The spring brings hundreds of concerts to Connecticut music venues from legendary punk bands such as the Descendents to top acts like Bruce Springsteen, Bad Bunny and Nicki Minaj.
"Sanctuary City" is being staged by TheaterWorks Hartford March 28 through April 25. The theater is amplifying the play's immigration themes with special discussions and an art exhibit.
The Courant's arts picks for March 24-30 include comedians Jo Koy and Fortune Feimster, blues guitarist Robert Cray, country stars and a high-powered tribute to the Allman Brothers.
The Shubert's 2024-25 Broadway series will features "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," "Dear Evan Hansen," "Clue," "Mean Girls" and "Ain't Too Proud: The Life & Times of the Temptations."
Nick Carter is returning to Connecticut for two solo shows on Nov. 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Mohegan Sun's intimate 400-seat Cabaret Theatre.
Caryl Churchill's "Escaped Alone," at the Yale Repertory Theatre through March 30, is a disarming blend of light conversation and dark prophesy.
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra has become skilled in the art of accompanying movies and videos. Upcoming concerts find the orchestra performing music from Final Fantasy to Harry Potter.
Tony Orlando's live performing career essentially began with an all-star benefit concert in Hartford in March 1961, and he's choosing to end it with a concert on March 22 at Mohegan Sun Aren…
The Courant's arts picks this week include Grammy-winning R&B star Ashanti, folk blues guitarist Tinsley Ellis, '70s prog metal stars Styx and the latest Monster Jam trucks show.
Rainn Wilson, who played Dwight Shrute on "The Office," will screen an episode of the sitcom and talk about his time on the show at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford.
Meghan Trainor will play Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 21 as part of the "Timeless" tour touting her upcoming album.
Katori Hall's comedy/drama "The Hot Wing King," at Hartford Stage through March 24, presents themes of Black identity, community, relationships and father-son bonding.
John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and became a singer-songwriter during his time in confinement, has postponed a scheduled concert at Hotel Huxley in Naugat…
"A Stage of Twilight," a new film starring Karen Allen and William Sadler that was shot in New Milford, has its first Connecticut screening on Thursday.
Connecticut is hosting two stops on the grand return of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus tour. The show plays Bridgeport March 15-17 and Hartford May 3-5.
Yale professor Ron Van Lieu was with Da'Vine Joy Randolph's family as she acknowledged him as someone who helped forge her acting career during her Oscar acceptance speech.
Avon-raised Will Friedle, who played Eric Matthews in the '90s sitcom "Boy Meets World," is back in Hartford this week to take part in 90s Con and co-host a live podcast at The Bushnell.
The Courant's arts picks for March 10-16 include several Celtic acts, violin Itzhak Perlman at The Bushnell and ballet star Misty Copeland presenting "Cinderella" at the Waterbury Palace.
Amari, who was born in Hartford and lived in Waterbury, has moved from karaoke nights to the audition stage of "American Idol." She will appear on the March 17 episode.
The national tour of "The Cher Show," playing through Sunday at The Bushnell in Hartford, is a fashionable frolic about the ups and downs of a superstar.
One of the first big shows to be announced for the 2024 Big E is rapper Ludacris, performing at the Big E Arena in September. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Latin music icon Gloria Estefan will give the 23rd annual Mary and Louis Fusco Distinguished Lecture at Southern Connecticut State University on April 27.
Jenn Thompson, a regular director at the Goodspeed Opera House, helms a superior national tour of the classic musical "Annie." It's the first tour of the show to visit Connecticut in years.
The national tour of "The Cher Show," a musical in which the superstar is played by three different women wearing an array of elaborate costumes, is at The Bushnell March 5-10.
The first U.S. production of Caryl Churchill's "Escaped Alone" is being directed by Liz Diamond at the Yale Repertory Theatre March 8-30. The hour-long modern drama features four women in th…