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Top Picks: Bill Evans's 'Some Other Time,' National Geographic's 'Mars,' and moreArtist Christo Guelov brightens crosswalks, Pixar character Dory returns for a sequel, and more top picks.
Arts companies ask, how do we bring in Millennials?The New York-based Wallace Foundation last year offered dance, music, and theater institutions grants under a six-year, $52 million audience-expanding initiative. Many projects that were funded focused entirely or in part on young adults. Here are the results so far.
Top Picks: Johnnyswim's 'Live at Rockwood Music Hall,' the Citymapper app, and moreHumans and polar bears collide in the Smithsonian Channel's 'Polar Bear Town,' the movie 'Indignation' brings the聽Philip Roth novel of the same name to the big screen, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Regina Spektor's 'Remember Us to Life,' 'Star Trek Beyond' on DVD and Blu-ray, and moreHosts Greg Young and Tom Meyers delve into the history of New York City with the podcast聽The Bowery Boys, Netflix's 'The Crown' depicts the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and more top picks.
First LookRuth Bader Ginsburg prepares for her operatic debutThe Supreme Court justice will appear in a speaking role on opening night only for Washington National Opera's聽new production of Donizetti鈥檚 'The Daughter of the Regiment.'
'Hamilton' special debuts on PBS, exploring historical side of hit musicalThe program 'Hamilton's America' airs on PBS on Oct. 21. It depicts the making of the smash hit Broadway show and delves into the musical's historical inspiration.
Top Picks: Frankie Cosmos's 'Next Thing,' NBC's 'Timeless,' and moreThe movie 'The Innocents' has an arresting story line, the app Totago can get you to a trailhead for a hike without needing a car, and more top picks.
Climate change conveyed through artA growing body of artwork addressing climate change includes exhibits at the Artipelag in Stockholm where sustainable design is used.
Top Picks: 'StarMap 3D' app, 'The Infiltrator' on DVD and Blu-ray, and moreBruce Springsteen's aural history 'Chapter and Verse' is revelatory, PBS's 'Hamilton's America' is a must for fans of the musical and history buffs, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'MONK鈥檈stra, Vol. 1,' WBUR's 'Kind World' podcast, and moreThe movie 'Les Cowboys' is a French take on the classic western 'The Searchers,' the 'Forever Country' video is a must for any country music fan, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'Free State of Jones' on DVD, Angel Olsen's 'My Woman,' and moreThe documentary 'The 13th' finds acclaimed director Ava DuVernay turning her camera to the American prison system, the Orson Welles Shakespeare film 'Chimes at Midnight' is available on DVD and Blu-ray, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The Can I Stream It? app, 'The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl' album, and moreJulianne Moore shows her astonishing versatility in 'Maggie's Plan,' the app Gas Guru lets you save money on fuel, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'The White Helmets' on Netflix, Jacob Collier's album 'In My Room,' and moreThe movie 'The Measure of a Man' is powerful, a Houston PBS interview with Gene Wilder offers insight into Wilder's acting and the origin of his movies with Mel Brooks, and more top picks.- Quiz: How well do you know 'Hamilton'?
The musical "Hamilton" has become a cultural phenomenon since opening on Broadway in 2015. The show, which depicts the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, won various Tony Awards, including Best Musical for writer and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda and Best Actor in a Musical for Leslie Odom Jr.
How well do you know the popular musical? Try our quiz!
Top Picks: The Stray Birds' album 'Magic Fire,' the movie 'Captain America: Civil War,' and moreNorway's slow TV programming on Netflix is truly relaxing, the Afropop Closeups podcast is an intriguing listen, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Inspiring Olympics moment, Peter Robinson鈥檚 novel 'When the Music鈥檚 Over,' and moreThe app 'Verne: The Himalayas' offers dazzling visuals for children and adults, Lisa Hannigan's 'At Swim' is captivating, sombre, and otherworldly beautiful, and more top picks.
How can public art be preserved and shared?Artists, curators, and custodians of public art around the world are tackling the challenge of ensuring the names and stories behind the work are preserved and shared.
Top Picks: 'The Jungle Book,' 'Building Star Trek, and moreA new companion version to Van Morrison's stirring 1974 live album '..It鈥檚 Too Late to Stop Now... Volumes II, III, IV & DVD' is a must,聽a video taking you behind the curtain with 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' set designer Christine Jones is tantalizing, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'The King and I' in theaters, the album 'case/lang/veirs,' and moreThe film 'Hitchcock/Truffaut' depicts the meeting of two movie legends, the film 'The Family Fang' successfully manages the transition from tragic to uplifting, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'Fastball' on DVD and Blu-ray, the album 'We Are King,' and morePhotographer Oliver Curtis seeks a new perspective at global landmarks, an app tells you what chargers you need for an international trip, and more top picks.
