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‘The Great Gatsby,’ ‘The Mousetrap,’ ‘My Fair Lady’ and more: Top 10 shows to watch in CT fall...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s a bold new year for Connecticut theaters, many of which start their seasons in the fall. For many, this is the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that they could confidently ...
The wizard of ‘Wicked’ returns to CT after thousands of performances in the Broadway hit musical
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTom McGowan has played the Wizard in “Wicked” well over two thousand times, but the Yale School of...
It’s gala season as CT theaters throw fundraisers featuring fabulous stars and open bars
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIt’s gala season for Connecticut’s theaters. Many of the state’s regional theaters (ones that produce their own plays and musicals like Hartford Stage or the Long Wharf Theatre) and “presenting ...
March comes in like a lion with experimental music ensembles and political theater this week in CT...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoExperimental music ensembles rule, with the jazzy Bad Plus and the neo-classically cool So Percussion both in Connecticut this week challenging your musical mind with strange syncopations and ...
Music, comedy and family favorites fill the air this week in CT arts
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe music and comedy offerings are heating up in Connecticut, while the theater season is drawing to a close. While Hartford Stage and ] other theaters still have a show to go after their current ...
It’s a flashback to the 80s with ‘Rock of Ages’ and Paula Poundstone this week in CT arts
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHey, remember the ‘80s? Besides the musical theater version of the 1982 movie “Tootsie” coming to The Bushnell Feb. 21-25, and “Xanadu,” the self-deprecating stage musical based on the 1980 ...
Musical Thanksgiving gatherings bring friends and families together this week in CT arts
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRelationships are explored this week on local stages. The New Haven Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to Black women who were killed during exchanges with the police, a new play explores Roman ...
The sounds of fall include a reading from Henry Rollins, a folk festival and rhythmic sounds from...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOctober isn’t just for ghosts. Dozens of Americana and folk bands are filling the Goshen Fair Grounds. A star sitar player has two Connecticut concerts. Four local playwrights have written live ...
There is much ado about Shakespeare in CT this summer
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWatching a William Shakespeare play is as big an outdoor summertime activity in Connecticut as swimming or hiking. Some of the state’s summer Shakespeare companies have been around for 30 years ...