Relationships are explored this week on local stages.

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to Black women who were killed during exchanges with the police, a new play explores Roman/Jewish political relationships in the first century, and musical communities are formed and affirmed every year during Thanksgiving week thanks to annual gatherings like Dean Falcone’s “Vomitorium” and “The Last Waltzrus.”

It’s a time of communion, remembrance and celebration. Here are some of the top things to do and see in Connecticut arts.

‘breathe/burn’
John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts, 501 Crescent St., New Haven

New Haven Symphony Orchestra, which holds most of its concerts at Southern Connecticut State University’s Lyman Hall, is premiering Joel Thompson’s “breathe/burn,” an elegy for Breonna Taylor, the Black woman killed in a police raid in Louisville in 2020. The symphony commissioned the piece, which was written for solo cello and orchestra. The guest cellist is Jeffrey Zeigler. Also on the program is “Symphony No. 1” by mid-20th-century Black composer Florence Price, “Why Did They Kill Sandra Bland?” by former New Haven Symphony composer in residence Daniel Bernard Roumain and Mark Adamo’s “Last Year: Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra. Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. $125-$69; $10 students and children. newhavensymphony.org.

‘Domitila’
Emanuel Synagogue,160 Mohegan Dr., West Hartford

Ben Engel’s play “Domitila,” about a meeting between Jewish and Roman leaders in first-century Rome, gets a reading on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. by the Emanuel Players. $36, $18 students. emanuelsynagogue.org.

Pooh
Warner Theatre, 68 Main St., Torrington

Pooh is a famous Italian pop band that’s been around since the 1960s and has sold over 100 million records. For the band’s 55th anniversary, the surviving members have reunited for a new record, “Amici X Per Sempre,” and a world tour. The band is playing at the Warner Theatre’s Oneglia Auditorium in Torrington at 7 p.m. on Nov. 19. $125-$200. warnertheatre.org.

Café Nine in CT hosting ‘a musical trainwreck for all’: Dean Falcone’s 27th Annual Thanksgiving Vomitorium

Thanksgiving Vomitorium
Café Nine, 250 State St., New Haven

Dean Falcone (of the Shellye Valauskas Experience and many other bands) held his first “Vomitorium” event 27 years ago. Musician friends who’ve returned home for Thanksgiving gather to play covers of great pop songs, from chart hits to cult classics. There’s usually a theme: A certain decade, cartoon bands or something like that. Nov. 22 at 9 p.m. The first Vomitorium was held in Essex, and Rudy’s in New Haven held a few, but Café Nine has been its home for decades. $10. cafenine.com.

The Last Waltzrus
Park City Music Hall, 2926 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport

Martin Scorsese’s documentary about the final concert of the best-known lineup of The Band, “The Last Waltz,” has inspired tribute concerts around the country at Thanksgiving time, which is when the original show happened. Park City Music Hall’s version is a little different, also being a celebration of the music scene that centered around the old Walrus + Carpenter restaurant in Bridgeport’s Black Rock area where the “Last Waltzrus” tradition began in 2015. The show is now held at Bridgeport’s Park City Music Hall on Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Participants include Rob Maresca, Dan Carlucci, Al Swift, Chris Strange, Kenny Owens, Jacob Habegger, Nathaniel Hintz, Liz Ashkins, John Torres, Donny Pierro, Jon Chapman, Gianni Leito, John Pioli and a horn section. $28, $25 in advance. parkcitymusichall.com.

Ice Nine Kills and In This Moment
Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford

Horror metal mavens Ice Nine Kills know how to command a stage. Keeping it just as dark and wild are tourmates In This Moment. Nov. 24 at 6:15 p.m. at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford. $41-$177. concerts.livenation.com.

Patti LaBelle
Foxwoods Resort Casino, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket

The legendary pop diva Patti LaBelle, whose early hits included “Lady Marmalade,” has also been a Broadway star, a cookbook author and a talk show host. She’s performing at Foxwoods’ Premier Theater on Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. $54-$78. foxwoods.com.

Tony Rock
Funny Bone Comedy Club, 194 Buckland Hills Dr., Manchester

Tony Rock of the famously funny Rock family (his siblings include Chris Rock and Jordan Rock) is known as an actor on several TV series, including “Everybody Hates Chris,” “Living Biblically” and “All of Us.” He’s also been a stand-up comic for decades and is doing a three-night, five-show stand Nov. 24-26 at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Manchester. Friday and Saturday at 7 and 9:45 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. $29. hartford.funnybone.com.

‘The Salvagers’
Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel St., New Haven

You know the playwright Harrison David Rivers from a couple of wonderful dramas he did with TheaterWorks Hartford, the virtual work-in-progress “Proximity” and the love story “This Bitter Earth.” Now the Yale Rep has commissioned a new relationship drama from him, “The Salvagers.” It runs from Nov. 24 through Dec. 16 with performances Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. $15-$60. yalerep.org.

Holiday Spectacular
Mystic Darkroom, 25A Mistuxet Ave., Stonington

A hot holiday show in a speakeasy-style intimate space promising a “cabaret influenced mashup of drama, mystery and seductive art of dance.” It runs on weekends for several weeks, Nov. 24-Dec. 16. Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. $96, $112 and $138. mysticdarkroom.org.

Derek Hough: Symphony of Dance
Mohegan Sun Arena, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville

This is the first tour in four years for the TV dance show veteran (“Dancing With the Stars,” “World of Dance”), with all-new designs and choreography. Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. $59-$599.45. mohegansun.com.

Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook

Christine Ohlman, the R&B “Beehive Queen” who has ruled the local music scene since the ‘1970s first with the influential Scratch Band and since the ‘80s with her combo Rebel Montez, knows her holiday. Her Christmas shows are legendary, and she’s heightened a few Halloweens. The Kate in Old Saybrook has her for “A Celebration of Thanksgiving: Love is in the Air.” Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. $37. thekate.org.