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Saturday, June 26, 2021

Laura Benanti could put Melania back in the spotlight at the Emmy Awards by Christopher Rosen

After four years and numerous headline-generating appearances on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti could land her first Emmy nomination this …

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Friday, June 18, 2021

Rita Moreno clarifies her defense of Lin-Manuel Miranda and ‘In the Heights’ by Christopher Rosen

One day after Rita Moreno defended “In the Heights” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda against criticism that the new musical adaptation failed to accurately represent the Afro-Latino community …

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

‘Beauty and the Beast’ prequel series coming to Disney+ by Christopher Rosen

Disney Plus is ready to continue its assault on the small-screen. Fresh off the successful, potentially awards-worthy launches of Marvel shows like “WandaVision,” “The Falcon and the W…

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Jane Krakowski on the ‘Dickinson’ scene that opened her character up [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW] by Christopher Rosen

With her Emmy-nominated turns on modern classics like “30 Rock” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” Jane Krakowski is used to getting big laughs on television comedies. But Season 2 of …

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Friday, June 11, 2021

New movies in theaters: ‘In the Heights’ rises up by Christopher Rosen

Following last week’s horror-tinged battle at the box office — where “A Quiet Place Part II” and “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” duked it out for cash supremacy — movi…

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Watch the opening 8 minutes of ‘In the Heights’ right now by Christopher Rosen

With Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” arriving in theaters and on HBO Max in mere days, the director surprised fans at midnight on Sunday by revealing…

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

Watch Andrew Garfield in the first trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ by Christopher Rosen

It’s a good week to be Lin-Manuel Miranda. An already decorated adaptation of the Emmy-, Grammy-, and Tony-winning star’s breakout musical, “In the Heights,” is out now, and on Thurs…

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

5 costume designers explain how the internet changed their jobs for the better [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW] by Christopher Rosen

For some of the top costume designers in television and film, one thing has changed their jobs dramatically over the last two decades: the internet. “How it can enhance your work just dail…

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Monday, March 15, 2021

What comes next after the history-making 2021 Academy Award nominations: Experts slugfest by Christopher Rosen

The 2021 Academy Award nominations included a number of historic and long overdue firsts. “Judas and the Black Messiah” is the first Best Picture nominee with an all-Black producing team…

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Sunday, March 14, 2021

2021 Academy Awards nominations livestream: Where to watch by Christopher Rosen

After months of delay and uncertainty, the 2021 Academy Awards nominations have finally arrived. Starting on Monday, March 15 at 8:19 a.m. ET/5:19 a.m. PT, presenters Priyanka Chopra Jonas a…

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Friday, January 15, 2021

Lucas Hedges is worthy of more awards buzz for ‘Let Them All Talk’ by Christopher Rosen

Few actors have shown such awards promise in recent years as Lucas Hedges. Since 2014, the 24-year-old star has appeared in four Best Picture nominees (“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Man…

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

Christopher Jackson explains how his perspective on ‘Hamilton’ changed after 5 years [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW] by Christopher Rosen

Christopher Jackson last played George Washington in the Broadway production of “Hamilton” in November 2016. “I haven’t been able to fully appreciate a lot of the aspects of the show…

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