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Saturday, February 29, 2020

Nasty Women exhibit in New Haven studies ‘Rituals of Resistance’ by Susan Dunne

The Nasty Women movement sprang into being in late 2016 as a feminist declaration against the presidential election. Three years later, the movement is still going strong in Connecticut. On …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, February 27, 2020

19 films in 10 days: Hartford Jewish Film Fest features comedies, true stories, dramas by Susan Dunne

The 24th annual Mandell JCC Hartford Jewish Film Fest will run March 5 to 15 in venues in Hartford, West Hartford and Bloomfield.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Monday, February 24, 2020

Hartford Foundation awards grants to reach city youth with arts by Susan Dunne

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced a total of $360,000 in grants to support arts programs that benefit Hartford youth. The allocations to 11 arts programs were made in r…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:48PM
Thursday, February 20, 2020

History of American music in 54 album covers at Real Art Ways invites discussion by Susan Dunne

"Americana Vibes" exhibit at Real Art Ways in Hartford traces history of 20th century American music in 54 album covers.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:05PM
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Six contemporary Cuban artists reflect on their country’s politics, homophobia and disdain of feminism in Fairfield exhibit by Susan Dunne

An exhibit at Fairfield University of work by six Cuban artists reflects on the years of collective memories of the Castro-era Cuban people, who have endured hunger, poverty and a constant d…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

CT Office of the Arts grants $952,442 to 198 artists, arts organizations by Susan Dunne

Connecticut Office of the Arts has announced the newest round of Connecticut Arts Endowment and Artist Fellowship Program funding for the 2020 fiscal year. A total of 198 people and organiza…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:54AM

A dozen Valentine’s Day date ideas for before or after that romantic dinner by Susan Dunne

Twelve not-too-expensive Valentine's Day date ideas to do before or after that intimate romantic dinner at a restaurant.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:07AM
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Former Village Voice film critic to bring his take on movie culture during age of Ronald Reagan to Atheneum by Susan Dunne

Former Village Voice film critic J. Hoberman will come to Wadsworth Atheneum on Feb. 8 to discuss “Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan” and to screen one of Ronald Reagan’s…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:01AM
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Stories of racism, historical erasure from silhouette artist Kara Walker launch NBMAA’s year of women by Susan Dunne

A series of 15 artworks by Kara Walker, which address the issue of black identity and historical erasure, are on exhibit at New Britain Museum of American Art. The museum is dedicating 2020 …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Oscar-nominated short films showing in Connecticut theaters by Susan Dunne

Seven theaters in the state will show Oscar nominated live-action, animated and documentary shorts.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:10AM
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Yale exhibit depicts the horrifying aftermath of a black man’s lynching by Susan Dunne

Exhibit at Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven remembers the now-lost 1952 mural by John Wilson, "The Incident," which depicts the aftermath of a lynching by the Ku Klux Klan.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:01AM
Thursday, December 13, 2018

Four leg injuries later, 'Nutcracker Suite & Spicy' leaps back onto the stage by Susan Dunne

When CONNetic Dance’s “Nutcracker Suite & Spicy” bounds onto the stage at Wadsworth Atheneum for its shows on Dec. 21, 22 and 23, it will be an especially sweet night for four memb…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:52AM
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Who is Frederick-Douglass Knowles II, Hartford's first poet laureate? by Susan Dunne

Frederick-Douglass Knowles II, an associate professor of English at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, has been named the first poet laureate of Hartford. Knowles is 45 and lives in …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:55AM
Monday, December 10, 2018

Four leg injuries later, 'Nutcracker Suite & Spicy' leaps back onto the stage by Susan Dunne

When CONNetic Dance’s “Nutcracker Suite & Spicy” bounds onto the stage at Wadsworth Atheneum for its shows on Dec. 21, 22 and 23, it will be an especially sweet night for four members …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, November 29, 2018

Art Smart news briefs: a new TV channel from Connecticut Public; iPark open studio, etc. by Susan Dunne

Connecticut Public, which produces Connecticut Public Television, Connecticut Public Radio and Connecticut Public Learning, is introducing a new TV station on Dec. 3 called Create. Create’…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Holiday shopping: Perfect the art of unique gift giving at these local bazaars, festivals and exhibits by Susan Dunne

At Christmastime, popular toys, hot books and the latest heavily advertised thing always catch the public’s fancy. But the mall and Internet are not the sole options for holiday shopping. …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:10AM
Friday, November 16, 2018

Tickets for 2019 John Waters weekend at Kent's Club Getaway expected to sell out fast by Susan Dunne

Tickets go on sale Nov. 19 for Camp John Waters, the third annual weekend at the 320-acre Club Getaway in northwestern Connecticut with the cult-film director. The event at the adult camp in…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:40AM
Thursday, November 15, 2018

Blind Boys of Alabama join artists with disabilities to showcase their talents in show at Infinity Hall by Susan Dunne

Jess Nelson didn’t used to be into art. “I never got past stick figures,” says the 35-year-old Burlington native, who has cerebral palsy. Then she tried art therapy at New Horizons Vil…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:00AM
Thursday, November 8, 2018

Cellphone-sized Penguin Minis novels even let you 'scroll' up by Susan Dunne

The big news in the book-publishing world is actually quite small. Dutton Books for Young Readers has re-released four titles by young-adult best-seller John Green in a tiny format. Each boo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Art Smart news: The Simpsons in a post-apocalyptic world, luxury theater seating, and a gift of Native American art by Susan Dunne

'Antigone' Oddfellows Playhouse Teen Repertory Company will presenti Sophocles’ drama “Antigone” Nov. 29 and Dec. 1, 7 and 8 at the playhouse at 128 Washington St. in Middletown. Marce…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

From Frederick Douglass to Michael Jackson: African-American puppetry and the tradition of storytelling at the Ballard by Susan Dunne

Puppetry has a long tradition in Africa, with puppets and masks used in sacred and secular ceremonies and as entertainment for centuries. But when kidnapped Africans were trafficked across t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

From apples to art: Southington challenges you to find these 37 shiny sculptures by Susan Dunne

How do you like them apples? That’s the question of the month in Southington, which has launched a public-art project titled Apples & Arts: Thirty area artists have painted 37, 3-feet-tall…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Hartford-bound author Janet Evanovich tells why we love Stephanie Plum (and whether Rex will live forever) by Susan Dunne

Stephanie Plum has been a bounty hunter in 24 novels by Janet Evanovich. In her 25th Plum novel, “Look Alive Twenty-Five,” Plum takes on a second, unlikely job: the manager of a deli, su…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AM
Thursday, November 1, 2018

Art Smart news: CT Office of Arts accepting grant applications; CHS CEO steps down by Susan Dunne

Money for the arts Connecticut Office of the Arts is accepting applications for the Connecticut Arts Endowment program, fiscal year 2019. Applicants must be Connecticut 501(c)(3) arts organi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Monday, October 29, 2018

A Gothic Arts Market and its dark wares extend the Halloween season by Susan Dunne

While the rest of the world is cleaning up after the spooky funfest of Halloween, an arts market in New Haven is just getting started. Gothic Arts Market on Nov. 3 at Lyric Hall Theater is a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:33AM

Who are the artists of Open Studio Hartford? You'll have two weekends to meet them by Susan Dunne

Open Studio Hartford, an annual extravaganza that lets local artists showcase their work and allows art lovers to buy one-of-a-kind creations, is expanding this year from one weekend to two …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, October 25, 2018

Ghanaian Poet To Receive Inaugural Tillou-Venture Smith Book Prize by Susan Dunne

The inaugural Peter Tillou-Venture Smith Book Prize, which was created to honor West African authors writing fiction, nonfiction or poetry in English, will be awarded to Ghanaian poet Kwadwo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Dennis Hopper's 'Lost Album' Of Photographs At NBMAA by Susan Dunne

By the time Dennis Hopper shot to international super stardom in “Easy Rider” in 1969, he had been a busy but relatively unknown film actor for 15 years. One of his friends was James Dea…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Art Smart News: YUPntwk Picks Pitch Contest Finalists; Audible Releasing 'Twain's Feast' by Susan Dunne

The Push! finalists The Push!, a pitch contest sponsored by YUPntwk, has chosen finalists in two categories. The contest challenged Hartford-area millennials to come up with ideas for a publ…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, October 19, 2018

War Is Surreal, And This Collection Of Artists At Wadsworth Atheneum Proves It by Susan Dunne

The first artwork visitors see when entering the Wadsworth Atheneum’s new exhibit is a painting by Richard Oelze, which shows a group of people walking across a stark, gray no man’s land…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, October 18, 2018

Arts News: Laurel & Hardy At Hill-Stead; 'America's Got Talent' Auditions; New Haven Composer Wins Barlow Prize by Susan Dunne

Composer Wins Prize Tawnie Olson, who lives in New Haven, has won this year’s grand prize in the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition competition, which is administered by the school of …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards