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Stars: Harley Bronwyn, Nicole Clifford, Alison Iles, Geri Courtney-Austein, Justin Michael Terry, Jon Huybrecht, Travis Laughlin | Written and Directed by Laa Marcus

Glass Casa opens with an intriguing montage of scenes, accompanied by a child’s voice narrating that this is a story told to them by their uncle about the events that transpired on the night they were born. The opening sequence sets the stage for a film that blends mystery and dark comedy in a way that keeps the audience guessing.

The story begins innocuously enough. Jamie, her best friend Bianca, and her very pregnant sister Drew arrive at the eponymous Glass Casa, a luxurious mansion that will serve as the setting for Jamie’s bachelorette party. The mood is light, and the group expects to have a fun and carefree weekend.

They’re waiting for another friend, Evie, to join them, but instead, they encounter Charlie, a...

Who doesn’t love a good whodunit? The setting is usually so simple that you don’t expect anything to go wrong. The characters are relatable and only a little off-kilter to make you trust only your instincts. As soon as you start to settle in, something criminal happens, thereby sending everything into a state of chaos. And the best part is when it all comes together in the most satisfying, cathartic, and sometimes anticlimactic fashion imaginable. I have grown up reading and watching anything that’s related to Satyajit Ray’s Feluda. Which obviously means that I have read and watched almost everything that has “Sherlock Holmes” written on it. Amongst the more recent stuff, I think Game Night is a masterpiece. The Knives Out movies are excellent. Neeyat and A Haunting in Venice really caught me by surprise. Also, Bodies Bodies Bodies has to be one of the most subversive whodunits out there.

The invitation proclaimed An Evening of Pure Joy and the Barrington Stage Company's NYC Benefit held at The Friars Club last night surpassed all expectations. A star studded roster from the Bsc actors bench filled the Friars Club with song as Tony Award Winning ComposerLyricist William Finn presented Joe Iconis with the William Finn Award for Innovation and Excellence in Musical Theatre. Julianne Boyd, artistic director and founder of Barrington Stage Company, Mary Ann Quinson, Board Chair, and Marita O'Dea Glodt, opened the evenings festivities. The Sro guests in the legendary Friars Club were entertained by Bsc performers, Jennette Bayardelle, Allison Blackwell, Ellen Harvey, Lauren Marcus, Kyle Dean Massey, Jeff McCarthy, Anastasia Mccluskey, Anne L. Nathan, Will Roland, Scarlett Strallen, Will Swenson,Jason Sweetooth Williams,Eric William Morris, and Stephanie Umoh. Musical direction was by Darren Cohen.

The cast and creative team of the hit Off-Broadway musical Murder for Two are teaming up with some of New York's brightest up and coming composers and BroadwayWorld.com every Monday night for their spring concert series, Murderous Musical Mondays. Composers Joshua Saltzman amp Ryan Cunningham contines the series on Monday, May 19, 2014, immediately following the 7pm performance of Murder for Two at New World Stages Stage 5 - 340 West 50th Street.Performers will include Liz Lark Brown, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Seth Eliser, Lauren Marcus, Jeremy Morse, Lance Rubin, Jared Weiss, and Jason 'SweetTooth' Williams.

The cast and creative team of the hit Off-Broadway musical Murder for Two are teaming up with some of New York's brightest up and coming composers and BroadwayWorld.com every Monday night for their spring concert series, Murderous Musical Mondays. Composer Joe Iconis contines the series on Monday, May 5, 2014, immediately following the 7pm performance of Murder for Two at New World Stages Stage 5 - 340 West 50th Street.Performers will include Liz Lark Brown, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Seth Eliser, Lauren Marcus, Jeremy Morse, Lance Rubin, Jared Weiss, and Jason SweetTooth Williams.

Love Songs at 54 Below featured 'love songs' written by new musical theater composers Will Buck, Lauren Marcus, Ryan Scott Oliver, Drew Overcash, Alexander Sage Oyen, Georgia Stitt, and Zoe Sarnak on February 10, 2014. A portion of the proceeds went directly to the Vday Foundation, a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. Click below to watch some of the performances...

'Once Upon A Time In New York City'- a concert series featuring a slate of brand new songs about the Big Apple, made its 54 Below debut earlier this week. The concert featured performances from Micah Burgess, Nick Cearley, Amanda Flynn, Amanda Green, Lewis Grosso, Molly Hager, Jeremy Jordan, Dennis Michael Keefe, Rachel Lee, Lauren Marcus, Chris Miller, Bonnie Milligan, Alexander Sage Oyen, Chelsea Packard, Rob Rokicki, George Salazar, Analise Scarpaci, Jahn Sood, Sam Tedaldi, Katie Thompson, Nathan Tysen, and more.Check out photos from the special event below...

Award-winning musical theatre composerlyricist Rob Rokicki celebrates the release of his album, Im Ready The Songs of Rob Rokicki at The Triad Stage 72 tonight, November 19th at 915 p.m. Showcasing a collection of songs Rokicki has written over the past decade, the concert will feature Becca Ayers Addams Family, Giant, Melinda Bass Messiah Rocks, Brittney Bertier, Nick Dalton Surf, Legally Blonde, Alexandra Ferrara, Amanda Flynn Mamma Mia, Wicked, Brian Gallagher Jekyll amp Hyde, Leslie Henstock Les Miserables, Light in the Piazza, Carly Hughes Ghost, Ragtime, Megan Hilty Smash, 9 to 5, Wicked, Gwen Hollander Little Women, Emma Hunton Spring Awakening, Rent, Joe Iconis Things to Ruin, Lauren Marcus The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, Ashley Moniz Sister Act, Legally Blonde, Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone Hands on a Hardbody, Legally Blonde, and Michael James Scott Book of Mormon, Elf.

Award-winning musical theatre composerlyricist Rob Rokicki celebrates the release of his album, Im Ready The Songs of Rob Rokicki at The Triad Stage 72 on Monday, November 19th at 915 p.m. Showcasing a collection of songs Rokicki has written over the past decade, the concert will feature Becca Ayers Addams Family, Giant, Melinda Bass Messiah Rocks, Brittney Bertier, Nick Dalton Surf, Legally Blonde, Alexandra Ferrara, Amanda Flynn Mamma Mia, Wicked, Brian Gallagher Jekyll amp Hyde, Leslie Henstock Les Miserables, Light in the Piazza, Carly Hughes Ghost, Ragtime, Megan Hilty Smash, 9 to 5, Wicked, Gwen Hollander Little Women, Emma Hunton Spring Awakening, Rent, Joe Iconis Things to Ruin, Lauren Marcus The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, Ashley Moniz Sister Act, Legally Blonde, Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone Hands on a Hardbody, Legally Blonde, and Michael James Scott Book of Mormon, Elf. The band includes Micah Burgess, Rob Cookman, Seth Eliser, Zach Jones, and Dennis Michael Keefe.