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"Spunk" is getting its long overdue world premiere after its rediscovery in 1997 in a spirited production at the Yale Repertory Theatre.
The actor, now sober for eight years, is examining his past with a new book, a Netflix documentary and a live tour coming to the Shubert Theatre on Oct 19.
Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, one that makes you feel OK about your own struggles to fit in, is a good start to TheaterWorks Hartford's 2025-26 season.
Ailey II, the second company of New York's Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, is performing at the Warner Theatre in Torrington and the Shubert Theatre in New Haven this week.
The Danbury native, widely proclaimed the "darling of indie horror," has worked in the field for nearly 20 years.
The Courant's arts picks for Oct. 12-18 include several acts that advocate for mental health awareness, as well as early Halloween-themed bands and events.
The Bushnell will be filled with multimedia, multi-sensory arts experiences during the third annual Immersive Art Fest overseen by the Hartford theater's digital arts team.
The 2026 Goodspeed Opera House season includes two shows set in the 1930s, a Biblical rock opera and a world premiere.
The audience will get to decide the fate of the person onstage in Donnetta Lavinia Grays' "Where We Stand," produced by HartBeat Ensemble at Trinity College's Austin Arts Center.
When lead singer Pat DiNizio died in 2017, the band developed a rotation of guest vocalists, including John Cowsill who will be joining them for an Oct. 10 show at The Kate.
Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher has crafted a new version of Patrick Hamilton's 1929 thriller "Rope," which is making its world premiere at Hartford Stage from Oct. 10 through Nov. 2.
The Courant's arts picks for Oct. 5-11 also include renown guitarists, a New York comedy troupe and the magical illusions.
The SCSU instructor was up late studying Taylor Swift's new album and how it might suit her curriculum for an upcoming class on interpersonal communications.
The theater credits Jacob Padrón with expanding the theater's reach to underserved audiences, increasing cultural diversity and spurring a increase in first-time attendees.
The national tour of the Broadway musical romance based on the Nicholas Sparks novel opened The Bushnell's fall season with a little affection and warmth.
The latest Connecticut rendition of the rock 'n' roll musical at Playhouse on Park features performers well steeped in the songs and characters.
The first show from new management team at Seven Angeles Theatre in Waterbury is a frantic musical farce with a corpse at the center of it.
The 2025 rendition of the community-driven performance that marks the change of seasons will take place on Oct. 4 and will also feature food trucks, info booths and activities.
This year's Mystic Film Festival, held at three locations in New London County and one in Rhode Island, features several films with Connecticut themes as well as distinctive national feature…
The fall theater season in Connecticut gets off to a grand start with openings at The Bushnell, TheaterWorks Hartford, Yale Repertory Theatre and Goodspeed's Terris Theatre.
The Courant's arts picks for Sept. 28 through Oct. 4 include a WIllimantic-based rock band, country crooners Keith Urban and Tyler Hubbard and a New Haven comedian.
The 50th anniversary production of "A Chorus Line" is well cast and understands what made the original work so well in the first place.
Hayes Carll, who has earned comparisons to everyone from Townes Van Zandt to Randy Newman for his blend of philosophy and humor, is at Hamden's Space Ballroom on Wednesday.
Tickets for the Foo Fighters' surprise show on Tuesday at Toad's Place in New Haven are $30 with strict provisions.
William Blake's art, which can make cosmic and supernatural subjects seem tender and accessible, is displayed in the new exhibit "Burning Bright" at the Yale Center for British Art through N…
