Friday, June 6, 2025
The musical based on the 1980s movie marvelously mocks the 1950s, the '80s and musicals themselves.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:31AMTuesday, June 3, 2025
T-Pain will play at Bridgeport's Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater on Oct. 4, the second date on the singer's fall "TP20" tour.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:58PMIn his new book, the former Hartford Courant columnist does a deep dive into the words, themes, actions and turns of phrase in the novel.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, June 1, 2025
José Rivera's "Your Name is Dream," playing at TheaterWorks Hartford from June 3 through July 6, centers around the prospect of aging and the use of artificial intelligence.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMadeleine George's comedy "Hurricane Diane," starring Bernadette Sefic as a modern day Dionysus in suburban New Jersey, runs at Hartford Stage June 5-29 .
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, May 31, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for June 1-7 include a handful of former teen pop stars, a Unicorn World, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and funny man Jim Gaffigan.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, May 30, 2025
Vanessa Logan returns to Connecticut, where her career as an arts administrator began, to become managing director of Goodspeed Musicals.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:13PMThursday, May 29, 2025
The Steve Miller Band will be at Foxwoods Resort Casino's Premier Theater on Aug. 31 as part of the band's recently announced 2025 tour.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:36PM"Mark Twain Tonight!," originally created and performed by Hal Holbrook and now starring Richard Thomas, will be at TheaterWorks Hartford Aug. 12-24.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:01PMSunday, May 25, 2025
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMBob 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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, May 24, 2025
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, May 21, 2025
Jeffrey Nichols returns to the Mark Twain House & Museum as its executive director, a position he previously held from 2008 to 2012.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMTuesday, May 20, 2025
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:29PMSunday, May 18, 2025
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe new biography of Mark Twain from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow covers all aspects of the life of the Hartford legend.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMSaturday, May 17, 2025
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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, May 16, 2025
The concert venue is offering the discounts to over a dozen shows on the spring and summer schedule, including Haim, a 10-act '80s band lineup and Beck backed by an orchestra.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:32AMWednesday, May 14, 2025
The $30 tickets are available for shows this summer at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport and the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:56PMSunday, May 11, 2025
Composer Brian Field has teamed up with poet Amanda Gorman to present a musical setting of Gorman's poem “Hymn for the Hurting” premiering in Nashville in October.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMatthew Lombardo's celebrated one-woman play about local legend Katharine Hepburn is running at the Ivoryton Playhouse from May 15 to June 8.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, May 10, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for May 11-17 include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Al Stewart and Livingston Taylor, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic and Gene Simmons (without Kiss).
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, May 9, 2025
Lilting melodies melt with dramatic intensity in the spirited production of "Ragtime" at the Goodspeed Opera House through June 15.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:16AMThursday, May 8, 2025
Carolyn Kuan announced that she will conclude her time as music director of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra in 2027. She has been in the position since 2011.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:44PMWednesday, May 7, 2025
Several major Connecticut theaters were abruptly informed on Friday night that National Endowment for the Arts grants, which had already been awarded, were rescinded.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMMonday, May 5, 2025
Mara Vélez Meléndez's "Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Board Members” provides final big blast in what has been the strongest Yale Rep season in years.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:00AMSunday, May 4, 2025
The annual festival offers full-scale productions by graduating playwrights from the David Geffen School of Drama directed and designed by fellow students.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThere's a Connecticut book club for every taste. Whether you read Shakespeare or Stephen King, there are groups where you can discuss your favorite authors or subjects.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMSaturday, May 3, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for May 4-10 include Alice in Chains, the bicycle acrobats 360 Allstars, a circus on New Haven Green, Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds and more.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, May 2, 2025
The 2025 Tony Award nominees were announced Thursday and included dozens of theater artists with Connecticut connections.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, April 30, 2025
"Some Like It Hot," the Broadway musical based on the 1959 movie about jazz musicians on the run from gangsters, revs up the jazz quality and fancy dancing at The Bushnell.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:15AM 
