With more than 15 (!) productions set to open on Broadway before the end of the 2025-2026 season, it can seem like a daunting prospect to choose which shows to see. Playbill recently suggested five ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Play On Shakespeare expands its programming by launching new partnerships – including with the ...

Virgie Langford was ready for retirement. For five decades, the 70-year-old ran a mom-and-pop grocery store in Palmetto along Florida's Gulf Coast. The neighborhood had gotten dangerous, Langford got ...

President Trump and his minions seem intent on doing everything they can to minimize the singular nature of the Black experience throughout American history, especially the role that racism has played ...

Freydís was the sister of Leif Erikson, but her name became infamous for something far darker. During a voyage to Vinland, she betrayed her partners, had their men executed, and personally killed the ...

A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma's first execution of the year. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was pronounced dead at 10:19 CT ...

If a user opened this Markdown file in Windows 11 Notepad versions 11.2510 and earlier and viewed it in Markdown mode, the above text would appear as a clickable link. If the link is clicked with ...

When Tracy Letts penned his play “Bug” 30 years ago, it seemed to come at a specific moment when conspiracy theories had become more integrated into mainstream society. Letts, who would go on to win a ...

The historic Cherry Lane Theatre has partnered with Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Baker (BFA '03) to launch the Cherry Lane Playwrights Collective. This nine-month developmental program offers a small ...

Unable to practice all week because of weather-related school closings, Frederick girls basketball players did what they could to stay ready in case they played Friday. Zoom meetings and homework kept ...