Thursday, December 3, 2020
Unable to stage its holiday staple "A Christmas Carol" for the first time in 24 years, Hartford Stage has created a new virtual adaptation of the Dickens story, "A Community Carol," streamin…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, December 2, 2020
A new fund from the Roberts Foundation will offer residencies to Black artists at three major Hartford arts institutions: Hartford Stage, Hartford Symphony and the Amistad Center. The fund w…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:02PMTuesday, December 1, 2020
Over 150 Connecticut arts organizations, from grand theaters like The Bushnell and Shubert to small community arts groups, are divvying up $9 million in COVID relief funds administered by th…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:41PMSunday, November 29, 2020
HartBeat Ensemble is premiering the local history dramas "Up and Down the River," a series of short audio plays co-written by Mohegan tribe members Madeline Sayet and Melissa Tantaquidgeon Z…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:15PMTuesday, November 24, 2020
Hartford Symphony Orchestra has upped its online programming, including concerts recorded live around the city, discussion series, and screenings of new music documentaries.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:58AMMonday, November 16, 2020
Ayad Akhtar's "The Who & the What," about a provocative novelist whose religious-themed book upsets her father and sister, is streaming via TheaterWorks Hartford through Nov, 28.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:48PMWednesday, November 11, 2020
Ten shows -- all kinds, from comedies to musings on death and depression -- coming to a Connecticut theater (or computer) near you.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:05PMTuesday, November 10, 2020
Fun fact about a show made up of fun facts: The Hartford Courant has been the subject of at least 15 questions (or answers) on "Jeopardy."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, November 9, 2020
Local schools, libraries and others remember Kristallnacht, the "Nights of Broken Glass" in November 1938 when Nazis terrorized German and Austrian Jewish communities. Events range from scho…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:26PMFriday, November 6, 2020
The Guerilla Girls, those masked and anonymous art activists who issue broadsides condemning sexism and patriarchical attitudes major art institutions, are part of the "Some Day is Now: Wome…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, November 2, 2020
“Building a Brave New Theater: Exploring Shakespeare & Race in 2020″ is a new free online discussion series devoted to issues facing black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC). Th…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:45PMFriday, October 30, 2020
Where can Connecticut kids go trick-or-treating while keeping safe from coronavirus contamination? Businesses throughout the Hartford area are stepping up to the challenge, providing alterna…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:31PMConnecticut bands scare up some spooky tunes for Halloween, including some creative classical riffs and a couple of online live events.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:52AMThe Consonare Choral Community in Storrs has created a series "Ballads for Ballots" of song videos leading up to Election. The final video is inviting singers from outside the group to parti…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:38AMThursday, October 29, 2020
Folk hero Tom Rush returns to New England, playing an outdoor 1 p.m. show Nov. 7 at Bridge St. Live in Collinsville.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:16PMFriday, October 23, 2020
"American Dreams" is an interactive political comedy about immigration, structured like a game show, with the play's audience deciding who wins. The online production is being brought to Con…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:42PMThursday, October 22, 2020
Online arts galas take many forms: a multi-star concert at the Goodspeed, an array of bestselling writers at the Mark Twain House, a Steve Turre sextet for the Hartford Jazz Society and star…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:18PMSarah Gancher's brash, multi-styled social satire about Russian internet misinformation campaigns of 2016 is spun with all sorts of creative online tricks. It's full of visual surprises and …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:10PMTuesday, October 20, 2020
Pre-election shows from TheaterWorks, HartBeat Ensemble and other Connecticut theaters touch on such topics as immigration, disinformation campaigns and Donald Trump.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:25AMMonday, October 19, 2020
TheaterWorks Hartford has partnered with Hartford Public Library to offer passes to its latest online attraction, the political comedy "Russian Troll Farm."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:08PMUConn's Jorgensen Center has announced a four show fall season of Pilobolus, Kelli O'Hara, a chamber concert and a kids show about the Day of the Dead.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:23AMLocal hardcore hero Jay Reason has opened his own record store in downtown Milford. Static Era Records carries an array of intriguing vinyl albums, including releases from Reason's own recor…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, October 16, 2020
"Russian Troll Farm" is a harrowing "workplace comedy" based on the real-life activities of those who used social media to try to disrupt the 2016 election. The play by Sarah Gancher, direct…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:34PMThursday, October 8, 2020
The theater season has begun, largely online, but with great variety. October brings political shows, the classic play "The Gin Game," a Judy Garland tribute and more.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:35PMWednesday, October 7, 2020
The state is allowing music venues to reopen Oct. 8 but few are able to without some clarification of the new regulations.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:43PMFriday, October 2, 2020
Rather than go dark in just its second year, Hartford Fringe Festival has gone virtual during the COVID crisis, with dozens of online offerings. Most of them are theatrical but there are als…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, September 30, 2020
HartBeat Ensemble has announced an online fall season of political theater, interviews with women musicians, a radio series based on Mohegan tribal tales, an immigration game show and more. …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:48AMMonday, September 28, 2020
Several Connecticut theaters (including TheaterWorks and the Long Wharf) are moving away from traditional season subscription offers and embracing new "membership" plans, where loyal theater…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:18PMFriday, September 25, 2020
Connecticut dancers, musicians and storytellers will be showcased on an episode of The Kennedy Center's online "Arts Across America" program Sept. 28 at 4 p.m. The University of St. Joseph's…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:17AMMonday, September 21, 2020
UConn's Connecticut Repertory Theatre has announced its two-show fall season. The comedy "Men in Boats" will have multiple live online performances, while the radio-style Christmas play "It'…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:39PMSaturday, September 19, 2020
Virtual concerts by Suzanne Vega and Jim Brickman on The Bushnell's fall schedule are designed to benefit the theater while its building is closed due to the coronavirus.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM 
