"The Accidental Getaway Driver," a movie based on a magazine article by a Farmington-based writer, has hit theaters nationwide to positive reviews.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe 2025 Connecticut Women Playwrights Festival is venturing away from the Ivoryton Playhouse for the first time, holding readings in three locations in March.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMHartford Symphony Orchestra is reuniting with the Hartford Chorale for a special performance of Mozart’s final composition to celebrate Connecticut Orchestra Month.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMCirque du Soleil's insect-based circus show "Ovo," playing the XL Center March 13-16, has recently been refreshed with new characters and routines.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for March 9-15 includes Irish-themed concerts and stage events for St. Patrick's Day week, double bills and a Pi Day celebration.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe 2025-26 season features two Connecticut premieres, two world premieres and a yet-to-be-announced musical.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:03PMLocal, state and national politicians were on hand Wednesday to honor Toad's Place, the legendary music venue in New Haven, as it celebrates it 50th anniversary.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMTickets for the show go on sale on Friday through Ticketmaster and Saturday through the Mohegan Sun box office.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:17PM"Laughs in Spanish," a comedy about a mother/daughter relationship and an art gallery robbery during Art Basel in Miami, is at Hartford Stage March 6-30.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMDirector/adaptor Yura Kordonsky has created an ensemble of recent and current students from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale to invigorate the show.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe exhibit, running through April 13, explores the Wadsworth's Islamic arts collection and features geometric patterns and calligraphy.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for March 2-8 icomedy events that range from stand-ups to "The Harold" and special shows marking Oscar Night and Mardi Gras.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"Native Gardens," at Westport Country Playhouse through March 8, is a laugh-out-loud comedy with some trenchant social commentary.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:49AMFilmmaker Max Rissman discusses his move to West Hartford and his first feature film "Upon Waking," produced in California before the relocation.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Women Composers Festival of Hartford, which has promoted the music of women-identifying composers since 2001, is Feb. 28 and March 1 at CCSU's Founders Hall.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Feb. 23 through March 1 include singer/songwriters Allie Colleen, Kat Edmondson and Rachel Rodriguez and comedians Tracy Morgan and Sal Vulcano.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"The Waterloo Diaries: The Bedsore Conspiracy" introduces Waterloo Clyde, an underemployed, fedora-wearing detective with a snappy comment for every occasion.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMGretchen Mol, who was born and raised in Deep River, stars in the new Edward Burns movie "Millers in Marriage," coming to cinemas nationwide on Feb. 21.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMThe musical that brought Ariana Grande from her Florida home to Broadway had a pre-Broadway tryout at Goodspeed Musicals' Terris Theatre.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Feb. 16-22 include Boston-based hip-hop and blues acts, a benefit for trans rights, The Lox anniversary tour and legendary rocker Billy Joel.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMScottish rock band Travis makes a rare Connecticut appearance at District Music Hall on Sunday playing classic hits and songs from its recent album "L.A. Times."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:32AMCurrent cast members Colin Jost, Marcello Hernández and James Austin Johnson will do a show together at Mohegan Sun Arena on April 26.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:15PM"Citizen James, or the Young Man without a Country," a portrait of writer James Baldwin playing at HartBeat Ensemble, offers a bridge that connects the past to today.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMRajiv Joseph's "King James," at TheaterWorks Hartford through March 2, is a night well spent watching a couple of nice guys talk sports and live life.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:39AMCelebrate love with a variety of events including a screening of a 1987 horror comedy to the Yale Cabaret Dragaret to Connecticut Ballet's "Be My Valentine" concerts.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"It Happened in Hartford" honors the happy home life the Twains experienced in Hartford with a museum exhibit and walking tour.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Feb. 9-15 include bluegrass bands, country star Kelsea Ballerini and singer/songwriter Eric Bellinger.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"Ricky," the first feature film by Hartford native Rashad Frett, won a directing award at the Sundance Festival in Utah and earned rave reviews from film critics.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:52AMA new tour of the 1954 musical "Peter Pan" has a modern sensibility, a stronger ensemble feel and grander spectacle but retains the show's classic feel.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe intriguing new production of August Wilson's "Two Trains Running," at Hartford Stage through Feb., 16, offers a more optimistic and community-oriented feel.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:04AMWillie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival will be at Hartford's Xfinity Theatre in September with Willie Nelson & Friends, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee and Madeline Edwards.
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