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Sunday, May 7, 2023

Arthur Miller fans on a mission to preserve the famous playwright’s CT legacy by Christopher Arnott

The town of Roxbury wants to add Arthur Miller’s writing studio to the list of places where famous writers honed their crafts in Connecticut. Supporters of the playwright’s legacy are ra…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, May 6, 2023

Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short and current funny man Kevin Hart bring the laughs to CT in this week’s things to do and see by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for May 7-13 range from nostalgic acts like Kool & The Gang, a '90s rewind with Vanilla Ice, comedy from Kevin Hart and a festival of local bands in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, May 5, 2023

Theater review: TheaterWorks Hartford’s ‘The Rembrandt’ is a disarming and delightful artistic journey by Christopher Arnott

Jessica Dickey's funny and philosophical play "The Rembrandt," at TheaterWorks Hartford through May 14, is given not just a carefully balanced production but is augmented by its artful sceni…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Renowned filmmaker and New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee headed to CT for public Q&A session by Christopher Arnott

Renowned filmmaker Spike Lee is delivering this year’s Mary and Louis Fusco Distinguished Lecture at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven on Saturday at 7 p.m. The event, to …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:29PM
Sunday, April 30, 2023

Wadsworth’s new ‘Chasing Rembrandt’ exhibit highlights the museum’s quest for a real Rembrandt by Christopher Arnott

Four artworks that are assuredly not by Rembrandt but were once believed to be are on exhibit through July 23 at the Wadsworth Atheneum.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, April 29, 2023

Waterbury Palace brings seven more Broadway tours to Connecticut in 2023-24 season by Christopher Arnott

The 2023-24 Waterbury Palace Broadway season will include “Pretty Woman the Musical," “Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird," “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan," …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, April 27, 2023

Meriden Daffodil Festival features one of CT’s largest lineups of local music acts by Christopher Arnott

The annual Meriden Daffodil Festival, this weekend at Hubbard Park, features three stages of live Connecticut music acts.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

Broadway legend Mandy Patinkin brings ‘Being Alive’ to the Garde Arts Center by Christopher Arnott

Beloved actor Mandy Patinkin talks with the Courant about his decades-long singing career, an upcoming Showtime series and the state of his beard before Saturday's show at the Garde Arts Cen…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Sunday, April 23, 2023

Ballet Theatre Company will have a ball at The Bushnell with ‘Cinderella’ by Christopher Arnott

West Hartford’s Ballet Theatre Company has revived and revised its 2018 production of “Cinderella,” blending fantasy, beauty, comedy, drag, pageantry and Prokofiev’s sumptuous score …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM

Goodspeed’s ‘Gypsy’ finds compassion for pushy stage mothers by Christopher Arnott

The classic musical "Gypsy," about famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee and her pushy stage mother, is getting a fresh production at the Goodspeed Opera House. The director, Jenn Thompson…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, April 22, 2023

Connecticut brings the funny and Fogerty this week in things to do and see by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for April 23-29 include John Fogerty at Mohegan Sun, a Connecticut Audubon bird event at Infinity Hall Hartford and a new play about racial injustice at the Yale Rep…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

‘Coming out of Covid’ poetry collection launched in South Windsor with postcard poems, photos by Christopher Arnott

Local poems and other writings about the COVID years, including pieces by several local poets laureate, have been collected in book form as “Coming Out of Covid: A Celebration of Poetry, P…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Theater review: Glowing revival of ‘Ain’t Misbehavin” represents the beauty of the Black experience at Westport Playhouse by Christopher Arnott

Director/choregrapher Jeffrey L. Page humanizes the "Fats" Waller tribute show "Ain't Misbehavin'" with modern flourishes and a focus on the Black condition.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:00PM

How an iconic CT diner provided the perfect backdrop for a music video for two musicians with local roots by Christopher Arnott

Kelsey Blackstone had never been in a food fight before, then she found herself in the Olympia Diner in Newington in the middle of the night with fellow jazz musician Jason LaPierre, filming…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Sunday, April 16, 2023

‘The Rembrandt’ at TheaterWorks Hartford warps time to explore the meaning and value of art by Christopher Arnott

Jessica Dickey's play "The Rembrandt" examines why art is important and provocative. TheaterWorks Hartford is staging the Connecticut premiere from April 21 through May 14.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, April 15, 2023

Review: Hartford Symphony evokes sweet sounds of rivers and bird songs in latest Masterworks concert by Christopher Arnott

The latest Hartford Symphony Orchestra Masterworks concert beautifully pairs Smetana's "The Moldau" with the Chinese classic "The Yellow River" and Beethoven's nature-filled "Pastoral" symph…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:02PM

Crowd-pleasing favorites ‘Come From Away’ and ‘Chicago’ highlight Shubert Theatre’s 2023-24 Broadway series by Christopher Arnott

The just-announced 2023-24 Broadway series at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven features new tours of "Company" and "Annie," long-touring shows "Come From Away" and "Chicago" and the second r…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Broadway favorites from ‘Rent’ to ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ hit the stage this week in things to do and see in CT by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for April 16-22 include college or community productions of the musicals "Rent," "Beautiful" and "Cabaret" as well as a major national tour of "Jesus Christ Supersta…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, April 13, 2023

Theater review: ‘Tina: The Tina Turner Musical’ at The Bushnell expresses tragedy and triumphs of the rock legend by Christopher Arnott

"Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," a theatrical retelling of the life of the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll," finds space for dynamic and dramatic performances by the entire cast at The Bushnell.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Monday, April 10, 2023

International Arts & Ideas festival announces 2023 lineup, including free shows by Grammy winners Angélique Kidjo and Jon Secada by Christopher Arnott

New Haven's International Festival of Arts & Ideas announced its 2023 slate of over a hundred performances, talks and other events from June 10-25. The festival kicks off with Angelique …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:39PM

CT’s ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ queens get special message from members of state legislature vowing to protect rights of LGBTQ citizens by Christopher Arnott

The Connecticut contestants on the 15th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” got to share a last hurrah on the show’s reunion episode, as well as a surprise message from members of the Con…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:13AM
Saturday, April 8, 2023

Bring your own tots as ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Live comes to CT this week in things to do and see by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for April 9-15 include Girl Named Tom at UConn, the latest Hartford Symphony Masterworks concert, an all-female Iron Maiden tribute band in Norwalk and the national …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, April 7, 2023

$100,000 in federal funds helps Hartford Stage regrow its summer arts education programs by Christopher Arnott

Hartford Stage has received $100,000 from the federal government to support its summer arts education programs. While the funding won’t alter the existing programs, it will be helping regr…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:08AM
Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Arts picks for April 9-15 by Christopher Arnott

Great musicians are feted on theater stages this week. Westport Playhouse offers a new look at the revue of “Fats” Waller songs “Ain’t Misbehavin.’” Local jazz musicians play son…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:02PM
Sunday, April 2, 2023

The artists are CT prisoners or former prisoners. The art transcends their incarceration and finds their strengths. by Christopher Arnott

Hundreds of works by prisoners in the Connecticut correctional system are on view at the Eastern Connecticut State University art gallery in Willimantic.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, April 1, 2023

Review: Hartford Symphony Orchestra presents a fun and frolicsome spring outing with Mozart, Saint-Saëns and Bologne by Christopher Arnott

Hartford Symphony Orchestra's latest Masterworks concerts brings a fresh springtime feel to Bologne's Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Saint-Saëns' Violin Concert No. 3 in B Minor and Mozart's ra…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:27AM

From Lewis Capaldi to Kenny Chesney to a ’90s flashback, here’s some of the top things to do and see this week in CT arts by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for April 2-8 include major acts like Lewis Capaldi and Kenny Chesney as well as comedy shows at the Funny Bone and Playhouse on Park.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, March 31, 2023

Theater review: ‘Death and the Maiden’ is a harrowing political allegory at Connecticut Repertory Theatre by Christopher Arnott

Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman's violent political drama "Death and the Maiden" gets a compelling, thought-provoking production at Connecticut Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:34AM
Thursday, March 30, 2023

‘All My Sons,’ ‘The Hot Wing King’ and the return of ‘A Christmas Carol’ highlight Hartford Stage’s 2023-24 season by Christopher Arnott

"Pride and Prejudice," Simona's Search," "The Hot Wing King," "All My Sons," "2.5 Minute Ride" and the return of "A Christmas Carol" are all part of the 2023-24 Hartford Stage season.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:55PM
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

‘Frozen’ and ‘Funny Girl’ among hits for 2023-24 Bushnell Broadway series by Christopher Arnott

The Bushnell's 2023-24 Broadway series will start in October with "Miss Doubtfire," followed by "Moulin Rouge," "Frozen," "The Cher Show," "Wicked," "Beetlejuice" and "Funny Girl."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:29PM
Monday, March 27, 2023

Last CT drag queen standing, Loosey LaDuca, sashays away on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ by Christopher Arnott

Ansonia native Loosey LaDuca lost the lip-synch showdown on the 13th episode of the 15th season of "RuPaul's Drag Race," the last of the three Connecticut-based contestants to leave the show.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:39PM

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
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Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre