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Why Cameron Mackintosh Is Willing To Let ‘Phantom’ Go, At Very Long Last
"As a veteran of long-running shows, I’ve found there comes a point with the greatest show where the only thing you can do is...
The Grit Under The Glamour At Hollywood’s St. Francis Hotel
In 1975, Penny Wolin took photos of everything at the St. Francis residential hotel, "from an American man in his 70s and his new...
This Postal Clerk By Day Was A Masterful Music Producer At Night
Richie Weeks - aka the Love Magician - lived his working life sorting the mail, but his other working life producing and creating music...
Another Judge Refuses To Let ‘Rust’ Script Supervisor Lawsuit Continue
The judge "decided two of three claims that Mitchell filed against the producers — assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress — could...
Azerbaijan Has Destroyed A Massive Percentage Of Cultural Armenian Heritage Sites
"The new report by the Caucasus Heritage Watch (CHW) identified 108 medieval and early modern Armenian monasteries, churches, and cemeteries in Nakhichevan that were completely destroyed...
Russia’s Self-Mythologizing About Leningrad Leaves Out A Few Inconvenient Truths
So does every other country's belief in its war history, of course. "Versions told by autocrats and family men trample diary entries and letters....
The Woman King, A War Movie Starring Viola Davis, Surprises Analysts With Its Success
Apparently, some people can't predict when a Black woman-led (and directed) action film might truly perform at the theatre. But "The Woman King received rapturous...
How ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Got A Life
As the musical closes, the production team says they're proud of the work that the musical has done to bring teen mental health forward...
Sacheen Littlefeather Gets An Apology From The Academy
"The Native American activist, who endured decades of harassment after declining Marlon Brando's best actor prize at the 1973 Oscars ceremony, received a formal...
The Motion Picture Academy Thinks New Producers Can Solve The Oscars Viewership Issues
"The academy is looking for more experienced TV veterans to steer the Oscars, which has been dogged by declining ratings for years, and hopes...
Palm Trees Ignite At The Hollywood Bowl After A Sound Of Music Sing-Along
The fire "was first reported shortly after 11 p.m. involving 10 trees at the location of Highland Avenue and the Hollywood Freeway, near...
Emojis Make Communication Easier And Faster, Survey Says
Shocker: Ninety-one percent of emoji users "like to employ them to 'lighten the mood of a conversation.' ... The presence of a little smiley...
What ‘Atlanta’ Gave To The Cultural Landscape
"Agile in its strangeness from the beginning, Atlanta never lacked for awe. It reveled in it. What gave the series its juice was its willingness to...
Korea’s Arts, Media, Music And Fashion Popularity Keep Growing
It's a soft power wave. "My resigned teenage self could never have imagined that one day, my non-Korean friends would be recapping the latest...
Here Are Your National Book Award Fiction Finalists, Including Eight Debuts
Gayl Jones and Jamil Jan Kochai are the only established names on a list that includes two filmmakers and several books of short stories...
British Comedians Based In Los Angeles Deserve A New Queen
Gina Yashere knows. "I came here thinking I’m a great comic, I’m going to earn a living immediately, just from the comedy — until...
Phantom Of The Opera Will Exit Broadway In Early 2023, Victim Of COVID-19
Phantom "was the Hamilton of its day. To put its staying power in perspective, ... Into the Woods opened during the same season as Phantom. That fairytale-themed musical is...
Black Characters Make Fantasy Media Better
It's more than just dunking on people who think (white) mermaids are real. "These new visions of classic fantasy worlds and characters are simply...
Ian McEwan Says The Perfect Book Is Always Just Outside Of His Reach
"I’m sometimes asked about fiction I wrote 50 years ago and it’s cheering to know that for readers there is no time dimension. Books...
What’s Up With The Portrayal Of Twins On The Screen?
A new film, based on a real-life pair of twins, aims to upend the narrative of identical twins as creepy, potential serial killers. -...
Arts Groups In Britain Start To Scramble For New Royal Figureheads
No beloved arts Princess, no Prince Consort, no Queen: Who will take over? "Although a 2020 study found no proof that charities benefit financially...
Historical Fiction Takes Messy Real Lives And Turns Them Into Neat Stories
"Once maligned as lowbrow, the genre has gained popularity over the past two decades" - perhaps because of social media and our hyper-aware lives....
The Culture War Over Which Star Trek (Or Treks) Are Real
Well, you might say, not a one is real. We don't have matter transporters, faster than light engines, or for that matter a Federation....
An Uyghur Author And His Translator Have Been Disappeared
And so his English translator says now's the time for Perhat Turson's bleak novel finally to come out in English. "They deserve to have...
Playwright Sarah Ruhl On Writing A Memoir, And The Medical Trauma Behind That Memoir
"While I don’t think of myself as someone who would have judged by appearances much before Bell’s palsy, it has given me a greater...
