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Calling all fans of Alanis Morrisette! You won't want to miss a vibrant production of Jagged Little Pill by The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio!

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It's hard to picture a better August: Osage County at this level. If you're ready for the journey, you'll really enjoy it. Through Oct 3rd

In the wake of the overdose catastrophe, more Americans should be aware that addiction is not a moral failing, and that the overdose crisis was generated by policy failures.

In 1995, Welcome II the Terrordome by Ngozi Onwurah became the first British film made by a Black woman to receive theatrical distribution. The film takes place in a dystopian world where Black people...

' is a book about how and why this wonderful and awe-inspiringly resilient band won’t ever stop.'

New York emcees ELUCID and billy woods ain't just for the heads; it takes a heart to feel what they're putting down. Kenny Segal assembles a killer band to bring their kaleidoscopic hip-hop to life.

Actors' Theatre presents Othello, a terrific version of a favorite Shakespeare tragedies with enough fresh, vibrant ideas! through Aug 9

Hello, friends, just a few random thoughts from yours truly…. Five minutes with Walter Matthau is like 10 years in an Ivy League school…. It’s a shame what’s happening in Sarajevo…. There is nothing m...

Columbus Black Theatre Festival, returns for its 14th iteration with Still Standing Strong: Voices of Triumph, July 2-5, Performing Arts Center.

Prince’s 1979 single has had a long, complicated journey since R&B star Khan turned a cover of the song into a big hit in 1984.

A few scattered thoughts and some counter-programming

Primary Trust takes concepts like community, empathy, and self-improvement, and brings them to aching, hilarious life. See it by May 10!

May be the greatest American play about how various strains of generational trauma intersect. See The Piano Lesson by April 19th!

Four days in as close to a utopia as I've ever found, 2026 edition

Jaja's African Hair Braiding runs through March 22. It's lots of fun & a vital voice, sung through one of the strongest casts.

I couldn't decide which album by Columbus, OH legends Scrawl to write about, so I picked two. They are both great, and yet (often) very different from one another. Vive la différence! Listen to both!

Enjoy an interesting, illuminating experience at Available Light Theatre's John Cage 101, showing this Friday & Saturday at The Wex

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I started splitting playlists a few years ago, both to keep them from getting too unwieldy and to keep longer 15-20 minute tracks from discouraging people who were in it for more bite-sized materia…

Incredibly strong slate of Visual Art exhibits this year, 70 shows across six cities. Less New York presence because I only made one trip this year and because it was celebrating my birthday less t…

This was a closer-to-home year for me in terms of “performance art.” My only New York trip was for my birthday, so more about friends, and I didn’t get to any theater (have no fea…