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Audio Performances Offered to Memphis' Blind and Visually Impaired

Memphis' Chatterbox Audio Theater will team up with Theatre Memphis and the Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired to create a series of purely audio theatrical productions.

'If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet' Is Riveting With Jake Gyllenhaal in American Stage Debut

British playwright Nick Payne’s riveting drama “If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet,” Off-Broadway from Roundabout, features a terrific Jake Gyllenhaal in his American stage debut.

‘Hard Times’ Is Muddled Musical Inspired By Civil War Draft Riots

The Civil War draft riots provide the setting for this spirited but unfocused musical from Larry Kirwan of Black 47, presented at the Cell as part of the 1st Irish Festival.

'The Exonerated' Is a Sucker-Punch to the Heart

From the moment the lights come up, the true stories of falsely convicted death row victims tear at your heart strings. A brilliant cast and director Bob Balaban's beautifully conceived production make you forget this is a staged reading.

Inner City Youth Take the Stage at the Harold Clurman Festival

For young aspiring actors, performing in the Harold Clurman Festival, with great names like Elaine Stritch and Edward Albee linked to it, is a unique and exciting opportunity.

'Broadway or Bust' Tells the Real High School Musical Story

If you've seen "Glee" or "High School Musical" you must know everything about kids and musical theater, right? No way. "Broadway or Bust'," a new three-hour documentary series from PBS and WGBH Boston, follows 60 high school students from across the country in New York City as they rehearse ...

Thomas Bradshaw's 'Job' Is Almost Too Literal And Shocking

Thomas Bradshaw's adaptation of the Book of Job, at the Flea Theater, churns stomachs with its sex and violence. While he stays true enough to the original tale, he loses the faith and humanity behind the story with his attempts to shock.

NYC Promotes, Preserves Broadway

Mayor’s Office launches site to celebrate theaters and performers.

'Detroit' Gets Under Your Skin

Lisa D’Amour’s “Detroit,” at Playwrights Horizons, gets under your skin and stays there, addressing the America of the Great Recession with an exhilaratingly original perspective.

Einstein on the Beach

“Einstein on the Beach,” Robert Wilson, Philip Glass, and Lucinda Childs’ 1976 mystifying avant-garde operatic masterpiece, returns to BAM more polished and effective than ever.