The middle-aged marrieds who sat in front of me last August in D.C.’s Arena Stage shed 20 years and untold pounds before my eyes, dancing in their seats through A Night with Janis Joplin, a song ...

Mary Bridget Davies was playing Janis Joplin long before she stepped on stage as the legendary Pearl at the Cleveland Play House's Allen Theatre.

Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna once said she wished Kurt Cobain could have lived to see the impact he had beyond the 1990s, and ...

The touring show, which includes the Newton-born Kelly McIntyre as Janis Joplin, shows how she became a reference point for not just the music, but the culture of that time.

Few would argue against Janis Joplin being one of the greatest singers of all time; however, these isolated vocal tracks prove that notion.

“I was the loudest baby in the nursery,” says Mary Bridget Davies. “My parents have pictures and, literally, the whole photo is a mouth!” Who better to star in “A Night with Janis Joplin ...

Though she passed away in 1970, Janis Joplin's voice is still raging into the horizon. Part-growl, part-gravel, part-angelic, the Port Arthur, Texas-born singer's style and range were unparalleled ...

March remains set aside as a celebration of Women’s History, as if we need a 31-day window to pontificate on the achievements of women. Regardless, these last few weeks let me reflect on my ...

Actress playing '60s rock star in "A Night With Janis Joplin" says 'Me and Bobby McGee' recording star blazed a trail for female rock stars ...

JANIS JOPLIN In Memoriam 1/19/43 – 10/4/70 "I'm sure you're both convinced my self-destructive streak has won out again… But I do plan on coming back to (secretarial) school… I'm awfully ...