Christopher Arnott

Scenes from three silent films will be accompanied by the Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra for its season-opening concert on Nov. 2 at the University of Saint Joseph.

The spectacular 1980s Broadway musical “Les Miserables,” which underwent a major restaging seven years ago, is back at The Bushnell Oct. 29 through Nov. 3.

“A Christmas Story, The Musical,” one of the newest musicals to grace the Goodspeed Opera House stage for the holidays, runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 29.

Peter Scalettar, who grew up in Woodbridge, is the executive producer of the Netflix series “Starting 5,” which delves into the lives of NBA stars.

It's an unrelenting stream of physical gags but it also offers a corking adventure story you'll want to follow through until the end.

“Les Miserables,” at The Bushnell through Sunday, has it all: Love, crime, comical scoundrels, cute children and the French Revolution.

The Courant’s arts picks for Nov. 3-9 include holiday shows, theater featuring “A Bronx Tale” and “Of Government” and some pop and arena rock impersonators.

Griffin Dunne, whose family is filled with famous writers, will discuss his memoir “The Friday Afternoon Club, A Family Memoir” Nov. 7 at the Mark Twain House & Museum.

Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye is “Celebrating 60 Years of Rock & Roll & Literature” with a solo show Nov. 8 at Small Batch Cellars in North Haven.

Revered Black filmmakers Charles Burnett and Shaka King will visit Wesleyan for the “Black Voices and Visionaries” seminar.