Upcoming Arts & Events: April 9–April 22, 2026
Mid-April concentrates into a dense stretch of theater, touring music, and a handful of hybrid programs that sit somewhere between concert and staged production. The emphasis is on live performance across Fairfield’s main venues, with multiple nights where audiences will have to choose.
Nice Work If You Can Get It
The Gershwins’ Prohibition-era musical arrives with all the machinery intact—bootleggers, mistaken identities, and a score that moves easily between Broadway and jazz. The production runs across four performances, giving it the scale of a full campus staging rather than a single-night event. Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts — Thursday, April 9 through Saturday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, April 12 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are listed as available.
Lez Zeppelin — The Song Remains the Same
A concert built around Led Zeppelin’s 1973 Madison Square Garden performances, presented as a full-album, multimedia set rather than a general tribute show. The Warehouse format keeps the focus on the music, with staging used to support rather than overwhelm the performance. Fairfield Theatre Company — Friday, April 10, 8:00 p.m. Tickets are listed as available.
Janoah Bailin — meSSeS
A family-oriented program that treats circus arts as a kind of controlled chaos—unicycles, juggling, and puppetry assembled into a narrative built from disorder. The smaller Wien Theatre setting and daytime showtimes give it the feel of both performance and workshop. Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts — Saturday, April 11, 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Tickets are listed as available.
Pat McGann
A stand-up set scaled to a theater rather than a club, where pacing and delivery carry more weight than crowd work alone. The format is a straightforward seated performance, with a single evening show. SHU Community Theatre — Saturday, April 11, 8:00 p.m. Tickets are listed as available.
Lotus — Rise of the Anglerfish Tour
A touring show that blends electronic textures with live improvisation, building momentum over extended sets rather than discrete songs. The Warehouse setting keeps the performance close, even as the music leans toward larger-scale energy. Fairfield Theatre Company — Saturday, April 11, 8:00 p.m. Tickets are listed as available.
Big River: In Concert
A staged concert version of the Roger Miller musical, adapted from Huckleberry Finn, performed by a combined cast of students and guest professionals. The collaborative structure gives the production a scale beyond a standard campus ensemble performance. Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts — Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are listed as available.
Soul Asylum Acoustic
An unplugged set from a band better known for its full-volume alternative rock, reworking familiar material into a smaller, more conversational format. The theater setting favors arrangement and vocal delivery over amplification. SHU Community Theatre — Sunday, April 19, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are listed as available.
