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What did our critic think of PLAY/WRITE at Planet M Records? There is much to unpack here in the way of unique sounds, colors and vibrations

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running July 10 through July 23.

hackedepicciotto, the duo of Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten / Crime & the City Solution) and Danielle de Picciotto (co-founder of Love Parade / Space Cowboys / Crime & the City Solution) have shared remixes of tracks from across their three reissues, PERSEVERANTIA (2016), Menetekel (2017) and THE CURRENT (2020).

Five wildly diverse short plays will share the stage for four eclectic performances when the USC Dept. of Theatre and Dance presents the 10 Minute Play Festival, February 23-26 at the Lab Theatre.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has made his television debut with a series adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s seminal 1979 sci-fi novel Kindred. BroadwayWorld caught up with Jenkins, who is known for his plays like An Octoroon, Gloria, War, Appropriate, Neighbors and Everybody, to discuss the new series.

Ohio State Murders officially opens tonight on Broadway. Starring Emmy, Grammy, and Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, Ohio State Murders is the first show to play at the renamed and renovated James Earl Jones Theatre. Read the reviews!

The University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance will launch its 2022/23 performance season October 2-9 with a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, presented outdoors on the brand-new Shakespeare Festival Stage. 

The play's timing is rather canny given our current global scrimmage with 'alternative facts.' We live in an age where information is obtained with a mere suggestion of a keyword, where unfettered access to data wields personal power but rarely makes for enlightened, critical thinkers. In certain political quarters, no amount of fact-checking can penetrate the most stubborn epistemic cocoon. That said, verifiable information is critical to journalistic integrity, but facts alone aren't sufficient to inspire a reader. So what gives? D'Agata argues that accuracy is not the same as truth, that a cogent essay may demand some fudging of statistics to 'track the development of consciousness on the page.' Denounce him as a fabulist, but he's nowhere close to a conspiracy theorist.

American Musical Theater Live continues to carry Broadway's flame in Paris.

The University of South Carolina Theatre Program will conclude its 2021/22 season with William Shakespeare’s beloved drama Romeo and Juliet, running April 8-15 at Longstreet Theatre.

When she was a struggling writer, author Cheryl Strayed (Wild) spent several years penning an advice column under the alias “Sugar,” in which she offered up truths on everything from dating to family dysfunction to profound loss. 

Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy and David Alexander Kaplan have all been confirmed to join the previously announced Mallori Johnson.

It's the brainstorm of two great Philadelphians – David Alexander Jenkins and Bill Lloyd – who brought together their organizations – “& We Dine” and the “Loyal Guard” to host the “Welcome Back Ball” at the Union League of Philadelphia.

Modern life is shit and pointless. Phones, beer, sex, chips. Garish bright flashing lights. Mere distractions.

Round House Theatre’s “Sleep Deprivation Chamber,” directed by Raymond O. Campbell, is a tale of injustice, which echoes stories of police brutality in the news, wrapped in dreamy surrealism.

NYC-based actor and A.M.D.A. alumni, Conor Stepnowski, assembled and directed over 120 actors and musicians to perform in a completely virtual medley of five songs from the Tony award winning musical Ragtime.

Round House Theatre, in association with McCarter Theatre Center, announces additional details for The Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration & Influence, a four-week festival highlighting the award-winning playwright.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Larry David will reunite for a 'Seinfeld' themed Democratic Party Fundraiser this Friday night.

Netflix today announced a new dramatic series inspired by the renowned and epic science fiction trilogy The Three-Body Problem from acclaimed Chinese author Liu Cixin. 

Lookingglass Theatre Company presents new episodes of Keeping Curious, a new lineup of programming free to all audiences. While Coronavirus keeps theaters closed and audiences apart, Lookingglass Theatre has developed a whole host of free digital offerings presented by Lookingglass Ensemble Members and Artistic Associates.