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Culture Watch – Mysterious Murder; Blue Note Jazz

In 2004, The New Yorker published an article by David Grann called “Mysterious Circumstances,” about a Sherlock Holmes scholar/fanatic murdered under—you guessed it—mysterious circumstances. Matt Shakman, now Artistic Director of The Geffen Playhouse, optioned the story, and spent years figuring out how to frame this complex story into a play. He’s succeeded and “Mysterious Circumstances” […]

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