Saturday, May 4, 2024
The Courant's arts picks for May 5-11 include some beautiful voices, like an Elton John tribute at the Garde, Madeleine Peyroux at Ridgefield Playhouse and three R&B hitmakers at Foxwood…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, May 3, 2024
The Wood Brothers guitarist Oliver Wood dishes on solo projects and how the trio, playing Infinity Hall Hartford on Sunday, maintains balance after over two decades.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:26AMThursday, May 2, 2024
Nine Shakespeare plays are happening in Connecticut from June through August, most of them outdoors.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, April 30, 2024
Dominican rapper El Alfa will be performing at Bridgeport's Total Mortgage Arena on Dec. 7 as part of his "El Mejor del Planeta" tour.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:21AMThe 2024-25 Broadway series at the Palace Theater in Waterbury includes new tours of "The Addams Family" and "Mystic Pizza," musicals that haven't played Connecticut yet.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:05AMMonday, April 29, 2024
The Meriden Daffodil Festival, happening May 4 and 5 in Hubbard Park, is known for showcasing Connecticut's local music scene.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, April 28, 2024
The "Connecticut's Bookshelf" exhibit at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History explores centuries of literary culture in the state, from comics to banned books.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe new Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, coming to the XL Center in Hartford May 3-5, is about massive artful distraction. They try to explain it, but they don’t need to.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, April 27, 2024
The Courant's arts picks for April 28 through May 4 include Lyle Lovett and Lisa Loeb in New London and Journey and Toto in Bridgeport, dance shows and drag star Varla Jean Merman .
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"Wicked" is a musical for the young and the old and is as wacky and wise as ever in a spirited return to The Bushnell through May 12.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, April 25, 2024
Fairfield resident Jeremy Simon will court Jenn Tran on the upcoming season of "The Bachelorette," which will air this summer.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:34PMWednesday, April 24, 2024
Melia Bensussen stages a subtle production of Arthur Miller's often shouty "All My Sons" at Hartford Stage through May 5.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:36AMPitbull and T-Pain's just-announced Party After Dark tour will play Hartford's Xfinity Theatre on Sept. 13.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, April 23, 2024
Hartford Symphony Orchestra's 2024 Talcott Mountain Music Festival in Simsbury will feature tributes to the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and country music.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:18AMMonday, April 22, 2024
Rupert Holmes' musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" lets the audience decide whodunnit. The 1985 Broadway hit is getting a fun revival at the Goodspeed Opera House through June 2.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:46AMSunday, April 21, 2024
The musical "Wicked" returns to The Bushnell for a three-week run April 24 through May 12.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe latest national tour of "The Book of Mormon" is at the Waterbury Palace Theater for five performances April 26-28.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, April 20, 2024
The Courant's arts picks for April 21-27 include "The Far Country" at Yale Rep, comedy from Randy Rainbow and music from Mexican pop superstars Los Tigres del Norte.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, April 19, 2024
The Long Wharf Theatre has announced its lineup for the 2024-25 season, which includes three shows, each performed at a different location in New Haven or Hamden.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, April 18, 2024
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band featuring members of Toto, Average White Band, Edgar Winter Group and Men at Work will play at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 20.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:34PMWednesday, April 17, 2024
Movie star and comedian Kevin Hart will play Mohegan Sun Arena on July 19. It will be his fourth visit, and fourth venue, in Connecticut since May of last year.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:07AMClaire Kretzschmar is joining Ballet Hartford as its new artist director after more than a decade as a dancer with the New York City Ballet.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, April 14, 2024
West Hartford's Ballet Theatre Company has adapted their video production of "Snow White" from the early COVID era into a new stage production coming to The Bushnell.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"Bazzar," Cirque du Soleil's latest big top show in Hartford, features a comical ringmaster, a beat-crazy band and over a dozen astounding circus acts.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Boston-based supper club Nia by Grace is opening a second location at Foxwoods in May with live music at the forefront.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, April 13, 2024
Of the 188 people chosen to be Guggenheim Fellows in 2024, quite a few have ties to Connecticut. The awards are considered among the most prestigious honors given to leading figures in arts,…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThis week's Courant arts picks include Bad Bunny at the XL Center, a two-night ska festival at the Space Ballroom, Beausoleil at The Kate and "Garden of Literacy" at the Stowe Center.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, April 12, 2024
TheaterWorks' over-the-top production of "Sanctuary City" upends the sensitivity of Martyna Majok's drama of immigration struggles in the early 21st century.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:11PMTuesday, April 9, 2024
Roger Daltrey of The Who will perform a solo concert at Mohegan Sun Arena on June 23, the first time he or the band have performed there since 2017.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:02PMSunday, April 7, 2024
Michael Gaston gets his dream role of Joe Keller, Marsha Mason plays his wife and Ben Katz his son in a production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" at Hartford Stage beginning April 11.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe new exhibit "Styling Identities: Hair's Tangled Histories" explores the art and meaning of hair at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art through Aug. 11.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM 
