‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Then and Now: Why It Hits Differently by Alissa Wilkinson

The film’s portrait of the work lives of a young journalist and a top editor holds lessons for us. It’s just that the lessons have changed with time.

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To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Question Filmmakers Can't Resist by Alissa Wilkinson

The Shakespearean monologue that is featured twice in "Hamnet" has long informed the movies, often in surprising ways that can make us rethink the words.

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Has Theater Become Everybody's Church? by Alissa Wilkinson

New shows by Jen Tullock, Jordan E. Cooper and others have a common theme: You can walk away from the church, but the songs stay with you.

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'Sinners' and Shows like 'Severance' Give an Old Form New Life by Alissa Wilkinson

Online, onstage and onscreen, performers are playing multiple parts. The effect of watching someone shape-shift can be both thrilling and unnerving.

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'Grand Theft Hamlet': The (Game) Play's the Thing by Alissa Wilkinson

The film captures two players staging the classic within an online video game, raising fascinating questions about community and connection.

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'Obsessed With Light' and the Dancer We All Should Know by Alissa Wilkinson

The film argues that Loie Fuller was an inventive artist responsible for things we take for granted. If only the movie were as creative as its star.

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'The Piano Lesson' Review: Ghosts in the Instrument by Alissa Wilkinson

This film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play falters in some specifics, but is still vital viewing.

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In 'Swan Song,' a Ballet Company Faces Racism and Sexism by Alissa Wilkinson

The film follows a National Ballet of Canada production of "Swan Lake" as dancers and others deal with long-simmering issues of racism and sexism.

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'Janet Planet' Review: A Sticky Summer Full of Small Dramas by Alissa Wilkinson

Annie Baker's debut feature film is a tiny masterpiece " a perfect coming-of-age story for both a misfit tween and her mother.

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'Ghostlight' Review: With Patient Ears, Attend by Alissa Wilkinson

The film is a gentle, emotional drama about a family struggling to stay together. It's also about the power of theater.

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When the Stage Harnesses the Power of the Movies by Alissa Wilkinson

Adaptations of films will be a factor at the Tonys this year. Surprisingly the best of these shows are not always the most faithful.

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Here's Every Biblical Reference in 'Hamilton' | Christianity Today by Alissa Wilkinson

From King George to Aaron Burr, the hit musical's Biblical literacy makes its story and characters even richer.

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Flesh and Bone Is a TV Show Structured Like an Actual Ballet by Alissa Wilkinson

Spoilers ahead for the entire eight episodes of Flesh and Bone, all of which were released at once to Starz subscribers on November 6. Plenty about the Starz mini-series Flesh and Bone follo…

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