I am fascinated by why people do terrible things,” says “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner, whose play “John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!” is partly inspired by the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Two shows attempt to make sense of the gonzo journalist and Lincoln’s assassin, cultural figures forever intertwined with ...

Matthew Weiner, creator of the television series “Mad Men,” set his sights on Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth in an attempt to understand why people do terrible things. He says the ...

The poster, printed on April 20, 1865, advertises a total of $100,000 in rewards for the capture of John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices. Booth fatally shot Lincoln on April 14, 1865, at Ford’s ...

John Wilkes Booth’s hunger for fame — for remembrance — is understood to have motivated his crime at least as much as his oft-pledged Confederate sympathies did.

”John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!” runs at Baltimore Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St., through June 22. Tickets cost $10 to $90. For details, call 410-332-0033 or visit centerstage.org.

It tells the story of John Wilkes Booth who in 1865 shot dead President Lincoln, a moderate Republican, during a performance of the English farce Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre, Washington.

On the other end of the spectrum, you have John Wilkes Booth. Irish actor Anthony Boyle plays the notorious presidential assassin with a devilish wink and unbridled ego.

John Wilkes Booth was born into this war and never escaped it. But none of this family drama finds a place in “Manhunt,” whose domestic concerns lie chiefly with the First Family.

A new series transforms the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln into a true crime thriller that goes deeper into the story than most textbooks.

John Wilkes Booth’s brother Edwin honored in NYC birthday ceremony By . Jon Levine. Published Nov. 11, 2023, 10:42 a.m. ET. Edwin Booth's 190th birthday was celebrated by The Players.

”John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!” runs at Baltimore Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St., through June 22. Tickets cost $10 to $90. For details, call 410-332-0033 or visit centerstage.org.