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Saturday, November 11, 2023

Fan favorites and pop culture icons hit the stage this week in CT by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Nov. 12-18 include comedian Lewis Black, Dave Matthews Band, ABT dancers and a conversation with "The Sopranos."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, November 10, 2023

Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett and Morgan Wade team up for tour hitting Hartford next year by Christopher Arnott

"The Triple Moon Tour" featuring Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Morgan Wade will be at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford on July 6, 2024.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:11PM

Sibling pop trio AJR announces 2024 tour date at XL Center in Hartford by Christopher Arnott

The pop trio AJR will be at the XL Center in Hartford in 20024 as part of their just-announced "Maybe Man Tour."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:28PM
Sunday, November 5, 2023

Wadsworth museum follows the rules to create an outstanding conceptual art exhibit by Christopher Arnott

A new exhibit at the Wadsworth, drawn from the museum's own collection, considers the conceptual art movement as it developed in the 1960s through today.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

‘Dreamgirls’ director creating welcoming environment at Goodspeed, reviving a musical that doesn’t get done enough by Christopher Arnott

The '80s musical "Dreamgirls," about a '60s pop group and its struggles and sacrifices gaining mainstream success, is coming to the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, November 4, 2023

Broadway favorites, musical tributes and magical mysteries highlight this week’s things to do and see in CT by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Nov. 5-11 include indie rock great Ty Segall, TV's "Masters of Illusion" on tour and Broadway favorite "Come From Away."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, November 3, 2023

Theater review: ‘Private Jones’ a powerful tale of friendship, service and the cost of war at Norma Terris Theatre by Christopher Arnott

Marshall Pailet's musical, "Private Jones," is fount of theatrical invention as it tells the story of a Welsh WWI sniper who happens to be deaf.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:31AM
Thursday, November 2, 2023

‘Three’s Company’ alum Richard Kline joins cast of ‘Christmas on the Rocks’ at TheaterWorks by Christopher Arnott

There are fresh changes in store for TheaterWorks Hartford's "Christmas on the Rocks.”

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:26PM
Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is reborn, will return to Connecticut in 2024 by Christopher Arnott

The revived and refreshed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will make two Connecticut stops in 2024.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:23PM
Monday, October 30, 2023

New Kids on the Block to play Hartford’s Xfinity Theater in 2024 by Christopher Arnott

New Kids on the Block's Magic Summer 2024 Tour will play the Xfinity Theater in Hartford on Aug. 2, 2024, with Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:58PM

American theater legend Robert Brustein, founder of Yale Repertory Theatre, has died at 96 by Christopher Arnott

Robert Brustein, who founded the Yale Repertory Theatre in 1966 and Harvard's American Repertory Theater, has died at the age of 96.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:00PM

John Mellencamp coming to The Bushnell in March 2024 by Christopher Arnott

Longtime rocker John Mellencamp has extended his current tour and will play The Bushnell in Hartford on March 13, 2024. He last played there in 2016.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:54PM
Sunday, October 29, 2023

Christopher Arnott: Why this theater season in CT is falling short, quite literally, with plethora of 90-minute shows by Christopher Arnott

There are many elegant definitions of the live theater experience, including “the fabulous invalid,” “the empty space” and “the seeing place.” Here’s another one, based on most…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, October 28, 2023

It’s an award-winning week in CT arts from ‘Angels in America’ to Jason Alexander by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Oct. 29 through Nov. 4 includes the plays "Angels in America" and "To Kill a Mockingbird", a conversation with Jason Alexander as well as lively rock tributes.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, October 27, 2023

Hartford Stage’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ welcomes a new Scrooge as the holiday favorite returns after three-year hiatus by Christopher Arnott

Hartford Stage has a new cast and new surprises as its popular production of "A Christmas Carol" makes its returns from a three-year break starting Nov. 24.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:41PM

Taking on contentious issue of abortion rights, ‘Mercy Street’ honored as 2023 American Voices in Literature Award winner by Christopher Arnott

Jennifer Haigh's novel "Mercy Street" was named the 2023 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award winner with a ceremony planned for Nov. 3 at The Mark Twain House and Museum.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Long Wharf Theatre announces key events for its Spring 2024 season by Christopher Arnott

New Haven's now-itinerant Long Wharf Theatre company will stage Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge” and Adil Mansoor’s “Amm(i)gone" in the Spring of 2024.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:44PM

Hartford Symphony Orchestra approves new contract for musicians. Here’s what it includes. by Christopher Arnott

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra and union representatives for the musicians announced the approval of a new four-year contract Wednesday.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Theater review: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ moves from parodic to romantic at Hartford Stage by Christopher Arnott

A new production of Kate Hamill's stage version of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" is comedy, but it is seldom played as brassily as at Hartford Stage.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

It’s a ‘Mystic Christmas’ as another Connecticut-made Hallmark Channel holiday movie premieres by Christopher Arnott

Connecticut has known for years what a pleasant place Mystic is at Christmas time. Now the rest of the world will get a glimpse as “Mystic Christmas” premiers Saturday on the Hallmark Ch…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:15PM
Sunday, October 22, 2023

‘Private Jones,’ a show about a deaf WWI army sniper, prepares for both deaf and hearing audiences at Goodspeed’s Norma Terris Theater by Christopher Arnott

"Private Jones," a new musical by Marshall Pailet about a deaf WWI sniper, is getting a workshop production at Goodspeed Musicals' Norma Terris Theatre through Nov. 5.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

An alien sighting in CT? Military stopping by small towns? Not to worry, it is all for an upcoming movie by Christopher Arnott

"Article 92," a new movie that combines science fiction with a military-based moral dilemma, has been shooting on location in Bristol, Woodbury, Watertown, Prospect, Windsor Locks and elsewh…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, October 21, 2023

Review: Violinist Melissa White makes dazzling debut as this season’s Hartford Symphony Orchestra artist-in-residence by Christopher Arnott

Hartford Symphony Orchestra welcomed this season's artist-in-residence, violinist Melissa White, with an uplifting performance of Florence Price's Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:09PM

Sea Tea Improv gets ‘R Rated’ with some of Mark Twain’s raciest writings by Christopher Arnott

Sparks flew as Sea Tea Improv presented "R Rated Twain," a selection of the author's racy and salacious writings, at The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM

Let’s do the time warp again for Rocky Horror screenings, a Monster Jam and some paranormal frights this week in CT arts by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Oct. 22-28 include Mudhoney and Pilobolus in New Haven, a paranormal convention at Mohegan Sun, Kevin Nealon being funny in Bridgeport and some Rocky Horror scre…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, October 20, 2023

Bad Bunny announces Hartford show at XL Center for 2024 ‘Most Wanted Tour’ by Christopher Arnott

Global superstar Bad Bunny is returning to the stage in 2024 with his North America "Most Wanted Tour" that includes a stop at Hartford’s XL Center on April 20, 2024.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AM
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

‘Dancing with the Stars’ tour to hit Mohegan Sun in January featuring Julianne Hough and other series regulars by Christopher Arnott

Julianne Hough and numerous familiar faces from the long-running TV competition "Dancing with the Stars" are part of the show's latest live tour coming to Mohegan Sun Arena in January.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:13PM
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Theater review: ‘Wish You Were Here’ an enlightening, yet funny, look at how lifelong friendship were altered by political shifts in Iran by Christopher Arnott

Sanaz Toossi's very funny and also very trenchant social drama "Wish You Were Here" is at the Yale Repertory Theatre through Oct. 28.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Monday, October 16, 2023

Cirque du Soleil announces two Connecticut shows for April 2024 by Christopher Arnott

You’ve heard of three-ring circuses, but how about two entire separate Cirque du Soleil shows coming to two different Connecticut cities in the same month? Internationally renowned Canada-…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:41PM

Theater review: Lizzie Borden rock opera at TheaterWorks Hartford could have — and should have — hit harder by Christopher Arnott

"Lizzie," a rock musical about the Lizzie Borden slayings, opened the TheaterWorks Hartford's season with bang that needed to be louder, angrier and bloodier.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Make way for fall family-friendly shows in CT from Peppa Pig to Bluey to dinosaurs and more by Christopher Arnott

Kids shows from "Jurassic World Live" to singer/songwriter Laurie Berkner to "Bluey's Big Play" will be in Connecticut over the next few weeks.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

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