This is a week of twists and turns on Connecticut stages. We’ve got Jeremy Jordan, the Broadway star of “Newsies” and “The Great Gatsby,” fronting a rock band at The Webster. Another Broadway star, Mandy Patinkin, is bringing a solo act called “Jukebox” to Westport Country Playhouse and two former stars of the musical “Wicked” joining forces for a concert at Garde Arts Center.
The Ivoryton Playhouse, which usually puts plays and musicals on its subscription season, offers a more concert-style event as its holiday show this year. The homegrown “Playhouse Holiday Jamboree” is written and performed by names you’ll recognize from previous Ivoryton shows.
Ozzy Osbourne‘s longtime lead guitarist Zakk Wylde is on tour in a tribute to Black Sabbath, the band Osbourne led before his lengthy solo career.
Political rock firebrand Tom Morello played Connecticut with his best-known band Rage Against the Machine in the 1990s, with Audioslave and Street Sweeper Social Club in the 2000s and with Prophets of Rage in 2016. He returns now with a “Tom Morello & Friends” show.
This week is also the start of “Last Waltz” season, when musicians gather to pay tribute the all-star multi-band concert marking the end (for a time) of The Band. The event was captured for posterity by Martin Scorsese in an acclaimed music documentary that provides a template for these recreations. One of the busiest and longest serving tribute bands, The The Band Band, has four “Last Waltz” gigs between now and the end of the month, two of them in Connecticut. Stay tuned for a different “Last Waltz” next week.
Good Witch/ Bad Witch: The Broadway Witches
Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London
Two alumnae of the Broadway production of “Wicked,” Alyssa Fox and Alli Mauzey, sing songs and share stories of their experiences with the long-running show. Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. $35-$57. gardearts.org.
Matt Schofield
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
British blues guitar hero Matt Schofield plays The Kate on a solo tour. $38. thekate.org.
Richard Thompson
Infinity Music Hall, 32 Front St., Hartford
The great British guitarist and songwriter returns to an ideal room for his listen-in-close performances. Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. $75.56-$106.49. infinityhall.com.
Rip Micheals
Funny Bone Comedy Club, 194 Buckland Hills Dr. Suite 1054, Manchester
Stand-up Rip Micheals, known from MTV’s “Wild ‘n Out,” is at the Funny Bone on Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m. $27. hartford.funnybone.com.
Los Kjarkos
The Webster, 31 Webster St., Hartford
The popular Bolivian band Los Kjarkos, who formed in the 1960s and was part of the “Lambada” craze of the 1980s, is at The Webster on Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. $56.43-$162.51. thewebsterct.com.
Sting plays Mohegan Sun Arena on Nov. 18. (Courtesy of Mohegan Sun Arena)
Sting
Mohegan Sun Arena, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville
The former Police bassist and social advocate, who also plays guitar and lute, is back at Mohegan Sun Arena on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. The show is sold out but “verified resale tickets” are on the Mohegan Sun ticket page for $96.60-$1,336.30. mohegansun.com.
Ninja Kidz
The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford
The acrobatic YouTube self-empowerment phenomenon Ninja Kidz is on the road with a stage show “Infinite Possibilities.” Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. $36.50-$115.50. bushnell.org.
Merriam: Hakuna Ma’Hanukkah
Sea Tea Comedy Theater, 15 Asylum St., Hartford
The Sea Tea Comedy Theater presents a holiday-themed “Jewish musical drag comedy” starring Mac Cherny as Merriam Levkowitz. Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. $15. seateaimprov.com.
Valiant
Infinity Music Hall, 32 Front St., Hartford
Modern Jamaican dancehall artist Valiant, of “Narcissistic” fame, plays Infinity Music Hall Hartford on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. $62.87-$108.23. infinityhall.com.
Les Arts Florissants
UConn Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs
The Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants, with violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, marks the 300th anniversary of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.” Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. $40. jorgensen.uconn.edu.
Théotime Langlois de Swarte performs Vivaldi with Les Arts Florissants on Nov. 20 at UConn’s Jorgensen Center in Storrs. (Marco Borggreve)
Age of Madness
The Webster, 31 Webster St., Hartford
Jeremy Jordan brought his solo Broadway concert show to The Bushnell earlier this month. Now he’s back in Hartford with his rock band Age of Madness, playing The Webster (just a mile and a half from The Bushnell) on Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. $36.15. thewebsterct.com.
‘Playhouse Holiday Jamboree’
Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St., Ivoryton
This year’s holiday show at the Ivoryton Playhouse is an evening of songs and stories “inspired by classic radio shows and old-time musical revues,” created by playhouse regulars Katie Barton and Sam Sherwood. Nov. 20 through Dec. 21. Performances are Wednesdays at 2 p.m., Thursdays at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. $55 seniors, $25 students. ivorytonplayhouse.org.
Zakk Sabbath
Oakdale Theatre, 95 South Turnpike Road, Wallingford
You may know Zakk Wylde as the leader of Pride & Glory and Black Label Society or as the touring guitarist for Pantera or as a solo artist, but in this instance it’s important you recognize him as the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne on and off from 1987 until the rock icon’s death earlier this year. Wylde leads his own tribute to Osbourne’s old band Black Sabbath, one of numerous tributes to the iconic British rocker that has happened around the world in the past few months. Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. $41.25-$76.10. livenation.com.
Mandy Patinkin
Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport
Stage, screen and podcast star Mandy Patinkin has done a lot of thematic or conceptual solo concerts. “Jukebox” is more general, simply a widely varied set of songs Patinkin loves and loves to sing. He is accompanied by pianist Adam Ben-David. Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. $150-$175. westportplayhouse.org.
The ‘Last Waltz’ Celebration
Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London
The tradition of doing seasonal concerts based on The Band’s “Last Waltz” farewell show held on Thanksgiving Day in 1976 continues. This one features the skilled tribute band The The Band Band and special guests. Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. at the Sacred Heart University Community Theater, 1420 Post Road, Fairfield ($46-$52; shucommunitytheatre.showare.com), then Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. at the Garde Arts Center in New London. ($35-$75; gardearts.org).
‘Irving Berlin’s White Christmas’
Curtain Call Inc., 1349 Newfield Ave., Stamford
The Goodspeed Opera House isn’t the only theater in Connecticut that’s dreamed of “White Christmas.” The community-based Curtain Call Inc. has its own production of the holiday musical, studded with classic Irving Berlin songs, Nov. 21-Dec. 13. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. $25-$100. curtaincallinc.com.
Queensrÿche
The Webster, 31 Webster St., Hartford
One of the longest surviving bands ever to rock an umlaut, Queensrÿche — formed after Blue Öyster Cult but before Mötley Crüe — has released 16 albums since 1984, the most recent being “Digital Noise Alliance.” Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. $54.15, $609.15 for eight-person booth, $809.15 for 15-person suite. thewebsterct.com.
Tom Morello, the revolutionary rocker behind Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, brings “a full band electric show” to the Great Cedar Showroom at Foxwoods. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Tom Morello & Friends
Foxwoods Resort Casino, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket
The revolutionary rocker behind Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave brings his political rock smarts to the Great Cedar Showroom at Foxwoods. Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. $64.25-$288.50. foxwoods.com.
New Haven Symphony Orchestra: Feel the Beat
Lyman Center, 501 Crescent St., New Haven
The NHSO offers a rhythm-driven program of Derrick Skye’s “Between Suns,” Silvestre Revueltas’ “La noche de los Mayas” and George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris.” Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. $15-$69, $10 children. newhavensymphony.org.
Vonda Shepard
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
Vonda Shepard made her name in the 1980s with her songs and performances on TV’s “Ally McBeal.” She’s done a lot of things since as a singer/songwriter as well as a producer. Her latest album is “Red Light, Green Light.” Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. $41. thekate.org.