New Haven performing arts events

Lewis Black

Saturday, Nov 23 8:00p

LEWIS BLACK, Grammy Award-winning stand-up comedian, is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. He executes a brilliant trifecta as stand-up comedian, actor and author...

Amina Figarova Sextet

Friday, Jun 7 8:30p

Firehouse 12, New Haven

Amina Figarova Sextet at Firehouse 12.

Memorize the Sky

Friday, May 24 10:00p

Firehouse 12, New Haven

On Friday, May 24th, Firehouse 12 is pleased to present the collaborative trio Memorize the Sky featuring reedist Matt Bauder, bassist Zach Wallace, and percussionist Aaron Siegel...

West Side Story

Friday, May 31 8:00p

Shubert Theater, New Haven

Dave Douglas Quintet

Friday, May 31 8:30p

Firehouse 12, New Haven

Dave Douglas Quintet at Firehouse 12.

Author Visit with Denis Horgan

Thursday, May 30 6:00p

Young Men's Institute Library, New Haven

Denis Horgan is a veteran journalist and author, well-known to Connecticut readers for his books and 25-years of columns for the Hartford Courant...

International Festival of Arts & Ideas

Tuesday, Jun 18 9:00a

International Festival of Arts & Ideas - Jennifer Hines & Tonna Miller - Can You Handel It?, New Haven

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is a 15-day festival of performing arts, lectures, and conversations that celebrates the greatest artists and thinkers from around the world...

"Making Light in Terezin" New England Premiere!

Saturday, Jun 1 12:00p

Lyric Hall, New Haven

The New England premiere of Making Light in Terezin, a documentary by Filmmaker/Playwright/Author & Woodbridge-native Richard Krevolin, will be held Sat., June 1 at Lyric Hall (Westville)...

Tartuffe

Thursday, May 30 8:00p

Yale Summer Cabaret, New Haven

by Moliere There’s a stranger among the family claiming to be a pious minister of God, and his name is Tartuffe...

The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife

Thursday, Jul 11 8:00p

Yale Summer Cabaret, New Haven

by Federico Garcia Lorca An older shoemaker marries an unruly young woman who berates her neighbors and humiliates her husband. Her husband eventually leaves her to make a living for herself...

Miss Julie

Thursday, Jun 20 8:00p

Yale Summer Cabaret, New Haven

by August Strindberg At the bottom there isn’t that much difference between people and – people. Miss Julie owns Jean. Or rather, Miss Julie’s father owns Jean...

Heart's Desire & Drunk Enough to Say I Love You

Thursday, Aug 8 8:00p

Yale Summer Cabaret, New Haven

Two one-act plays by Caryl Churchill In Heart's Desire, a mother and father await their daughter's return from school abroad...

In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel

Thursday, Jul 25 8:00p

Yale Summer Cabaret, New Haven

by Tennessee Williams Miriam is itching for a fling with the native barman. She is an American in Tokyo, and she needs another drink...

Celebrate Pantochino: Two New Plays!

Friday, May 24 7:30p

Center for the Arts, Milford

Pantochino Productions presents two new one-acts plays: "The Wicked Stage" a comedy by Joe Landry about the vaudeville origins of Fred & Ethel Mertz; "Special Breakfast" a new musical by Bert Berna...