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Elizabeth Taylor, (from left) George Segal, Richard Burton and Sandy Dennis starred in the 1966 film adaptation of Edward Albee's play, <em>Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? </em>A theater director in Portland recently cast an African-American actor as Nick (Segal's role) — and found the Albee estate withheld rights to the play.

Why A Theater Director Made A 'Color-Conscious Choice' In 'Virginia Woolf' Casting

A small theater in Portland, Ore., cast an African-American actor in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? But the Albee estate wouldn't grant the rights to produce the 1962 play.

People gather for a candlelight vigil at a bus shelter at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, where visiting student was fatally stabbed. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Stabbings And A Surge of Hate

The stabbings in Portland, Oregon and on the University of Maryland campus. We’ll look at the rise of hate in America.

Troizel Carr, "The Black Public," performed as part of EMERGENYC, New York City, 2017.

In NYC, Activism Begins With Lessons In Theater

Wielding techniques that the global Theatre of the Oppressed movement used to train activists, one group challenges people to think beyond labels.

Review: DeJohnette, Grenadier, Medeski & Scofield, 'Hudson'

This new jazz supergroup gives familiar fare by Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix an unexpected new tilt.

The Lyric Stage: June 4 - A historic performance of Cavalaria Rusticana

This week on the Lyric Stage we have a recording in English of Cavaleria Rusticana from 1927, in a superior performance and with excellent restored sound.…

Joyce DiCamillo appears on this week's <em>Piano Jazz</em>.

Joyce DiCamillo On Piano Jazz

The veteran pianist, composer and educator duets with host Marian McPartland on for a rousing rendition of "Falling in Love with Love."

Climate Change, Trump And The Paris Climate Accord

President Trump pulls out of the Paris Climate Accord. What withdrawal means for climate change and US standing in the world.

NIH Director Francis Collins and Renée Fleming, who is Artistic Advisor at Large for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., sing a duet.

The Soprano And The Scientist: A Conversation About Music And Medicine

NIH Director Francis Collins and Renée Fleming, who is Artistic Advisor at Large for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., discuss music and medicine. They also sing a duet.

Daniel Kyri plays Shedrick Yarkpai in the Goodman Theatre production of Objects in the Mirror.

This Play Was Inspired By A Real Refugee's Shakespearean Dilemma

Shedrick Yarkpai escaped war-torn Liberia under an assumed name, which he kept as he started a new life in Australia. Objects in the Mirror follows Yarkpai's struggle to reclaim his identity.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement in Downing Street, London, after chairing a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee following Saturday night's terrorist incident in London. Several people were killed in the terror attack at the heart of London and dozens injured. The prime minister called for a tougher stance at home against extremists. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Should We Regulate The Internet To Prevent Terror?

Theresa May says the internet must be regulated following the London Bridge attack. So, how do you regulate cyberspace and should we?

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