2,240 stories by "Christopher Arnott"
Nick Fradiani, the Guilford native who won the 14th season of "American Idol," stars in "A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical" at The Bushnell Oct. 1-6.
Suzanne Vega just released a new single and will be performing on Sunday and Monday at The Kate in Old Saybrook with longtime touring partner Gerry Leonard.
The Courant's arts picks for Sept. 29 through Oct. 5 include pop stars, country music legends, classic rockers, post-punk bands and puppetry.
Foxwoods is the new location for Season 23 of "Hell's Kitchen," which debuted on Fox this week and highlighted the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and other Connecticut sights.
Four Connecticut arts non-profits received grants from ArtsHERE, a new initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts, to expand access to arts participation.
The Goodspeed Opera House will soon be undergoing some of the biggest renovations in the building's 148-year history, many to meet ADA standards.
As comedian Kathleen Madigan makes her way across the country to Foxwoods' Great Cedar Showroom on Friday, she dishes on how natural life on the road has become.
The postponed Heart tour, which reunites sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, will resume next year and has added extra dates, including one at Foxwoods.
The Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport features nearly 20 nationally renowned music acts, including headliners Foo Fighters and Noah Kahan, on Sept. 28 and 29.
"No Love Songs," a deeply personal musical by Scottish rock star Kyle Falconer and his wife Laura Wilde, is coming to the Terris Theatre in Chester Sept. 27 through Oct. 20.
The Courant's arts picks for Sept. 22-28 include The Beach Boys, Hillary Clinton, comedians Leslie Jones and Kathleen Madigan and a slew of indie music acts.
"The Featherweight," a movie about the life of prizefighter Willie Pep filmed in Hartford, opens on movie screens throughout Connecticut this week.
The true story of a Connecticut sports hero whose NFL career went horribly and murderously wrong is told in the new FX TV series "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez."
Megan Trainor, whose music is everywhere from radio to TV, is hitting the road with her family on her "Timeless" tour, coming to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 21.
Ludwig von Beethoven is favored by many orchestras in Connecticut this fall, but there's also room for classical music "storytelling" concerts, a 12-hour TV opera and more.
Under new artistic director Mark Shanahan, the Westport Country Playhouse is expanding its programming to feature one-night events, concerts and touring theater shows.
The Courant's arts picks for Sept. 15-21 include nostalgia acts from Bachman-Turner Overdrive to Boy George, comedian David Spade and alt-rockers Jane's Addiction and Alkaline Trio.
The Mark Twain House & Museum is holding a day-long celebration for the historic building's 150th anniversary on Saturday with music, readings and more.
Several key shows in James Earl Jones' career, including one that became his Broadway debut, happened in Connecticut.
Billy Joel will return to Mohegan Sun Arena on Feb. 22, 2025 with presale tickets going on sale Tuesday and tickets for the general public on Friday.
There are three key music stages at The Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts this year, with bands ranging from local Connecticut acts to legends like Chubby Checker, Public Enemy and Ludacri…
The upcoming theater season is full of scares from "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" to "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" to "Hocus Pocus Live!" and many versions of the ghostly "A Christmas Carol."
The Courant's arts picks for Sept. 8-14 include concert acts Kehlani, Pleasure P and Dashboard Confessional, as well as comedians Jon Stewart and Wanda Sykes.
"Maggie," co-written by musician Johnny Reid and premiering at the Goodspeed, tells empowering tale of a family who fights through uncertainly and loss.
Macaulay Culkin is set to attend a screening of his biggest hit film, "Home Alone," at the Oakdale Theatre on Dec. 14 and engage in a Q&A session with the audience.
