Friday, January 24, 2025
Judging from the first play in Pa’lante's new space in Waterbury, it is clear that the Afro-Latine company is a magnet for local theater talent.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Hartford Film Showcase at Real Art Ways on Feb. 1 will screen eight shorts and three features, all made in Hartford and released in the last year or so.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, January 23, 2025
The 2025 Oscar nominations included several actors who attended Yale, including Edward Norton and Jeremy Strong, as well as those who appeared in stage shows in Connecticut.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:40AMSunday, January 19, 2025
The Hartford Stage production, part of August Wilson's Century Cycle, is directed by Gilbert McCauley and will run Jan. 23 through Feb. 16.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe current national tour of "Annie," a musical which had its world premiere in Connecticut nearly 50 years ago, is coming to the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford Jan. 25 and 26.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, January 18, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for Jan. 19-25 includes comedians Ms. Pat, Orlando Baxter and Ali Siddiq and a range of music acts from the Isley Brothers to G. Love & Special Sauce.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, January 16, 2025
Actor Ryan Reynolds and his frequent filmmaking partner director/writer/producer Shawn Levy will speak at Yale on Feb. 26 in an event open to the public.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:57PMWednesday, January 15, 2025
The nomination process is now open to find Connecticut's 19th State Troubadour and ninth State Poet Laureate.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:36AMTuesday, January 14, 2025
The 2025 Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals offers musicals-in-progress, cabaret performances, panel discussions and more at Terris Theatre.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, January 13, 2025
The extraordinary blues singer Shemekia Copeland and her powerful band are at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford on Jan. 17.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:55AMThe second annual Afro Latino Film Festival, organized by the Pa'lante Theatre, offers around 40 films, most of them shorts, spread over five nights.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMSunday, January 12, 2025
Autumn used to be the main thrust of the Connecticut theater season, but winter is now the core of it. Here's what to watch for.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMAn installation by Alan Ruiz at the MATRIX gallery recalls a memorable time in the museum's history when there was a considerable debate over a renovation.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, January 11, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for Jan. 12-18 include a concert by three legendary guitarists, Billy Joel's backup band and a night of music, art and spoken word in Bristol.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, January 10, 2025
Square One Theatre Company, a community-based theater in Stratford, will be ending its 35-year run.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, January 5, 2025
This year, Opus' Blizzard Bash metal festival has extended into a multi-state tour featuring Dead by Wednesday and California metal band Skinlab.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMA.J. Croce celebrates the work of his father, folk and rock singer-songwriter Jim Croce, with a "Jim Croce's Birthday Bash" show Jan. 12 at the Warner Theatre in Torrington.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, January 4, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for Jan. 5-11 include a whole lot of tribute bands, the latest "Dancing with the Stars" tour at Mohegan Sun and a garage punk show at Cafe Nine.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, December 30, 2024
The magic art wall digital mural display in Hartford will feature a countdown clock to count the minutes leading up to midnight on New Year's Eve.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:52PMSunday, December 29, 2024
The musical, which tells the tale of the six wives of King Henry VIII in the context of a present-day pop concert, returns to The Bushnell almost two years after it last played in Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMJulia Choi has the task of bring Moana to life in “Disney on Ice: Into the Magic,” coming to Hartford’s XL Center for seven performances Jan. 2-5.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, December 28, 2024
The Courant's arts picks to ring in 2025 include a Pitbull party and New Year's Eve shows from an Elvis impersonator, DJs and stand-up comedians.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, December 26, 2024
The Bushnell is having great success with its current Broadway season, setting new records for the highest grossing weeks in the theater's history.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, December 22, 2024
The Courant's review of Connecticut theater in 2024 celebrates fantastic effects from such shows as "Frozen," "Fever Dreams," "A View from the Bridge" and "The Wolfman."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMany holiday productions may have come and gone, but others are waiting to work their magic as close to Christmas Day as possible. Here are 12 to get you in the spirit.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMJohn Gromada’s music and sound effects grace two very different visions of “A Christmas Carol” at Hartford Stage and Westport Country Playhouse.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, December 21, 2024
The Courant's arts picks for Christmas week, Dec. 22-29, include concerts from Trey Songz, Kool & The Gang, Morris Day and The Time and Third Eye Blind.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, December 17, 2024
The 12th annual "Christmas on the Rocks" at TheaterWorks Hartford contains a new opening bit, a new scene and is as funny and festive as ever.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, December 15, 2024
"A Sherlock Carol," at Westport Country Playhouse for eight performances Dec. 17-22, brings together two of the most popular characters in literary history.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMA wild, adventurous and earsplitting arts weekend at Wesleyan was just what this writer needed to cleanse the palette during the season of holiday shows.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, December 14, 2024
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 15-21 include concerts by revered local acts Christine Ohlman and Javier Colon and a Christmas spectacular with renowned vocalist Andrea Bocelli.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM 
