Thursday, March 10, 2022
Milton Avery, the famed mid-20th century painter who had the first-ever exhibition of his paintings at the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1915 is on the institution's walls again over a century later…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:32AM[SHARE]The Courant's arts picks for March 13-19 include Alice Cooper, Blue Man Group and a tour of Connecticut artists at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:53AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 8, 2022
The 13th annual Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford returns toAsylum Hill Congregational Church March 9-13.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:23PM[SHARE]Monday, March 7, 2022
Saturday, March 5, 2022
"Dishwasher Dreams" offers a multi-generational perspective on the immigrant experience, told in a longform comic monologue format by the seasoned stand-up comedian Alaudin Ullah.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:24PM[SHARE]Friday, March 4, 2022
Shereen Ahmed stars as Eliza Doolittle in the national tour of the recent Broadway revival of "My Fair Lady," at The Bushnell Aug. 8-13.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 3, 2022
The Judy Dworin Performance Project has become the Justice Dance Performance Project, though Dworin herself (who founded the troupe over 30 years ago) is "not going anywhere."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The new movie version of "Cyrano," starring Peter Dinklage, began as a stage musical which had its world premiere at Goodspeed Musical's Norma Terris Theater in Chester in 2018.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Monday, February 28, 2022
Harrison David Rivers' "This Bitter Earth" melds political activism with romantic drama at TheaterWorks Hartford through March 20.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:29PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 23, 2022
An all-star Beatles tribute and a major Milton Avery retrospective are among the Courant's arts picks for Feb. 27 through March 5.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 18, 2022
Comedian-turned-playwright Alaudin Ullah tells of growing up as the son of Bengali immigrants and seeking a career, in "Dishwasher Dreams" at Hartford Stage Feb. 24 through March 20.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 15, 2022
"Today is My Birthday," the first show at the Yale Repertory Theatre in two years, is a romantic comedy about missed connections and communication difficulties that neatly suits the distance…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Monday, February 14, 2022
The Connecticut drag scene, forthright and resilient and fabulous as ever, came through the COVID-19 shutdown virtually unscathed and may be stronger than it's been in years.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 10, 2022
Russian Ballet Theatre's new tour of "Swan Lake" rehearsed at the Waterbury Palace, opened there Wednesday, and will at The Bushnell on Feb. 12.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:44PM[SHARE]"This Bitter Earth" explores a relationship between two men who have different attitudes towards civil protest and social issues. The timely drama by Harrison David Rivers is at TheaterWorks…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Romance novelist E. E. Burke, who has written new books featuring the most famous characters created by Mark Twain, will appear at a virtual Valentine's-themed event held by the Mark Twain H…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 6, 2022
"Emergence" began as an outdoor dance piece by the Judy Dworin Dance Project, about the experience of incarcerated women and others. It was performed in October at the Harriet Beecher Stowe …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 3, 2022
The Courant's arts picks this week include a blues guitar prodigy, some classical music classics and a musical about a disco diva.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:47PM[SHARE]A rare and welcome production of the 1990s musical "Five Guys Named Moe," based on the songs of '40s bandleader Louis Jordan, features a mellifluous cast and some well-known local jazz music…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:24PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Comedy is always around in Connecticut. It's just that the state doesn't have many actual comedy clubs. Here's a guide to a dozen reliable comedy rooms in the state.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 27, 2022
This week's Courant arts picks include two concerts at Hartford's Infinity Hall: Bettye Lavette on Jan. 30 and Marc Cohn on Feb. 4.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:26PM[SHARE]"What the Constitution Means to Me" is a sparsely staged, small cast theater event which nevertheless fills The Bushnell with big ideas and unpredictable show-within-a-show antics while cele…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:16PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Goodspeed Musicals' annual Johnny Mercer Grove retreat for musical theater creators is returning as an in-person event, as busy as it ever was with 30 participants crafting 15 new musicals. …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Pearl Cleage'snew play "Angry, Raucous & Shamelessly Gorgeous" is a life-affirming comedy about issues affecting women in the theater (and elsewhere), at Hartford Stage through Feb. 6.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:31PM[SHARE]Monday, January 24, 2022
Capital Classics is starting its new Contemporary Classics Conversations series with a production of Lynn Nottage's "Sweat," interspersed with live discussions of key issues in the drama.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 21, 2022
Theater review: 1990s racial drama 'Fires in the Mirror' given a new look and feel at Long Wharf
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:59PM[SHARE]Heidi Schreck's debate-driven Broadway hit "What the Constitution Means to Me" comes to The Bushnell on tour Jan. 26-30.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Hole in the Wall Theater offers a rare production of Sam Shepard's 2012 "Heartless," which is startling appropriate for our current isolated and anxious times.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:14PM[SHARE]Monday, January 17, 2022
Folksinger (and firefighter) Charlie Diamond drives his truck around New England looking for out-of-the-way places to share his songs. He's releasing an album next week, "From One Place to t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 16, 2022
Musicians are suffering anew from setbacks caused by the COVID pandemic. The Boston-based New England Musicians Relief Fund is among those trying to help musicians in need.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Hartford Symphony Orchestra has postponed its Jan. 14-16 Masterworks concert at The Bushnell due to the surge of the omicron COVID variant.
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