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Abuse of Power hosted by esteemed television journalist Lauren Sivan, each episode will examine the twisted and true stories where people in positions of power and prominence took advantage of their authority to commit heinous acts of crime, all stemming from their control and unyielding power. Through emotional testimonials, never-before-seen interviews and dramatic reenactments, "Abuse of Power" will reveal the sordid details of some of the most notorious cases of exploitation and highlight gripping firsthand accounts from the victims and their families who will stop at nothing to get the justice they deserve.

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Longboat Key Education Center Celebrates 35th Anniversary With Two Events in February Photo Longboat Key Education Center Celebrates 35th Anniversary With Two Events in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 29, 2021

For 35 years, area visitors and residents have cultivated their passion for learning at the Longboat Key Education Center. The Center offers a rich range of programs, including lecture series, performing arts series, film festivals, book clubs, concerts, theatrical performances, and more....


Lyric Opera of Chicago Has Announced 2020-21 Season Photo Lyric Opera of Chicago Has Announced 2020-21 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2020

A season filled with thrilling music, captivating stories, world-class singers, and exciting productions goes on sale by subscription Thursday, February 13. Eight new-to-Chicago productions, including three Lyric premieres plus two original Lyric productions, will entertain and thrill audiences from...


Red Bull Theater Continues the Revelation Readings with LOVE LIES A-BLEEDING Photo Red Bull Theater Continues the Revelation Readings with LOVE LIES A-BLEEDING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 04, 2019

Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director | Jim Bredeson, Managing Director) today announced the cast for the next of the 2019-'20 season of REVELATION READINGS, its OBIE Award-winning series: Beaumont & Fletcher's Love Lies A-Bleeding, directed by Carl Cofield and featuring Zach Appelman, S...


Seattle Opera Presents RIGOLETTO Photo Seattle Opera Presents RIGOLETTO
by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2019

For years, Lindy Hume, stage director of Seattle Opera's August production of Rigoletto, has been frustrated by the way opera celebrates misogyny through its “bad boy” characters. In beloved works such as Don Giovanni, Carmen, and Tosca, sopranos must rehearse how to fall, how to be stabbed, brutali...


VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Met's Agrippina: “Come nube che fugge dal vento”
by Alan Henry - February 04, 2020

George Frideric Handel (1685a?"1759) was born in Germany, trained extensively in the music capitals of Italy, and spent most of his brilliant career in London. While his great choral and orchestral works have remained extraordinarily popular up to the present day, his theatrical creations, which wer...


Seacoast Rep Presents WEST SIDE STORY Photo Seacoast Rep Presents WEST SIDE STORY
by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2019

West Side Story, the 1950's musical of forbidden love amid rival New York youth gangs, will be staged with a 21st century perspective as the Seacoast Repertory Theatre moves into its summer season....


VIDEO: Janelle Monae Talks David Byrne Using Her Song in AMERICAN UTOPIA Photo VIDEO: Janelle Monae Talks David Byrne Using Her Song in AMERICAN UTOPIA
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 22, 2020

Janelle Monae was a guest on Thursday night's episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about starring in season two of Homecoming on Prime Video. During her interview, Meyers brought up how one of her songs was featured in David Byrne's American Utopia on Broadway....


Photo Flash: Get A First Look at RIGOLETTO at Edmonton Opera Photo Photo Flash: Get A First Look at RIGOLETTO at Edmonton Opera
by Alan Henry - October 18, 2019

In 1851, Giuseppe Verdi composed Rigoletto — an opera critiquing the abuse of power rampant in society (inspired by Victor Hugo's scandalous play, Le roi s'amuse). The world has changed in the nearly 170 years since the opera premiered, but conversations about exploitation and sexual violence still ...


BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at Crown Theatre Photo BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at Crown Theatre
by David Bravos - April 17, 2021

This production of LEGALLY BLONDE is proudly Western Australian, and features a cast and crew overwhelmingly based in or originating from WA. Whilst drawing principally from Perth may be a thing of necessity right now the performance lost nothing, and in fact seemed better for it....


VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Met's Agrippina: “Come nube che fugge dal vento”
by Alan Henry - February 04, 2020

George Frideric Handel (1685a?"1759) was born in Germany, trained extensively in the music capitals of Italy, and spent most of his brilliant career in London. While his great choral and orchestral works have remained extraordinarily popular up to the present day, his theatrical creations, which wer...


Original Dance Adaptation of DANGEROUS LIAISONS Comes To Central London Photo Original Dance Adaptation of DANGEROUS LIAISONS Comes To Central London
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2019

It got a facelift in the 90s with Cruel Intentions and now Sedos brings a fresh new take on the classic story of seduction, betrayal and exploitation to central London....


Cultural Resources and AAAM Launch “Fellowship 2020” for Black Americans in the Cultu Photo Cultural Resources and AAAM Launch “Fellowship 2020” for Black Americans in the Cultural Sector
by A.A. Cristi - June 08, 2020

Cultural Resources and AAAM have announced a?oeFellowship 2020a?? for Black Americans in the Cultural Sector:...


Met Opera General Manager Stands By Plácido Domingo, Questioning Validity of Sexual H Photo Met Opera General Manager Stands By Plácido Domingo, Questioning Validity of Sexual Harassment Claims
by Paul Smith - September 24, 2019

The Metropolitan Opera's general manager Peter Gelb has stated that Plácido Domingo will continue to perform with the organization in Verdi's Macbeth as previously scheduled....


BWW Review: Independent Shakespeare Co.'s JULIUS CAESAR, a Political Crime Story Ripp Photo BWW Review: Independent Shakespeare Co.'s JULIUS CAESAR, a Political Crime Story Ripped from the Headlines
by Ellen Dostal - April 15, 2019

Taking its cue from Orson Welles' 1937 Mercury Theatre production of JULIUS CAESAR, Independent Shakespeare Co. exercises its exceptional ability to adapt one of Shakespeare's massive works for an intimate indoor setting without giving up any of the play's scope or impact. ...


Flying V Places Artistic Director on Administrative Leave Due to Sexual Harassment Al Photo Flying V Places Artistic Director on Administrative Leave Due to Sexual Harassment Allegations
by Stephi Wild - June 24, 2020

According to MD Theatre Guide, Flying V has fired Producing Artistic Director Jason Schlafstein  following multiple allegations of sexual harassment....


What's On Stage This Summer? Check Out Our Guide To Theatre Across The Country! Photo What's On Stage This Summer? Check Out Our Guide To Theatre Across The Country!
by Alan Henry - April 24, 2021

We've rounded up some of the top productions on stage this summer! Find something near you to see using our comprehensive guide below!...


HBO Documentary Films' Five-Part Series PRAY, OBEY, KILL Debuts April 12 Photo HBO Documentary Films' Five-Part Series PRAY, OBEY, KILL Debuts April 12
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 01, 2021

On a cold night in January 2004, gunshots rang out across the remote Swedish village, Knutby, home to a small, tight-knit Pentecostal congregation, leaving a young woman murdered in her bed and her neighbor suffering from multiple bullet wounds....


Chickenshed Announces YouTube Premiere Of GLOBALEYES Photo Chickenshed Announces YouTube Premiere Of GLOBALEYES
by Stephi Wild - September 24, 2020

Chickenshed will bring to your screens our passionate, emotive and vibrant production, Globaleyes on Friday 25 September at 7.30pm. ...


BWW Review: MEASURE FOR MEASURE at Actors Theatre Of Louisville Photo BWW Review: MEASURE FOR MEASURE at Actors Theatre Of Louisville
by Keith Waits - October 16, 2019

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??Measure for Measure has long been considered one of Shakespeare's 'problem plays' because it doesn't clearly fall into the constructs of his comedies or tragedies. While the play has many of the comedic elements that Shakespeare is known for (mistaken identities, eccentric side ...


Red Bull Theater to Kick Off Fall Offerings With Reunion Benefit Reading of THE REVEN Photo Red Bull Theater to Kick Off Fall Offerings With Reunion Benefit Reading of THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 19, 2020

RED BULL THEATER today announced that the 2020-'21 Season will kick off on Monday, September 14th with the one night only benefit reunion reading of Red Bull's acclaimed production, The Revenger's Tragedy, featuring members of the cast of the 2005 Off-Broadway production....


What's On Stage This Summer? Check Out Our Guide To Theatre Across The Country! Photo What's On Stage This Summer? Check Out Our Guide To Theatre Across The Country!
by Alan Henry - April 24, 2021

We've rounded up some of the top productions on stage this summer! Find something near you to see using our comprehensive guide below!...


J.K. Rowling Announces New Children's Book THE ICKABOG Photo J.K. Rowling Announces New Children's Book THE ICKABOG
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 26, 2020

Author of the famed Harry Potter series J.K. Rowling has announced that she is releasing a new children's book, The Ickabog. ...


Reetta Honkakoski Company Presents THE DESK Photo Reetta Honkakoski Company Presents THE DESK
by Julie Musbach - June 14, 2019

Making use of director Reetta Honkakoski's personal experience of cults, this absorbing ensemble piece examines the seductive grip of dictatorship. Propelled forward by the energy and movement of a highly talented, international ensemble, The Desk sees six performers recreate the rigorous power stru...


BWW Review: HOTHOUSE at Grand Théâtre Photo BWW Review: HOTHOUSE at Grand Théâtre
by David Sousa Lopes - April 12, 2021

This weekend, the Grand Théâtre opened its door to Harold Pinter’s Hothouse, the celebrated black comedy made famous in the 1980s....


VIDEO: First Look at Handel AGRIPPINA at Metropolitan Opera Photo VIDEO: First Look at Handel AGRIPPINA at Metropolitan Opera
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2020

Get you first look at Agrippina as Handel's tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives its first Met performances, with star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting....






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