The path of a musical maverick is a difficult and lonely one. Unlike composers who cozy up to local arts organizations, form the now-obligatory 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations, and adroitly wrest ...

In a statement, Alice Hoffman said, “I’m so excited to be working with my amazing collaborators on bringing Practical Magic to the stage. This story of love and sisterhood is meant for the theater.

With rock entering its sixth decade (seventh, if you count jump blues artists from the late 1940s), Noise seems to be the last bastion of musical rebellion. Not all Noise threatens listeners with a ...