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EDITOR’S NOTE
Lovecraft’s Whisperer scheduled by Radiotheatre
Radiotheatre will present its 14th annual H.P. Lovecraft Festival at UNDER St Marks (94 St. Marks Place) from July 23 to 27. The horror story master’s The Whisperer in the Darkness is this year’s production, about visitors from outer space who are living in remote woods of Vermont. Dan Bianchi’s adaptation features an original orchestral score, projections, and cinematic sound design. Performances are at 7 p.m. July 23–25; at 7 and 9 p.m. on July 26; and at 3 p.m. July 27. For tickets and more information, visit radiotheatrenyc.com. —Edward Karam
Mozart’s Don Giovanni—A Rock Opera, a 90-minute adaptation by Adam B. Levowitz, is running through Aug. 26 at the Cutting Room (44 East 32nd St.). The opera, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with a libretto by Carlo da Ponte, has been adapted into English and outfitted with “electric riffs and operatic convention for rock revolution.” Performances are at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday through Aug. 26. Tickets start at $44, with a $25 minimum food and beverage charge; they may be purchase by visiting dgrocks.com. —Edward Karam
Jethro Compton’s stage adaptation of the classic short story The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance delivers a taut and compelling drama that both honors and subverts the conventions of the Western. Directed with precision and emotional clarity by Thomas R. Gordon, this new production retains the story’s essential moral conflict—between truth and legend, justice and lawlessness—but deepens its resonance by introducing a new character and themes that can speak powerfully to a modern audience.