Monday, December 18, 2023
Audiences 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 09:36AMSunday, December 17, 2023
There 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 06:00AMSaturday, December 16, 2023
Can'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 06:00AMThursday, December 14, 2023
Hartford 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 06:00AMTuesday, December 12, 2023
"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 09:48AMMonday, December 11, 2023
Nicki 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.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, December 10, 2023
Steve Young bring his expertise on the bizarre theatrical genres of corporate-friendly Broadway-styled musicals about dog food, toilets and other products to Playhouse on Park.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMAllen Gilmore shines as Ebenezer Scrooge as "A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas" returns to Hartford Stage with a bang.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, December 9, 2023
"Business or Pleasure?: Mark Twain's Summer Sojourns," an outdoor-focused exhibit, continues through the end of December at the Mark Twain House & Museum.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThere are still plenty of Christmas shows around but also everything from a musical based on the life of Gloria Estefan to Poison frontman Bret Michaels' latest solo tour.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, December 8, 2023
The New England premier of "The Pin-Up Girls," running at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford through Dec. 23, fails on many levels.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:54AMWednesday, December 6, 2023
"War of the Worlds 2023: A Servant of Two Networks" takes aim at modern media, the military, alien cultures and more at UConn's Connecticut Repertory Theatre through Dec. 10.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, December 4, 2023
Harrison David Rivers' new play at the Yale Repertory Theatre through Dec. 16 highlights the importance of communication and understanding.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:43AMSunday, December 3, 2023
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra entrusts internationally renowned conductor Gerard Schwarz with two Beethoven classics for their upcoming Masterworks concert.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe "Love Overflowing: Home and the Décor of Freedom" exhibit at the Amistad Center demonstrates how cultural circumstances can influence how homes look and function.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe new production of the '70s R&B/soul musical "Dreamgirls," at the Goodspeed Opera House through Dec. 30, is full of heartwarming and life-affirming moments.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, December 2, 2023
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 3-9 include pianist/composer John Tesh, the touring musical "Chicago," Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox and several holiday shows.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, November 29, 2023
Local rapper Joey Batts will host nine concerts and a web event in December to raise funds for emergency shelters at clubs in Hartford, New Haven, New London, Manchester and elsewhere.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AMA local filmmaker is planning a documentary about legendary New Haven rock club Toad's Place. The project is still in the early stages, with a Kickstarter page hoping to raise $61,000 by mid…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, November 28, 2023
Bleachers, the band led by pop producer and Taylor Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff, will perform at Westville Music Bowl in New Haven on June 7, 2024, with opening act Samia.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:05PMCornelius Uliano, an Emmy-nominated producer and writer who was involved with the resurgence of Peanuts movies and TV specials, hails from Connecticut.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMSunday, November 26, 2023
Clara is the queen this month as a slew of Nutcrackers take the stage throughout Connecticut.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTom Hearn and T Charles Erickson's photos of The Ramones, Bob Marley, Link Wray and other music legends make up the inaugural exhibit at the new Ball & Sockets Arts in Cheshire.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, November 25, 2023
Like the movie, the musical sets up this singularly synthesized culture-cruising style so clearly and efficiently in its opening moments that it’s easy to acclimate yourself to it.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMThis week's Courant arts picks features the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, pianist Jim Brickman, comedian Faizon Love, folk legends and holiday drag show.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMDirector Rob Ruggiero and one of the show's stars, Jen Cody, dish on the new changes to "Christmas on the Rocks," Nov. 29 through Dec. 24 at TheaterWorks Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, November 19, 2023
The national tour of the Broadway musical version of the Baz Luhrmann film "Moulin Rouge" is at The Bushnell Nov. 21 through Dec. 3.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMHartford Stage has brought back Michael Wilson, the original director of its version of "A Christmas Carol," to refresh its magic. There's also a new Scrooge in town.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, November 18, 2023
The Courant's arts picks for Nov. 19-25 include Patti LaBelle, horror rockers Ice Nine Kills, a New Haven Symphony tribute and two annual Thanksgiving celebrations.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, November 12, 2023
Oodles of Scrooges, a herd of cirques and several elves are on the way to Connecticut stages this holiday season.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM 
