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After a cheerleader is sexual assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight for justice.

Single Carrot Theatre Launches Baltimore's First Black Theatre Night Photo Single Carrot Theatre Launches Baltimore's First Black Theatre Night
by Marissa Tomeo - May 28, 2022

Single Carrot Theatre presents Black Theatre Night  with Terry Guest’s Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes, a world premiere, on Friday, June 17....

Sweet Relief Supporting Legendary Musician Lester Chambers On Purchase Of Home Photo Sweet Relief Supporting Legendary Musician Lester Chambers On Purchase Of Home
by Tori Hartshorn - February 06, 2019

At the age of 78, musician Lester Chambers of the pioneering and legendary Chambers Brothers is looking to make the move to a home of his own. The three-time cancer survivor who also suffered a physical assault during a live performance is looking for assistance from the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund ...

Lakeshore Records Set To Release SAS RED NOTICE - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK Photo Lakeshore Records Set To Release SAS RED NOTICE - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 10, 2021

Lakeshore Records is set to release SAS Red Notice-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack featuring music by Emmy Award and IFMCA-nominated composer Benji Merrison (Meerkat-A Dynasties Special, The Beatles in India), digitally on March 12. ...

Detroit Opera Reveals 2024-25 Season Photo Detroit Opera Reveals 2024-25 Season
by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2024

Detroit Opera has announced its 2024–25 Opera and Dance seasons. Learn more about the full lineup here!...

Dates Announced For Compass Projects Photo Dates Announced For Compass Projects
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2021

Dates have been confirmed for three of Compass Festival's projects this Spring and Summer in Leeds as the city and the UK re-opens following the latest lockdown. ...

BWW Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Proves Nothing's Changed in 500 Years at Midl Photo BWW Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Proves Nothing's Changed in 500 Years at Midland University Kimmel Theatre
by Christine Swerczek - April 27, 2019

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EMPIRE's Jussie Smollett in Hospital after Racial, Homophobic Attack Photo EMPIRE's Jussie Smollett in Hospital after Racial, Homophobic Attack
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 29, 2019

Jussie Smollett, one of the stars of the FOX series 'Empire,' was hospitalized Tuesday following an assault in Chicago that is described as a possible hate crime, according to Variety....

Guest Blog: EDINBURGH 2024: Gigi Tisminetzky on HOW TO KILL A CHICKEN Photo Guest Blog: EDINBURGH 2024: Gigi Tisminetzky on HOW TO KILL A CHICKEN
by Kat Mokrynski - July 27, 2024

Gigi Tisminetzky guest blogs for BroadwayWorld about bringing How To Kill A Chicken to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....

Photos: FATHERLAND Opens Sunday At Fountain Theatre Photo Photos: FATHERLAND Opens Sunday At Fountain Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2024

The Fountain Theatre presents the world premiere of “Fatherland,” a new work of verbatim theater conceived and directed by Fountain artistic director Stephen Sachs, opening Sunday, with performances continuing through March 30. See photos from the production. ...

Casting Announced For World Premiere Of HUMAN INTEREST STORY At The Fountain Photo Casting Announced For World Premiere Of HUMAN INTEREST STORY At The Fountain
by A.A. Cristi - December 11, 2019

The Fountain Theatre is gearing up to present the world premiere of a new play written and directed by company co-artistic director Stephen Sachs (Arrival & Departure, Citizen: An American Lyric, Cyrano). Casting is now complete for Human Interest Story, a timely drama about homelessness, celebrity ...

Guest Blog: EDINBURGH 2024: Gigi Tisminetzky on HOW TO KILL A CHICKEN Photo Guest Blog: EDINBURGH 2024: Gigi Tisminetzky on HOW TO KILL A CHICKEN
by Kat Mokrynski - July 27, 2024

Gigi Tisminetzky guest blogs for BroadwayWorld about bringing How To Kill A Chicken to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....

Syracuse Stage Presents TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 Photo Syracuse Stage Presents TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992
by A.A. Cristi - January 27, 2021

​​​​​​​Syracuse Stage continues the 2020/2021 online on-demand season with the stunning documentary drama “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright Anna Deavere Smith. “Twilight” will be available as video on demand Feb. 3 – 14 at www.syracusestage.org....

BWW Review: WORLD STAGES: HEROINE at The Kennedy Center Photo BWW Review: WORLD STAGES: HEROINE at The Kennedy Center
by Rachael F. Goldberg - February 13, 2020

'Heroine' handles a number of deep, complex issues. And yet, it manages to do so with a sensitivity and care that feels respectful and fitting to those it portrays, directly or indirectly. The care and attention put into this production by every member of the team shows in the performance, and beyon...

Sunday Morning Michael Dale: Baldwin Debates Buckley, The Brontës Rock Out and Billy Photo Sunday Morning Michael Dale: Baldwin Debates Buckley, The Brontës Rock Out and Billy Porter Revises The Life
by Michael Dale - March 20, 2022

Debate: Baldwin vs Buckley is an extraordinary recreation of A 1965 televised debate, Glass Town is a fun rock concert with a Bronte band, The Life gets reworked for Encores! and an O'Neill drama involving Andrew Jackson may be seen differently today....

Wasatch Theatre Company Opens 25th Season With THE LARAMIE CYCLE Photo Wasatch Theatre Company Opens 25th Season With THE LARAMIE CYCLE
by Stephi Wild - September 09, 2022

Wasatch Theatre Company kicks off its 25th season with THE LARAMIE CYCLE, a combination of two plays titled THE LARAMIE PROJECT and THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER.  Both plays chronicle the assault and murder of Matthew Shepherd in 1998.  The Tectonic Theatre Project visited the town of Larami...

Sunday Morning Michael Dale: Baldwin Debates Buckley, The Brontës Rock Out and Billy Photo Sunday Morning Michael Dale: Baldwin Debates Buckley, The Brontës Rock Out and Billy Porter Revises The Life
by Michael Dale - March 20, 2022

Debate: Baldwin vs Buckley is an extraordinary recreation of A 1965 televised debate, Glass Town is a fun rock concert with a Bronte band, The Life gets reworked for Encores! and an O'Neill drama involving Andrew Jackson may be seen differently today....

LA Based Solo Artist Takes SHATTERED To Edinburgh Fringe Photo LA Based Solo Artist Takes SHATTERED To Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - June 09, 2019

In January 2017, Denver native Diana Varco premiered her solo show Shattered at the Whitefire Theatre SoloFest in Los Angeles to a standing ovation. 'I was nervous to do the show because sexual assault (rape) wasn't a topic most people openly talked about' Varco said. Today, in 2019, it's a conversa...

Ansel Elgort Denies Sexual Assault Allegations Photo Ansel Elgort Denies Sexual Assault Allegations
by Stephi Wild - June 21, 2020

Ansel Elgort has posted a statement denying the sexual assault allegations made against him....

UNSCRIPTED: AN EVENING WITH NANCY PELOSI is Coming to the Orpheum Theatre Photo UNSCRIPTED: AN EVENING WITH NANCY PELOSI is Coming to the Orpheum Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 15, 2024

BroadwaySF will present Unscripted: An Evening with Nancy Pelosi—the next installment in BroadwaySF’s Unscripted series. Learn how to purchase tickets....

The Story Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Team For MARIE ANTOINETTE AND THE MAGICAL Photo The Story Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Team For MARIE ANTOINETTE AND THE MAGICAL NEGROES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2021

Guest, a Governing Ensemble member, served as The Story's Resident Playwright from 2019-2020, receiving three developmental workshops over the course of a year, culminating in a staged reading of Marie in early March 2020....

Ma-Yi Theater Company to Host Anti-Asian Violence Forums & Talkbacks in Conjunction w Photo Ma-Yi Theater Company to Host Anti-Asian Violence Forums & Talkbacks in Conjunction with ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 08, 2022

Ma-Yi Theater Company will present a series of events following select performances of Daniel K. Isaac’s ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME, which opened to critical acclaim on August 31, 2022. Directed by Obie-winner Ralph B. Peña, Isaac’s epic new play mixes traditional Korean fables with the horror of Kor...

BWW Review: 3rd Act's MEDUSA UNDONE is a Powerful Work of Art Photo BWW Review: 3rd Act's MEDUSA UNDONE is a Powerful Work of Art
by Adrienne Proctor - April 18, 2021

MEDUSA UNDONE is a powerful, haunting play about the aftermath of sexual assault. It tells the origin story of the sea monster Medusa, who was once a beautiful young girl in the service of the goddess Athena. 3rd Act Theatre Company presents the Oklahoma premiere of this play with sensitivity and pr...

BWW Review: Andresia Moseley Gives Phenomenal Multi-Character Performance in TWILIGHT Photo BWW Review: Andresia Moseley Gives Phenomenal Multi-Character Performance in TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES 1992 at Jobsite Theater
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - March 05, 2021

Twilight, Los Angeles, 1992 is an unflinching look at race relations from the voices of the people that were there, whether in the heart of it or bystanders portrayed by one woman: Andresia Moseley....

Ma-Yi Theater Company Announces New Commission & Activities for 22-23 Season Photo Ma-Yi Theater Company Announces New Commission & Activities for 22-23 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 27, 2022

Ma-Yi Theater Company announced that Michi Barall is the inaugural recipient of a Generation Now commission from Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis....

Lou Ridley Unveils Powerful New Single 'Baby Angel' Photo Lou Ridley Unveils Powerful New Single 'Baby Angel'
by Josh Sharpe - May 08, 2024

Nashville-based Country and Pop artist Lou Ridley, unveils her latest single, 'Baby Angel,' stamping her first release of the year. With unfiltered honesty, she reflects on her tendency to translate her trauma into manipulation and avoidance. Despite grappling with her self-sabotaging patterns, Ridl...





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