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Sunday, March 19, 2023

Spring arts preview 2023: Must-see comedians, rockin’ musicals and family favorites hit the stage in CT by Christopher Arnott

Spring is a time of newness, of rebirth, of brightness and joy, and Connecticut’s theaters are happy to accommodate this season.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, March 11, 2023

The Boss is back in town to kick off a music-filled week in CT arts by Christopher Arnott

March 12 marks the return of Bruce Springsteen to Connecticut, but that’s not the only legendary music act visiting the state this week.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Monday, March 6, 2023

Bruce Springsteen in Connecticut: Looking back at almost 50 years of rocking throughout the state by Christopher Arnott

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band play Connecticut for the first time in six years at Mohegan Sun Arena on March 12.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:07AM
Sunday, March 5, 2023

‘Hadestown’ director describes the fresh hell of the Broadway hit’s national tour coming to The Bushnell by Christopher Arnott

Broadway musical "Hadestown" plays The Bushnell March 7-12. Director Rachel Chavkin explains how the show came to be and how it stays fresh.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Monday, February 27, 2023

The prize-winning stamps highlight Hartford’s history back to the 1700s. They’re going to auction with an expert ‘bringing new life to stamp col by Christopher Arnott

A thematic stamp collection highlighting the “postal history” of Hartford in the 18th and 19th centuries is heading to auction in March after winning several major awards. A result of ye…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:23AM

The prize-winning stamps highlight Hartford’s history back to the 1700s. They’re going to auction with a expert ‘bringing new life to stamp coll by Christopher Arnott

A prize-winning stamp collection focused on the history of Hartford in the 18th and 19th centuries will be disassembled and sold in an auction next month. The collector, Anthony Dewey, has b…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

For three CT ‘Jeopardy!’ High School Reunion contestants, the tournament was more of a friendly competition this time around by Christopher Arnott

Three "Jeopardy!" High School Reunion Tournament contestants with ties to Connecticut talk about how seeing and playing against each other again was more important than winning or losing.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

For three CT ‘Jeopardy!’ High School Reunion contestants, the tournament was more of a friendly competition this time around by Christopher Arnott

“Jeopardy!,” the long-running TV quiz show, is in the midst of a brand-new High School Reunion Tournament. For the three Connecticut-based contestants in the competition, the operative w…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Sunday, February 26, 2023

Hartford Stage’s new play, ‘The Art of Burning,’ speaks to modern-day misogyny and gender roles by Christopher Arnott

Kate Snodgrass' new play about modern society, "The Art of Burning," comes to Hartford Stage March 2-26 after a run earlier this year at the Huntington Theatre in Boston. It's directed by Ha…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Hartford Stage’s new play, ‘The Art of Burning,’ speaks to modern-day misogyny and gender roles by Christopher Arnott

The new play “The Art of Burning” has a plot and a lot of action, but according to its playwright Kate Snodgrass, it grew out of a general feeling of distress about the world today rathe…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, February 24, 2023

TheaterWorks Hartford wins Obie Award for ‘Russian Troll Farm’ by Christopher Arnott

TheaterWorks Hartford is sharing an Obie Award for its 2020 premiere of Sarah Gancher's virtual play "Russian Troll Farm," which it co-produced with the Arkansas company TheatreSquared and t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00PM

TheaterWorks Hartford wins Obie Award for ‘Russian Troll Farm’ by Christopher Arnott

TheaterWorks Hartford‘s politically charged 2020 virtual theater production “Russian Troll Farm” has won an Obie Award, one of the highest American theater honors. The dark comedy by S…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00PM
Thursday, February 23, 2023

Cast of ‘Beverly Hills, 90210′ to reunite at 90s Con at Hartford Convention Center in March by Christopher Arnott

The second annual 90s Con at the Hartford Convention Center March 17-19 is reuniting castmates from "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Clueless," "Full House," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," "Hocus Pocu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:19PM

Cast of ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ to reunite at 90s Con at Hartford Convention Center in March by Christopher Arnott

The 90s Con nostalgia fest is zipping back to the Hartford Convention Center in March with a hot number: 90210. It was announced on Monday that the convention — which celebrates TV shows, …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:19PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Theater review: ‘Tootsie’ at The Bushnell is more thoughtful and funnier than you might expect by Christopher Arnott

The national tour of the musical "Tootsie," at The Bushnell through Feb. 26, has great comic timing and great theatrical style. Making some big changes to the 1982 movie it's based on, the s…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:20PM

Theater review: ‘Tootsie’ at The Bushnell is more thoughtful and funnier than you might expect by Christopher Arnott

Some Broadway musicals based on classic Hollywood movies try to recapture the original’s style as closely as humanly possible, the biggest changes being that the shows are live and the act…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:20PM
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

How a UConn puppeteer brought political theater about authoritarianism to present-day Turkey by Christopher Arnott

John Bell, director of the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut, traveled to Turkey in September to perform “The Demons of Society” with the world-re…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:31PM

How a UConn puppeteer brought political theater about authoritarianism to present-day Turkey by Christopher Arnott

The director of the puppetry institute at UConn, John Bell, will talk about his experiences performing a political pageant in Turkey last fall at the first in this year's series of puppetry …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:46AM
Monday, February 20, 2023

Comedy headliners from Tracy Morgan to Nick Offerman are coming to Connecticut. Here’s where to find the funny in February and March. by Christopher Arnott

You don’t have to wait until April Fool’s Day to find comedy in Connecticut. The next six weeks will feature legendary comedians such as Robert Klein, as well as up-and-coming funny peop…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

Comedy headliners from Tracy Morgan to Nick Offerman are coming to Connecticut. Here’s where to find the funny in February and March. by Christopher Arnott

You don’t have to wait until April Fool’s Day to find comedy in Connecticut. The next six weeks or so brings some legendary comedians to clubs and theaters around the state, as well as i…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Sunday, February 19, 2023

‘Tootsie’ brings the classic gender-bending comedy to the Bushnell with some modern twists by Christopher Arnott

The Broadway musical based on the 1982 movie comedy "Tootsie" will be at The Bushnell Feb. 21-26. Some of the scenes have changed, but the overall theme of gender disparity in the workplace …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

‘Tootsie’ brings the classic gender-bending comedy to the Bushnell with some modern twists by Christopher Arnott

“Tootsie” is all about change. A struggling male actor named Michael Dorsey changes himself into a female performer named Dorothy Michaels to make a point at an audition, then finds hims…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, February 16, 2023

How Jonathan Majors, the hot Hollywood actor and newest Marvel villain in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,’ honed his craft at Yale by Christopher Arnott

Jonathan Majors, the hot new villain in the highly anticipated “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," kick-started his career as an acting student at Yale.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:57PM
Monday, February 13, 2023

New ‘Jeopardy!’ High School Reunion Tournament to feature two Yale students by Christopher Arnott

Two Yale students and a Stamford resident are competing in the first "Jeopardy!" High School Reuinion Tournament, airing Feb. 20 through March 9.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:58PM

Theater review: ‘Queen of Basel’ is a whirlwind tale of lust, social standing and self-destructive behavior at TheaterWorks Hartford by Christopher Arnott

Hilary Bettis' "Queen of Basel," at TheaterWorks Hartford through Feb. 26, takes some cues from August Strindberg's classic anti-romance "Miss Julie" and fashions a modern drama about class …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Ready for a night of play on Valentine’s Day? Real Art Ways offers Surrealist Games with musician Roger C. Miller by Christopher Arnott

Real Art Ways is holding a night of Surrealist Games on Valentine's Day. The event is hosted by the celebrated musician and Surrealist art enthusiast Roger C. Miller.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, February 9, 2023

The many voices of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham on fame, COVID, comedy and cancel culture as he prepares to play the XL Center by Christopher Arnott

Ventriloquist and comedian Jeff Dunham brings his gaggle dummies to the XL Center on Saturday for his "Still Not Canceled" tour.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Waterbury’s own Sheryl Lee Ralph to sing the Black National Anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl by Christopher Arnott

Award-winning actress and Waterbury native Sheryl Lee Ralph, of TV's "Abbott Elementary" and the original Broadway "Dreamgirls," win perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the pregame ceremo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:38PM
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Connecticut made horror film ‘She Came From the Woods’ opens nationally Friday by Christopher Arnott

The Connecticut-made summer camp horror film "She Came From the Woods" will be released on hundreds of screens nationwide on Friday.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Monday, February 6, 2023

Another ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ queen from CT bites the glittery dust by Christopher Arnott

Hartford drag icon Robin Fierce was eliminated from the "RuPaul's Drag Race" competition Friday. She is the second Connecticut-based contestant to have "sashayed away" from the show in the p…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:46PM

Acclaimed Irish writer Colm Tóibín talks about his childhood, mortality and new book of essays before appearance at Mark Twain House by Christopher Arnott

The Courant talked to "Brooklyn" author Colm Tóibín, who will be at the Mark Twain House and Museum on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m., about his wide-ranging output, what he’s working on now and his l…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

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