The Metropolitan Jazz Octet (MJO) is the reawakening of a group that started in the 1950’s by Chicago saxophonist and arranger Tom Hilliard. From 1950 through mid-'80s Hilliard wrote many of the ...

On a rainy night inside a nondescript church basement, eight strangers gather in a support group for addicts struggling with digital dependency. Actually, at the outset of Octet, Dave Malloy’s a ...

“You are a piece of God’s plan,” reads a colourful decal on the set of Octet, the breathtaking a cappella musical about the internet and its capacity to harm, now playing at Crow’s Theatre. The word ...

At first, group members unpack their hearts in familiar ways. Jessica (Margo Seibert) is recovering from public shaming after her “white woman goes crazy” video went viral and she became a ...

Onas Bolton knew he wanted to use his background in organic chemistry to make a difference. He had been working at a large electroplating company, using chemicals to make bumpers shiny or place copper ...