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In a small Wisconsin town, a mysterious theft leads to a string of events that will forever change Peg, Ryan and their community.
Rachel Watson obsessively observes a couple through the windows of the train every morning. They’re everything she wants her life to be – happy and...
August Wilson’s explosive, award-winning play is a gripping story of family, legacy and the choices that define us. During the Great Depression, the Charles household...
Direct from a sold-out Broadway run, Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar’s thrilling and darkly comic new work follows Jacob McNeal — a brilliant yet dangerously charming...
The Da Vinci CodeBy Ragel Wagstaff & Duncan AbelBased on the bestselling novel by Dan BrownA murder in the Louvre. A trail of cryptic clues....
What does it really mean to honro and defend?Air Force veteran and NSA translator Reality Leigh Winner thought she was doing the right thing; the...
Newlyweds Paul, a proper young lawyer, and Corie, a romantic free spirit, are thrilled to move into their new Manhattan apartment — a tiny, sixth-floor walk-up with...
Embark on a Middle Earth journey with reluctant adventurer Bilbo Baggins. Coerced by Gandalf to join a band of dwarves looking for their treasure, Bilbo...
This effervescent, charming new comedy celebrates writers, womanhood, and the stories that shape our lives. In 1926, famed author Agatha Christie vanished for 11 days,...
Live boldly, love wildly, paint passionately — this was the uncompromising life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Through music, movement and irresistible charm, acclaimed writer...
What happens to a dream deferred?Lorraine Hansberry’s trailblazing classic—the first play produced on Broadway written by a Black woman and still one of the American...
For nearly 40 years, George Burns and Gracie Allen delighted millions as entertainment’s original power couple, sharing love and laughter through their comedic brilliance. Now,...
Agatha Christie’s heart-pounding thriller takes us to a secluded island full of intrigue, as ten strangers with dark secrets find themselves marooned at a grand...
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by Cathy Jakicic - January 29, 2026
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