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The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway.
Matthew Libby’s new play DATA pulls back the curtain on Silicon Valley’s darkest ambitions. When a brilliant young programmer learns his own algorithm is the key to a massive AI surveillance project, he’s forced to challenge the tech world he once dreamt of joining. Confronting today’s most controversial headlines, this thriller follows the terrifying choices at our fingertips—and the high cost of disrupting a system that tracks your every move.
DATA, directed by Tyne Rafaeli (Weather Girl, Becoming Eve), stars Karan Brar (“Jessie”) reprising his role from the Arena Stage production, as Maneesh, as well as Brandon Flynn (“13 Reasons Why”) as Jonah, Sophia Lillis (“All Her Fault”) as Riley, and Justin H. Min (“The Umbrella Academy”) as Alex.
DATA at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher St.)
JAN 9 – MARCH 29, 2026
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Broadway & Me
Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway& Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has thrice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.
