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Rick and Morty's showrunner couldn't manage to craft a time loop episode, but this is territory that the franchise has already breached in the comics. It's been a rule for the show to never cover time travel, largely because it's considered a worn-out trope, but also because it's such a complicated one to fully delve into. The show seldom breaks this rule, but never enough for a full-fledged A-story.

In an interview with Polygon, Rick and Morty creator Dan Harmon and showrunner Scott Marder further discussed their difficulties with trying to create a time loop episode of the television series. When asked if there are any concepts in season 8 that they struggled to do for years and have only now found a way, they responded with the following:

Harmon: My frustrating answer to that question is that the answer to that question is one that happens in season 9! [A thing] I...

Film stars might seem to be making some inroads with this year’s New York Drama League Awards nominations – George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Mescal, Mia Farrow and Jake Gyllenhaal, among others, are all accounted for – but stage stalwarts like Amber Gray, David Greenspan, André De Shields, Beth Leavel, and Idina Menzel are certainly well represented.

Sarah Hyland (The Great Gatsby) and Orville Peck (Cabaret) announced the 2025 Drama League Award nominees this morning at an event held at Lincoln Center’s New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The Drama League awards cover both Broadway and Off Broadway. The awards will be presented at the 91st Annual Drama League Awards Friday, May 16, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.

The Drama League previously announced the 2025 Special Recognition Award Recipients: Tony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga will receive the Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater; Director Whitney White (and multiple...

Warning! Spoilers for Transformers #16Two of the most powerful Decepticons in the Transformers franchise have finally faced off in the Energon Universe, as the enemy faction has split in the new continuity. Soundwave and Starscream have each taken leadership over separate cadres of Decepticons in Megatron’s absence, and the two groups are currently more concerned with fighting each other rather than the Autobots.

Coming from the creative team of Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern, and Rus Wooton, Transformers #16 sees the Combaticons finally merge into their combined form as Bruticus, which of course leads the Constructicons to merge into Devastator.

Both Combiners have chosen their sides in the split Decepticons, with the Constructicons remaining loyal to Soundwave, while the Combaticons have aligned themselves with Starscream’s rogue faction. Transformers #16 wastes no time in pitting the two titans against each other, resulting in a beautiful double-page splash by Corona and Stern.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Transformers #16

A Decepticon is leaving the enemy ranks in the Transformers (2023) corner of the Energon Universe, resulting in a major shake-up of the enemy Cybertronian faction. The Decepticon ranks have been in flux in recent issues of the ongoing Transformers series, as several leadership changes have resulted in differing factions forming. Now, another Decepticon exits stage left, leaving his allegiance in the Autobot/Decepticon war in question.

Coming from the creative team of Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern and Rus Wooton, Transformers #16 picks up the story from the previous issue, which sees Soundwave’s Decepticons squaring off against Starscream’s new faction of rebel Decepticons.

During the battle, Starscream encounters his old Sky Brother Thundercracker. Starscream calls his allegiance to Soundwave into question, revealing that the newly-elected Decepticon leader was responsible for cannibalizing his brother Skywarp for his Energon. Thundercracker transforms and leaves the battlefield,...

Warning! Spoilers for Transformers #16After almost a year of build-up, Megatron has finally entered the main story in Transformers, and the Energon Universe will never be the same again. The Decepticon leader has been M.I.A. since his appearance in last summer’s Energon Universe Special #1, but now Megatron is looking to take back the leadership of the Decepticons as the different factions of Soundwave and Starscream battle it out on Earth.

Coming from the creative team of Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern and Rus Wooton, Transformers #16 ends with Laserbeak arriving in an undisclosed desert location. Soundwave previously sent his mini-cassette on a mission in the last issue, and now it’s confirmed that Laserbeak was looking for Megatron.

Laserbeak finds the Decepticon leader hiding out in a cavern, and Megatron wastes no time upon seeing his "old friend." The true Decepticon leader pulls out Laserbeak’s wires,...

Warning! Spoilers for Transformers #15An Autobot just made their debut in Transformers' new Energon Universe continuity, but they’re destroyed as soon as they appear, as Starscream’s new faction officially enters the Autobot / Decepticon war. The stakes continue to grow for the Robots in Disguise, and with three factions of Cybertronians waging war on Earth, things are looking ever more grim for humanity.

Coming from the creative team of Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern, and Rus Wooton, Transformers #15 returns readers to the main story after the brief two-issue arc focusing on Starscream. Following the cataclysmic events of Transformers’ second arc, the Autobots are looking for allies, which they find in their comatose ally, the classic G1 Transformer Trailbreaker.

Although Wheeljack plans to revivify Trailbreaker, the comatose Autobot is destroyed before any work can be completed, as “Starscream’s Brigade” enters the scene just in time for a...

Warning! Spoilers for Transformers #15Optimus Prime may be headed down a dark path in the Energon Universe, as Transformers' new continuity keeps hinting that something is going on with the Autobot leader. The latest issue of Skybound’s reboot shows Prime going on a violent rampage, before stopping himself before he goes too far.

Coming from the creative team of Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern and Rus Wooton, Transformers #15 sees the Decepticons attacking the city of Tacoma to draw the Autobots out of hiding and into an attack.

The Decepticons’ gamble works, as Optimus Prime, Wheeljack, and Jazz arrive in the city to help out, but find themselves under attack by the scared humans who can’t tell the difference between Autobot and Decepticon. Prime’s eyes briefly turn purple, and the Autobot leader attacks a nearby tank with a rage that is completely out of character.

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Romance in Power Rangers offers emotional investment beyond action and drama, resonating with universal desires for love and relationships. Power couples like Jason and Trini show that romantic relationships can impact character growth and even leadership roles within the franchise. Unconventional pairings, such as Bulk and Hailey, provide depth to characters and showcase redemption arcs beyond the typical hero narratives.

Romance is one of the most overlooked aspects of the Power Rangers franchise. It's not as essential to the plot as, say, the drama or the action, but romance being utilized in any form of storytelling is easy to get audiences interested in by offering something that they can become emotionally invested in.

Not every audience member can relate to donning a colorful superhero costume to battle monsters, but they can relate to being in love and the hope of falling in love. After all, that's what everyone wants at the end of the day,...

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ABC News Studios is adding the new true-crime documentary series The Interrogation Tapes: A Special Edition of 20/20 to ABC’s primetime lineup in April 2024. The series, premiering on April 1st, will delve into recent criminal cases, focusing on interrogations conducted in each specific case. New one-hour episodes will air on Mondays at 10pm Et/Pt.

The series is executive produced by Janice Johnston, Eamon Mcniff, Remy Weber, and ABC News Studios’ David Solan. Lisa Soloway serves as executive editorial producer.

“The Interrogation Tapes: A Special Edition of 20/20 [is] a new true-crime docuseries looking at some of the most compelling criminal cases in recent history through the lens of interrogations, unveiling the tricks of the trade detectives use to coax confessions from suspects. As the stories unfold, experts in the science and tactics of interrogations, along with ABC News legal correspondents Ryan Smith,...

One major plot hole from the 1990s Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers series reminds readers that Kimberly never lost her Pink Ranger powers resurfaces in Power Rangers: Pink, a series focusing on Kimberly's post-Ranger life. When her mom is kidnapped by Goldar and the village of St. Moineau, France is overcome by evil, Kimberly has to make an emergency call to Zordon.

In Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Pink #1 – written by Brenden Fletcher and Kelly Thompson, with art by Daniele Di Nicuolo, color by Sarah Stern, and lettering by Boom! Studios mainstay Ed Dukeshire – Zordon reveals to Kimberly that she never lost her Pink Ranger powers, helping her activate them through the Sword of Light.

Kimberly Retains Her Pink Ranger Powers

It was established in the second season of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers that the only way for exiting Power Rangers to transfer their powers to someone joining the team is through the Sword of Light.

The Power Rangers universe found its own equivalent to Shazam in the form of Kimberly Hart in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Pink, a six-part series taking place after the third season of the show, following Kimberly's transferring her powers to new Pink Ranger Kat. As a civilian, Kimberly finds needs Zordon's help when her mom is kidnapped by perennial Rangers' nemesis Goldar, who has overtaken a village in France.

In Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Pink #1 – written by Brenden Fletcher and Kelly Thompson, illustrated by Daniele Di Nicuolo, colored by Sarah Stern, and lettered by Ed Dukeshire – Zordon re-introduces the Sword of Light, not only re-activating Kimberly's Pink Ranger powers, but also allowing her to share her power, similar to how The Captain and Mary Marvel share the powers of Shazam to turn their siblings into superheroes.

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Frequent adversary to the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, Goldar, found a way to combat his adversaries by crafting his own Zord. Although Goldar is best known for playing the right-hand henchman to both Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, he appeared in Boom! Studios Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Pink miniseries as the main antagonist, where with the help of Verto, Goldar manageed to conquer St. Moineau, France by turning the village's residents into fish people.

In Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Pink #2 – written by Brenden Fletcher and Kelly Thompson, with art by Daniele Di Nicuolo, color by Sarah Stern, and lettering by Boom! Studios mainstay Ed Dukeshire – Goldar captures members of the classic 1990s Power Rangers team, Kimberly, Zach, and Trini, and with them captive, unveils his own "War Zord," which he dubs Typhonis.

Related: Power Rangers: Kimberly Hart's Best Costume Isn't the Pink Ranger Outfit

Goldar's War Zord is...

The communicators used by the Power Rangers have a secret ability that was never showcased in the original 1990s television show. It is first revealed in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Pink, where with the help of Trini and Zack, Kimberly tries to stop Goldar and his ally Verto's plot for world domination by using their communicators to create illusions.

Things go haywire for the Rangers in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Pink #3 – written by Brenden Fletcher, Kelly Thompson, and Tini Howard, with art by Daniele Di Nicuolo, color by Sarah Stern, and lettering by Ed Dukeshire – when they are captured by Goldar and Verto. Thankfully, their communicators come in handy for a crafty escape.

Related: Power Rangers: Kimberly Hart's Best Costume Isn't the Pink Ranger Outfit

Power Ranger Communicators Can Be Used To Create Illusions

In Pink #3, when Kimberly realizes that she still has the emergency communicator given to...

Believe it or not, Kimberly Hart's best costume didn't come from her time with the Power Rangers. The former Pink Ranger's best costume arrives during her post-Ranger life. The series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink offers readers insight into her life after leaving the team during the show's second season, after giving her powers to Kat.

Kimberly finds herself in the Netherlands to continue her career as a gymnast in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink #1 by Brenden Fletcher, Kelly Thompson, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Sarah Stern, and Ed Dukeshire. When danger unexpectedly strikes, Kimberly doesn't have her Ranger powers, suit, or weapons — but she compensates in the best way possible.

Kimberly equips a nightstick, combat boots, fingerless gloves, a crossbow, kick pads, a shoulder pad, and some loose change she can re-purpose into weaponry. "Eat your heart out, Mad Max," she narrates after capping off her outfit with a leather jacket.

As I type this, my post on the first volume of Steeple was written close to a month ago but has not yet gone live. So I am trying to space things out on this blog, but I may not be spacing them quite far enough for my own systems to work well.

In any case, this is a sequel to the first Steeple , which was written and drawn by John Allison with colors from Sarah Stern and letters from Jim Campbell. The first collection also appeared first as a five-issue series of floppy comics.

Steeple, Vol. 2: The Silvery Moon , by comparison, appeared originally on-line at Allison’s site , and is an all-Allison joint. This one collects two somewhat discrete stories, and I can even link you to those stories online, on the cheekily-titled steeple.church site: The Silvery Moon and Secret Sentai . I just noticed they were (still...

I have two theories about John Allison’s best stories, or maybe two versions of the same theory. One goes that his best works are organized around triumvirates – I should perhaps say triumfeminates – such as Bad Machinery and Giant Days , which allows the three main characters to bounce off each other in complicated ways. This theory goes on to say that the more straightforward, less convoluted Allison works are more likely to have two main characters who contrast each other in a more obvious way. [1]

The other theory is more straightforward: in every generation of Allison protagonists, there is a female character who embodies chaos, around whom reality itself sometimes bends, who is a force of nature, who both the complications of the narrative and the audience love. Shelly Winters, Charlotte Grote, Esther De Groot – that kind of character. The Allison stories that feature one of those characters are the best ones.

This is the remaining two-thirds of John Allison’s attempt to see if he could reconfigure the essential Britishness of his writing and port Tackleford wholesale to its American equivalent: Spectrum, South Dakota.

(No, I don’t quite see it, either. I’m thinking some old mill town in western Massachusetts would be better, or somewhere in coastal Maine, but I am an East Coaster to begin with.)

In case that’s confusing: John Allison writes sprightly, fun stories with various levels of fantasy elements, set mostly in the English Midlands, often centering around the quirky town of Tackleford, first as a series of webcomics and increasingly as floppy comics that people actually pay money for (most famously Giant Days ). A couple of years ago, he launched a series called By Night, with many Tacklefordian flourishes, set in, as I said, the distant town of Spectrum. The comic was drawn...

Alice Pol, Eddy Mitchell, Miou-Miou, Pablo Pauly, Gustave Kervern, Sarah Stern, Pascale Arbillot and Zabou Breitman star in Nicolas Pleskof’s first feature, a Kazak production sold by Bac Films. Nicolas Pleskof has been shooting his first feature film Murder Party since 26 November. A comedy thriller, the filmmaker’s debut work boasts a cast composed of Alice Pol, Eddy Mitchell, Miou-Miou, Pablo Pauly (nominated for the Best New Hope César as well as the Lumières Revelation award in 2018 for Step by Step; touring French cinemas next year in Garder ton nom), Gustave Kervern (at his best...

I am unabashedly a John Allison fan; I’ll say that up front. I may not have been quite as much of a long-term Allison fan as some — I discovered him around the time Scarygoround begat Bad Machinery, if I remember correctly — but I’ve been reading his stuff for a decade or two and writing about it here for nearly as long.

So if I say that his new-ish series By Night , whose first volume I just read, is slightly disappointing, I want to be clear that I mean that I am not gushing about it in the manner I usually do for Allison projects. It’s fun and zippy and quirky and interesting; it’s a good comic. It’s just not as Allisonian (at least to me) as I hoped.

So, now that I’ve just deflated the whole thing before I even started, what is this By Night comic,...

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern have announced that Tina Satter, Michael R. Jackson, and Brandon Victor Dixon will be among the artists to appear onstage at Vineyard Theatre's annual Open House event on Monday, January 13. The Vineyard's Open House is an opportunity for Vineyard supporters to learn more about the theatre through artist panels, rehearsal space tours, and a design exhibition. Panels include a conversation with director Tina Satter Is This A Room, a discussion and preview of new work by Michael R. Jackson A Strange Loop and Vineyard Theatre Board Member Brandon Victor Dixon 'Rent' on Fox in dialogue with members of Vineyard Theatre Student Ensemble.

MTV is expanding its “True Life” franchise with the upcoming docuseries “True Life Crime,” which is set to debut on the Viacom cable network in January.

Led by Dometi Pongo of MTV News, “True Life Crime” will investigate the “shocking and haunting crimes committed against young people,” according to MTV’s description of the series, “daring to ask unanswered questions that expose the truth.”

The eight-episode series is set to premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. It is produced by Left/Right, Karga 7 Pictures and ITV America’s Good Caper Content for MTV.

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The exclusive teaser above sees Pongo traveling to Utah to investigate the disappearance of 24-year-old Jerika Binks, who went missing while out for a jog. Each subsequent episode will center on a different case.

Read full episode descriptions below.

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce dates for Dana H. by Lucas Hnath, adapted from interviews with Dana Higginbotham conducted by Steve Cosson, and directed by Les Waters. Previews will begin on February 7 at Vineyard Theatre 108 East 15th Street with Deirdre O'Connell reprising the title role for the New York premiere direct from engagements at Center Theatre Group and The Goodman Theatre. Opening night is set for February 25.

Vineyard Theatre, an off-Broadway venue best known for highlighting provocative new works that are often from emerging writers, has unveiled its 2018 to 2019 season. The non-profit’s slate is comprised entirely of works from playwrights under the age of 40 and will be directed solely by women.

The shows include the New York premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s “Good Grief,” a coming-of-age story about a Nigerian-American girl; the world premiere of “Daddy,” an erotic drama with Tony winner Alan Cumming; and “Do You Feel Anger?,” a dark comedy about an empathy coach working at a debt collection agency.

“Good Grief” will open the season this fall. In winter 2019, The Vineyard and The New Group will co-produce “Daddy.” The final production of the season in spring 2019 will be “Do You Feel Anger?” “Good Grief” is being presented in association with Audible, which will record the production and present it as an audio play.

Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Directors, Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern, release rehearsal photos before previews begin tomorrow, Friday, May 4 for the the world-premiere of The Beast In The Jungle. This original dance play by legendary composer and four-time Tony Award winner John Kander Cabaret, Chicago, Tony-nominated playwright David Thompson Steel Pier Flora, The Red Menace, and five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman The Producers, Contact will open on Wednesday, May 23 and play through Sunday, June 17.

25 years of The X-Files, can you believe it?! A lot of truths have been uncovered in that amount of time, that's for sure! There are so many awesome comics being released this week that we have a part 2 of Comics Corner. In this set of horrifying comics, we have the aforementioned The X-Files: Case Files - Florida Man... #1, Kiss / Army of Darkness #3, Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack #8, Rick and Morty #37, The Demon: Hell is Earth #6, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #30, Raven Daughter of Darkness #4, Redneck #12, and Regression #9.

The X-Files: Case Files - Florida Man #1: "For 25 years, FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully have been shining their flashlights into the shadows, searching for the truth. To celebrate this anniversary, Idw Publishing is launching a new series of The X-Files: Case Files! Under this banner, faithful fans will see the release of numerous micro-series, featuring stories that...

Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern and Managing Director Suzanne Appel announce an initial line-up of stars set for the 2018 Gala Fundraiser celebrating Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer and the award-winning theatre company's 35th Anniversary. The annual Gala Fundraiser will take place on Monday, May 14, 2018, beginning at 630pm at Edison Ballroom 240 West 47th Street. Cody Lassen is the 35th Anniversary Gala Chair and Audible, Inc. is the lead corporate sponsor of the event.

Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce that Irina Dvorovenko 'The Americans', a former American Ballet Theatre principal dancer, Tony Award nominees Tony Yazbeck On The Town, Finding Neverland and Peter Friedman Ragtime, The Vineyard's The Slug Bearers Of Kayrol Island..., and Teagle F. Bourgere The Crucible, A Raisin In The Sun will be featured in the world premiere of The Beast In The Jungle, an original work fusing dance, drama and music by legendary composer and four-time Tony Award winner John Kander Cabaret, Chicago, Tony Award nominee playwright David Thompson Steel Pier Flora, The Red Menace, and five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman The Producers, Contact. Performances will begin May 4, 2018 with opening night set for May 23. Kander, Thompson, and Stroman previously collaborated at The Vineyard on The Scottsboro Boys.

Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announced today that Antoinette Nwandu Pass Over is the recipient of Vineyard Theatre's 2017-2018 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award.

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern have announced that Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup The Coast Of Utopia, Spotlight, The Metal Children will star in the world premiere production of Harry Clarke by Obie Award-winner David Cale Lillian and directed by Leigh Silverman Violet.

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce that the world premiere production of Harry Clarke by Obie Award winner David Cale Lillian and directed by Leigh Silverman Violet will be the first production of the 2017-2018 Season.

The Tony-nominated playwright Paula Vogel Indecent - a Pulitzer Prize winning dramatist and one of the nation's preeminent teachers of playwriting -- will offer one of her trademark sessions on playwriting, which she calls Boot Camps, on Monday, May 22nd at the Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St. starting at 10 a.m., it has been announced by Vineyard's artistic directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern.

Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce that Vineyard Theatre's 2017-2018 season will include the world premiere of The Beast In The Jungle, a new work - fusing drama, dance and music - by five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman Contact, The Producers, playwright David Thompson Scottsboro Boys, and legendary composer and four-time Tony Award winner John Kander Cabaret, Chicago.

A New Jersey teen pleaded guilty to dumping the body of his childhood friend into a river after she was allegedly strangled by their other friend, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday.

Preston Taylor, 19, entered a plea Monday to seven counts in the high-profile death of friend Sarah Stern, including robbery, hindering apprehension and tampering with physical evidence. He has also agreed to testify against his co-defendant, Liam McAtasney, also 19.

Taylor entered his plea at the Monmouth County Superior Courthouse, according to prosecutors.

Taylor also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery and disturbing or desecrating human remains.

Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce that Joanna Gleason and Chris Sarandon are set to host the 2017 Gala Fundraiser celebrating the 10th anniversary of Vineyard Theatre's hit musical title of show with Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, and a toast to Broadway producer Kevin McCollum. Michael Berresse will direct the gala show. Larry Pressgrove will be the music director. The annual Gala Fundraiser will take place on Monday, March 13, 2017, beginning at 630pm, at Edison Ballroom 240 West 47th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue.

The father of the New Jersey teen who went missing last December and whose two lifelong friends are now charged in her death has spoken out, lamenting the loss of a daughter he described as an artistic talent who was just scratching the surface of her potential.

Speaking to The New York Times about his heartbreak following his 19-year-old daughter Sarah Stern’s alleged strangulation death, Michael Stern said he had a hard time believing he’d never see his daughter again.

“It was kind of a shock, to say the very least,” Stern told the Times, explaining he knew...

Sarah Stern hasn’t been seen since Dec. 2, when she left her New Jersey home in her grandmother’s 1994 Oldsmobile. The next day, her vehicle was found on a bridge nearby, the keys still in the ignition.

Her body was nowhere in sight.

Nearly two months after the aspiring artist’s mysterious disappearance, police said Stern was murdered and arrested two of her closest friends in connection with her death — accusations that her father reportedly called “unbelievable” and “disgusting.”

Liam McAtasney faces six charges for allegedly strangling Stern, including first-degree murder, while Preston Taylor allegedly helped dispose of her body.

Two close friends of a New Jersey teen who hasn’t been seen since early December are charged in her death — and a former classmate of the trio tells People the suspects “would have literally been my last guess.”

Prosecutors allege Liam McAtasney, 19, told a witness he choked 19-year-old childhood friend Sarah Stern and watched her die for “about 30 minutes.” McAtasney then allegedly called Preston Taylor, also 19, and the pair dumped Stern’s body in the Shark River, abandoning her car with the keys still in the ignition.

Speaking exclusively to People, Morgan Randle, a friend of Stern’s, says Stern,...

Liam McAtasney stands accused of doing the unthinkable: robbing and strangling his childhood friend and dumping her body into a river near her home.

In court on Tuesday, prosecutors gave more details of the alleged crime, laying out the horrific details of 19-year-old Sarah Stern’s presumed death.

Monmouth County assistant prosecutor Meghan Doyle alleged that McAtasney, 19, told a witness that he had choked Stern and watched her die for “about 30 minutes.” Doyle alleged that the witness, identified in court only as A.C., recorded the conversation.

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Sarah Stern grabbed her car keys and left her New Jersey home at 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 2. Her family expected her to return later that night.

The 19-year-old hasn’t been seen since.

Her 1994 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale was later found on a bridge spanning the Shark River. The car was in drivable condition, the keys still in the ignition. Stern was nowhere to be seen.

Five agencies – including the U.S. Coast Guard, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Dive Team and the State Police searched the waterways, but were unable to find any sign of the aspiring artist.

A week later,...

A new musical by John Kander and Gregory Pierce, Kid Victory, along with the new plays This Day Forward by Nicky Silver and Can You Forgive Her by Gina Gionfriddo, will be produced by the Vineyard Theatre during the 2016-2017 season, it has been announced by the company's Artistic Directors, Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern. Vineyard Theatre is located at 108 E. 15 St. in New York City.

The beloved actress and author Kate Mulgrew will discuss her life and her new memoir Born With Teeth in a QampA with Rosie O'Donnell at the Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St. in a one-time only event, An Evening With Kate Mulgrew, on Sunday, May 3 at 6 p.m. it has been announced by The Vineyard's artistic directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern.

Exclusive: “Russia’s Brad Pitt” to star in Alexey Uchitel’s period drama.

Danila Kozlovsky, known as Russia’s Brad Pitt, is to star in Alexey Uchitel’s historical drama-thriller Mathilde (working title) - set to be the biggest Russian production to be filmed this year.

The $30m production by Rock Films and the single purpose company Mathilda Ltd., with backing from the Russian Cinema Fund, centres on the love affair between the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the legendary ballerina Mathilde Kshesinskaya.

Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily last week in St Petersburg, producer Kira Saksanganskaya explained that Kozlovsky, who was the lead in last year’s box-office hit Legend No 17 and made inroads into a Hollywood career with a part in Vampire Academy, plays a rival to Tsar Nicholas II, played by German actor Lars Eidinger (Clouds of Sils Maria)

Other Russian actors in the cast include Evgeny Mironov, Grigory Dobrygin, [link...

'Mad Men' star Vincent Kartheiser and Broadway's Larry Pine Casa Valentina will play Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler, respectively, in Billy amp Ray, Mike Bencivenga's new play -- directed by the legendary directorwriterproducer Garry Marshall -- being given its NY premiere this fall at the Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St., with previews scheduled to begin tonight, October 1 prior to an official opening on October 20, it has been announced by Vineyard's Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern.

Vincent Kartheiser is heading to the stage. The Mad Men actor will star in the off-Broadway run of Billy & Ray, a comedy directed by Garry Marshall that charts the birth of the film noir genre, it has been announced by the Vineyard Theatre's artistic directors, Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern. He will play writer-director Billy Wilder opposite Larry Pine (Casa Valentina) as novelist Raymond Chandler. The New York premiere run of the production will begin previews on Oct. 1 at the Vineyard Theatre, and officially open Oct. 20. Penned by Mike Bencivenga, Billy & Ray follows the literary odd couple as

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'Mad Men' star Vincent Kartheiser and Broadway's Larry Pine Casa Valentina will play Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler, respectively, in Billy amp Ray, Mike Bencivenga's new play -- directed by the legendary directorwriterproducer Garry Marshall -- being given its NY premiere this fall at the Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St., with previews scheduled to begin October 1 prior to an official opening on October 20, it has been announced by Vineyard's Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern.

Portrait Of An Artist - an evening with the Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin and her husband Steve Bakunas, a painter, actor and jazz drummer - was just presented by the Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St. last night, June 16 at 7 pm to benefit the company's productions, artistic development initiatives and arts education programs, it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, The Vineyard's artistic director, and Sarah Stern, co-artistic director.Portrait Of An Artist featured Ms. Lavin and Mr. Bakunas in a 90-minute intimate evening during which Ms. Lavin answers questions about her life and career, posed by her husband while he paints her portrait on stage. An evening of warmth, romance, humor and nostalgia, the couple has previously performed the program at venues around the country.

Portrait Of An Artist - an evening with the Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin and her husband Steve Bakunas, a painter, actor and jazz drummer - will be presented by the Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St. one-night-only on Monday, June 16 at 7 pm to benefit the company's productions, artistic development initiatives and arts education programs, it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, The Vineyard's artistic director, and Sarah Stern, co-artistic director.

Too Much Sun - the newest play by Nicky Silver - will be given its world-premiere production this spring at the Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St. starring the Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin, joined by Ken Barnett, Richard Bekins, Matt Dellapina, Matt Dickson andJennifer Westfeldt, it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, The Vineyard's Artistic Director, and Sarah Stern, Co-Artistic Director.Mark Brokaw directs the production, scheduled to begin previews May 1 prior to an official opening night on May 18. The cast just met the press and you can check out full photo coverage below...

Too Much Sun - the newest play by Nicky Silver - will be given its world-premiere production this spring at the Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St. starring the Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin, joined by Ken Barnett, Richard Bekins, Matt Dellapina, Matt Dickson andJennifer Westfeldt, it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, The Vineyard's Artistic Director, and Sarah Stern, Co-Artistic Director. Mark Brokaw directs the production, scheduled to begin previews May 1 prior to an official opening night on May 18. The cast just met the press and you can check out a photo preview below...

The Vineyard Theatre will celebrate the songs of Dory Previn - the late popfolk singer-songwriter whose numerous hits include Come SaturdayMorning and the theme from Valley of the Dolls - at its annual Gala Fundraiser on Monday, February 24th beginning at 630pm at the Edison Ballroom 240 W. 47 St in Manhattan, it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Director and Sarah Stern, Co-Artistic Director. The Vineyard Gala will not only celebrate Ms. Previn's witty, heartbreaking and provocative songs, but will feature selections from her poems, plays and memoirs, as well.