Christopher Arnott

2 days ago | courant.com | Christopher Arnott

The 110-year-old Shubert Theatre in New Haven has announced its 2025-26 season of current and recent Broadway hits. The five-show season starts in September and runs until early June 2026. Many of the shows coming to the theater have already played in Connecticut during The Bushnell’s 2024-25 season. There is one big exciting exception that’s making its Connecticut premiere.

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Christopher Arnott

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysThe 110-year-old Shubert Theatre in New Haven has announced its 2025-26 season of current and recent Broadway hits. The five-show season starts in September and runs until early June 2026. Many of the shows coming to the theater have already played in Connecticut during The Bushnell’s 2024-25 season.

4 days ago | courant.com | Christopher Arnott

“Ragtime” is a musical about American history but has proven to be relevant to current events every time it is revived. The show touches on themes of immigration, civil rights, racism, industrialism, popular culture and shifting social realities.

4 days ago | courant.com | Christopher Arnott

Shakespeare season starts early this year. Summertime is usually when “The Bard” fever kicks in, with outdoor productions of William Shakespeare plays throughout Connecticut. A couple of regional and college theaters are ending their regular seasons in April with Shakespeare plays, and a couple of other events are on tap to keep the iambic pentameter flowing. Most of these events fall on or near April 23, which is widely considered to be the date of William Shakespeare’s birth in 1564.

5 days ago | courant.com | Christopher Arnott

“Primary Trust,” Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer-winning play getting its Connecticut premiere at TheaterWorks Hartford through May 11, is outwardly about a guy trying to get and keep a job while maintaining some key relationships in his life. But this tragedy-tinged comic drama is really about the rigors of maintaining one’s mental health and balance. The play is a study of quiet steady self-maintenance.