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The 12th annual "Christmas on the Rocks" at TheaterWorks Hartford contains a new opening bit, a new scene and is as funny and festive as ever.
"A Sherlock Carol," at Westport Country Playhouse for eight performances Dec. 17-22, brings together two of the most popular characters in literary history.
A wild, adventurous and earsplitting arts weekend at Wesleyan was just what this writer needed to cleanse the palette during the season of holiday shows.
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 15-21 include concerts by revered local acts Christine Ohlman and Javier Colon and a Christmas spectacular with renowned vocalist Andrea Bocelli.
The series will return to the Center for Contemporary Culture space in the main downtown library building after it was moved this year following serious flooding at the library.
"The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical" at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park is strange, unfettered and full of holiday fun.
Khruangbin, Thundercat and Connecticut's own Sammy Rae & The Friends are also among the 14 bands for the 2025 Capitol Groove Music Festival in Bushnell Park.
The Broadway musical "MJ," at The Bushnell through Dec. 15, offers a deep, dark look at a musical icon without losing its desire to be entertaining.
Hartford Stage, which debuted its adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in 1998, continues to keep the show fresh and magical.
Many of this year's Golden Globe nominees have performed, lived or gone to school in Connecticut. Here are ones to watch.
Over a dozen different dance companies are performing Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" ballet in Connecticut on the weekend of Dec. 13-15.
"MJ the Musical," at The Bushnell in Hartford from Dec. 10-15, offers live renditions of Michael Jackson's lifetime of hit songs.
The Ivoryton Playhouse will start its 2025 season with "Hank Williams: Lost Highway," followed by "Tea at Five," about Katharine Hepburn, as well as four other plays.
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 8-14 include Big Time Rush on Ice, Macaulay Culkin screening "Home Alone," R&B legend Babyface and hot jazz combo Squirrel Nut Zippers.
A star-studded cast including Tony Shalhoub, David Strathairn and Jill Eikenberry will perform in a reading of Elizabeth Diggs' play at the Mark Twain House & Museum in January.
The Legacy Theatre in Branford has announced its 2025 season, which includes a drama, a comedy, a musical, a song revue and the return of the Sunday Broadway series.
"'Twas the Night Before...," Cirque du Soleil's first Christmas-themed show, looks different than a lot of the company's other tours but has its own colorful chaotic style.
Joey Batts' annual series of Hip Hop for the Homeless benefit concerts has hit another plateau, with 10 events happening in Connecticut and Massachusetts between Dec. 5 and 21.
Whitney White returns to New Haven to star in her distinctive take on a Shakespeare classic, "Macbeth in Stride," at the Yale Repertory Theatre Dec. 5-14.
There are plenty of "Nutcracker" ballets happening around the state, but there are also several dance events on the weekend of Dec. 5-8 that are spreading holiday cheer.
This year there's a wide range of Scrooges from immersive shows to musicals with songs by the composer of "The Little Mermaid" to one starring an actor from "Cheers."
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 1-7 include stand-up comedy from Taylor Tomlinson and Tony Rock and live shows from the podcasts "Stiff Socks" and "Giggly Squad."
West Hartford's April May Webb, who is in the local jazz duo S.O.A.R., was recently named the winner of the Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition in New Jersey.
"Christmas on the Rocks" returns to TheaterWorks Hartford Nov. 29 through Dec. 22 with a familiar cast but without one long-familiar scene.
"Twas the Night Before…," a holiday-themed Cirque du Soleil spectacular that has never played in Connecticut, is coming to the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford Nov. 29 through Dec. 8.
