Monday, February 2, 2026
The multi-styled music superstars, and recent Grammy winners, will perform for one of the biggest shows the venue has seen in decades.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:56AMAs economical, straightforward and in-your-face as the Playhouse on Park musical is, such fresh-faced glee is difficult for anyone to sustain.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, February 1, 2026
Goodspeed is pausing operations in Chester for 2026, taking a year to rethink how it will continue to use the space to develop new musicals.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:27PMFrom Cardi B to Nikki Glaser, here's an early rundown of what to look forward to this spring and summer at the big venues around the state.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, January 31, 2026
The Courant's arts picks for Feb. 1-7 include"Frozen" at ACT of CT, a symphony-backed "Fantasia," Rock guitar hero Steve Conte and country crooner Brett Young.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, January 30, 2026
The world premiere of "Circus Fire," a play about how the Hartford community came together following the tragedy, will be performed at the First Company Governors Foot Guard Armory.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:01AMThursday, January 29, 2026
The historical musical, playing at The Bushnell through Feb. 1, elevates the leaders of the women's suffrage movement. When they begin notching up triumphs, you feel their thrill.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:47AMTuesday, January 27, 2026
The outdoor/indoor amphitheatre has announced three more shows for its 2026 season: Kid Cudi on June 3, Dave Matthews Band on July 25 and a double bill of Ne-Yo and Akon on July 26.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:38PMSandy Rustin's wacky parody of 1920s British comedies has a lot of other things going for it.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:15PMMonday, January 26, 2026
Earth, Wind & Fire and Lionel Richie have each played Connecticut many times but are on a tour together this year that will visit PeoplesBank Arena.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:54PMJulia Masli's one-person-plus-audience performance piece is a unique, sometimes overwhelming social experiment in artistic problem-solving at the Yale Repertory Theatre.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, January 25, 2026
Tribute bands serve a real purpose but may be becoming a glut on the market. In the next two weeks, there are 10 acts at four clubs generally known for new music around the state.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMShaina Taub, who created “Suffs” to highlight an important chapter in U.S. history, looks forward to sharing the stories of the women who sparked the movement as it tours the country.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, January 24, 2026
The Courant's arts picks for Jan. 25-31 include Ghostface Killah, Michael Rapaport, Gene Loves Jezebel, Robert Davi and "Dancing with the Stars Live!"
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, January 23, 2026
The Tony Award winning play has announced its first national tour with a stop in Hartford in September. It’s the first show of The Bushnell’s 2026-27 season to be announced.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMThursday, January 22, 2026
Many of the just-announced 2026 Oscar nominated actors, directors, designers and others have lived or worked in Connecticut. Here's who they are.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:21PMWednesday, January 21, 2026
HartBeat Ensemble is moving to Trinity College with the plan to provide students the ability to work with professional artists.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:28AMMonday, January 19, 2026
Tina Packer, the co-founder of Shakespeare & Co. in Massachusetts, has died at the age of 87. She influenced countless actors, directors and teachers in Connecticut and beyond.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMSunday, January 18, 2026
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra's tribute to the late civil rights leader, Jan. 22 at Asylum Hill Church in Hartford, offers a concert of classical, gospel and modern music.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM“Painters, Ports, and Profit: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850," on view through June 21, highlights artists from India, Britain, and China that worked during that era.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMSaturday, January 17, 2026
Was there a New Year’s resolution in theater to slim down a little? The latest mainstage show at Yale Repertory Theatre has one single performer, and the musical opening this week at Playh…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, January 16, 2026
Keely Baisden Knudsen, the theater's founding artistic director, is handing over the reins to Branford native Eric Santagata, a director, choreographer and educator.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMMonday, January 12, 2026
The Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals returns to the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam with readings of the new musicals-in-progress "Foolproof," "F Word" and "Miss Hysteria."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSunday, January 11, 2026
Disney on Ice offers a double feature based on two of the biggest Disney animated features of this century for the latest spectacular to hit Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Sandy Rustin comedy brings wit to the winter season with a farce set in the British countryside in the 1920s.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, January 10, 2026
The Courant's arts picks for Jan. 11-17 also include Keyshia Cole's anniversary tour, Bishop Allen's reunion tour and the Nelson twins' tribute to their father.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, January 7, 2026
Over a dozen local, regional or national folk artists are convening at The Sounding Board on Saturday to honor Susan Forbes Hansen, a longtime local folk DJ.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:00AMDavid R. Wagner, known for his paintings of the American Revolution, died in December but his work lives on.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, January 5, 2026
Alison Brown, a Hartford native who now lives in Nashville, returns to Connecticut at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook with her touring band on Jan. 10.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, January 4, 2026
A slew of events marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S., from historic exhibits to musical concerts, are taking place in Connecticut starting in January.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe rock act Tantric, founded in the 1990s, may seem an unlikely headliner for Opus' Blizzard B-Day Bash at Toad’s Place until you realize the birthday boy is a new member.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AM 
