A national tour of "Hairspray," the 1960s coming of age story that was one of the biggest Broadway hits of the 2000s, is at the Waterbury Palace Jan. 16-18.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMPaul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, both of whom studied acting at Yale, both won Golden Globes Sunday night for their performances in "The Holdovers."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:41PMLocal musician Opus has been holding his birthday bash at Toad's Place for decades. They have become a prime gathering place for the Connecticut metal community.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals offers readings of three musical theater works-in-progress, cabaret shows, seminars and gatherings.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMA new outdoor music festival, "Capitol Groove," will feature 14 bands including The Revivalists, Dispatch and The Head and the Heart June 29-30 at Bushnell Park in Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Jan. 7-13 include "Dancing with the Stars," a Genesis tribute, comedy from Cocoa Brown and '90s hip-hop from The Lox.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMKevin Hart is scheduled to play the Shubert Theatre in New Haven on Jan. 15. The 1,667-seat venue continues to up its game with recent major comedy bookings.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe free Winter Blues series is returning to Hartford in February with top local blues guitarists playing Thursdays inside the State House Square building.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:10PMThe Ivoryton Playhouse released its 2024 schedule which includes a new holiday show, a new tribute to the Everly Brothers and a musical based on the movie "Mystic Pizza."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:20AMThree Kings Day falls on Saturday this year. In Hartford, there are two big traditions with a parade and the Boars Head and Yule Log Festival.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMGrandy's Rhea Katzman is the tour coordinator for "Disney on Ice presents Magic in the Stars," which visits Hartford's XL Center Jan. 4-7.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFrom women taking center stage to the rediscovery of legends like Arthur Miller, here’s what’s coming up in theater, comedy, music and art in 2024.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Dec. 31-Jan. 6 include comedy at City Steam, Playhouse on Park and Foxwoods, as well as this year's Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival. BubbleMania, Hartford Cour…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMPieter Roos, who guided the Mark Twain House & Museum through a major rebuilding process as well as the pandemic, announced his retirement effective Dec. 31.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:25PMHere are some last-minute ideas for how to spend the last minutes of 2023 in Connecticut. They include family-friendly events and a range of nighttime performances.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:57PMPete Davidson is performing Jan. 6 at Foxwoods' Premier Theater. It's his first show back after the abrupt cancellation of a dozen shows on his current tour.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:26AMThe 35th annual First Night Hartford celebration will take place in Bushnell Park and numerous other locations in Hartford from 2 p.m. until midnight on New Year's Eve.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:31PMComedy sensation Ms. Pat, star of "The Ms. Pat Show" and "Ms. Pat Settles It," does her stand-up act at the Funny Bone in Manchester Dec. 29 and 30.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMConnecticut theater brought new works, tricky topics and technical innovations this year. Here are 10 of the Courant's most indelible memories from 2023.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMJoe Gatto of "Impractical Jokers" and "The Misery Index" brings his comedy show to College Street Music Hall on Dec. 28 and The Bushnell on Dec. 30.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Dec. 24-30 include a post-Christmas visit from "The Hip Hop Nutcracker" and a pre-New Year's cirque celebration at Mohegan Sun.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMarlena Haddad, who grew up in Waterbury and attended the University of Connecticut, will be one of the 32 bachelorettes on the upcoming 28th season of "The Bachelor."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:57PMConnecticut is the theme of many Christmas songs, and a lot of Connecticut musicians have written holiday songs. Here are some of our favorites.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMA new monthly letter subscription service from the Elm Shakespeare Company shares handwritten letters in the voice of Shakespearean heroines.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:00AMAudiences are back as two long-running holiday traditions, "A Christmas Carol" at Hartford Stage and "Christmas on the Rocks" at TheaterWorks have sold out their runs.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:36AMThere are over a dozen big holiday events you can still hit this week in Connecticut, from theater shows to music concerts, to Nutcracker ballets and immersive outdoor activities.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMCan't take another Christmas carol? This week's Courant's arts picks include a Pogues tribute, comedy from TJ and alternative rock band Big Something.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMHartford Public Library's Baby Grand Jazz series returns to the Center for Contemporary Culture for its 20th season. The 13-concert series starts Jan. 7, 2024.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"Featherweight," a feature film about Connecticut prizefighter Willie Pep, will be shown Jan. 20 as part of the 2024 Norwalk Film Festival.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:48AMNicki Minaj has announced the dates for her 2024 world tour, which includes Hartford's XL Center on April 5. Her new album, "Pink Friday 2," was released Dec. 8.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:32PMThe latest iteration of TheaterWorks Hartford's wacky holiday show welcomes "Three's Company" star Richard Kline as the new bartender and a new sketch inspired by the "Barbie" movie.
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