts centers. We look at five of them.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, February 3, 2020
Mary Kathryn Nagle's new drama "Manahatta" draws connections between how Native Americans were treated by Dutch traders in the 17th century and how they are treated by Wall Street nowadays. …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:16PMWednesday, January 29, 2020
The classical Chinese dance spectacle Shen Yun is at The Bushnell Feb. 8 and 9.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:10AMTuesday, January 28, 2020
Violin star Joshua Bell plays a recital concert with pianist Alessio Bax 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at The Bushnell. Bell has rarely played in Connecticut, and has been a highly regarded soloist for …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:28AM"Alice," a musical theater piece with songs by Tom Waits, explores tough themes like pedophila and alcoholism through the prism of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland." The Yale School of D…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, January 27, 2020
Alt-rock legends They Might Be Giants are revisiting their illustrious, precocious past on their latest tour, which stops at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Feb. 6.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:22AM 
