onStage Guest Artist Series Performances

Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp — longtime friends and stars of the original Broadway production of RENT — team up in a brand new show celebrating 30 years of friendship and the songs that shaped their lives and careers.  In a powerful, personal concert the New York Times praises as "a revelatory show," this legendary duo bring raw emotion and heartfelt chemistry to a setlist (with stories inspired by that setlist) honoring the music that made them who they are.  This concert includes indie rock hits, Broadway classics and (of course!) iconic favorites from RENT — the life-changing collaboration where it all began.

Tickets on sale August 10, 2026.

The City of Tomorrow is a new breed of wind quintet — boldly innovative, theatrically adventurous and committed to reimagining the possibilities of chamber music in the 21st century.  In their immersive concert A Town Hall the ensemble explores what it means to coexist in a structured (but often fragmented) society through the haunting work of contemporary composers.  Concert-goers are invited to read selected poems throughout the performance, creating a collaborative forum (or the town hall) that blurs the boundaries between music and dialogue, entertainer and audience.

Tickets on sale August 10, 2026.

Connecticut College is presenting The Limón Dance Company at a powerful moment of historical and artistic resonance. The company will perform José Limón’s Mazurkas (a tribute to Poland’s heroic post-WWII revival) and a reimagining of Limón’s signature work, The Moor’s Pavane (based on Shakespeare's Othello).  Limón premiered Pavane in Palmer Auditorium in 1949 when the American Dance Festival was in residence on Connecticut College’s campus; the re-envisioned choreography by Akram Khan is not simply an update—it is a homecoming and a renewal, bringing the work back to its historic roots while witnessing its contemporary evolution.

Funded in part by the Crossroads: Touring New England program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the six New England state arts agencies.

Tickets on sale August 10, 2026.

Hailed as a “creator of myths with Houdini-like skills” (The Sydney Morning Herald), Sandeep Das is one of the leading Indian tabla virtuosos in the world today. This GRAMMY® winning musician’s groundbreaking original compositions and music projects have been performed in over 50 countries and sit at the crucible of ancient tradition and modern innovation.  Known for collaborations with leading artists across the globe, including Yo-Yo Ma and the Silkroad Ensemble, Das is joined by the HUM Ensemble, a dynamic world music collective founded by Das himself that is dedicated to transcending cultural and global boundaries through the empathetic power of music.

Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the six New England state arts agencies.

Tickets on sale August 10, 2026.

Nationally renowned for launching some of the most illustrious careers on stage and screen, The Acting Company presents a rapturous, fresh take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of William Shakespeare’s most popular and widely performed plays. In this fast-paced, crowd-pleasing comedy, a mischievous fairy creates an evening of chaos for four young lovers and a troupe of amateur actors in an enchanted forest. This uplifting tale of illusion, love and transformation comes to life in a production bursting with mirth, music, magic and mayhem.

Tickets on sale August 10, 2026.