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- Top Picks: The movie 'Marguerite' on DVD and Blu-ray, the Avalanches' album 'Wildflower,' and moreThe app聽Blue Plaques of London helps visitors and residents of London learn more about the city, the album 'Floodplain' by Sara Groves is gentle and thoughtful, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: 'Listen To Me Marlon' on DVD and Blu-ray, the 'Tides Near Me' app, and more top picks'A Very Special Year,' by Thomas Montasser reminds us why books matter, the film 'Top Spin' is charming because of its teenage subjects, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: Margaret Glaspy's 'Emotions and Math,' the movie 'Mountains May Depart,' and moreBroadway stars work together to record a song following the Orlando shooting, the movie 'Embrace of the Serpent' casts a spell, and more top picks.
- Meet the new Iron Man: a black female teenagerIn upcoming issues of Marvel comic books, Tony Stark will no longer be sporting the suit 鈥 MIT student Riri Williams will be taking on the world-famous superhero title.
- Why is 'Hamilton' one of the few acclaimed works of art to depict the American Revolution?Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning musical 'Hamilton'聽stands as the most celebrated work of art ever inspired by the American Revolution. Unlike other American conflicts, the Revolution is not often depicted on film, TV, stage, or in literature.
- Top Picks: Band of Horses' 'Why Are You OK,' 'Hail Caesar!' on DVD and Blu-ray, and moreMalcolm Gladwell turns to the podcast format with 'Revisionist History,' 'Hamilton' takes the spotlight at the Tony Awards, and more top picks.
- 'Anastasia': Why the film is becoming a Broadway musicalA stage adaptation of 'Anastasia,' which starred voice talents of Meg Ryan, John Cusack, and Christopher Lloyd, will arrive on Broadway next spring.
- Top Picks: 'Francofonia' on DVD and Blu-ray, Paul Simon's 'Stranger to Stranger,' and moreHBO pays tribute to Muhammad Ali,聽The New Yorker鈥檚聽The Author鈥檚 Voice聽podcast features authors such as Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, and Lauren Groff reading their work aloud, and more top picks.
- 'Hamilton' tickets come to Chicago. Is the musical's path unusual?'Hamilton' is set to open in Chicago and London, and a national tour will launch this spring. What does the show's expansion mean for the theater business?
- This Broadway musical will be the first ever to be live-streamedLater this month, a Broadway production will be live-streamed for the first time. Live musicals have returned on network TV, while the Royal National Theatre in London has been bringing its productions to movie theaters and other venues for some time.
- Top Picks: 'Good Times!' by the Monkees, '45 Years' on DVD and Blu-ray, and moreCharles Wright sings about聽faith and love in an uplifting and honest way on 'Something to Make You Feel Good,' acclaimed series 'Dancing On the Edge' stars major talents like Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jacqueline Bisset, and more top picks.
- Robert De Niro directs 'A Bronx Tale' on Broadway: Why the 1993 film was a hitDe Niro, who directed and starred in the movie version of 'A Bronx Tale,' will co-direct the Broadway musical adaptation of the story. Music and lyrics will be by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater.
- 'Hamilton' receives major Tonys as stars honor Orlando shooting victimsThe 2016 Tony Awards included 'Hamilton' winning such awards as best musical. Many at the ceremony referenced the recent shootings in Orlando, with 'Hamilton' creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda reading a poem to the audience that discussed the event.聽
- Top Picks: 'Suffragette' on DVD and Blu-ray, Andy Shauf's album 'The Party,' and moreSarah Jarosz's album 'Undercurrent' reveals new maturity, 'Julian Fellowes Presents Doctor Thorne' is an interesting historical show for the summer, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: Solaris Sky Calendar, Corinne Bailey Rae's 'The Heart Speaks in Whispers,' and moreDirector Su Rynard's documentary 'The Messenger' has dazzling images of various kinds of birds, the podcast 'The Allusionist' is an intriguing look at language, and more top picks.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt in 'Poppins' sequel as musicals thriveBlunt and Miranda are set to star in 'Mary Poppins Returns,' which will be released in December 2018. Blunt starred in the 2014 musical 'Into the Woods,' while Miranda wrote and stars in the Broadway smash hit 'Hamilton.'
- Top Picks: 'Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art,' James Blake's 'The Colour in Anything,' and more'World War I: American Artists View the Great War' displays pieces from the country's conflict, Philip Kerr's 'The Other Side of Silence' involves a forgotten tragedy, and more top picks.
- How Broadway achieved its newest record-breaking seasonBroadway's latest season achieved a record for both theater attendance and ticket grosses. The musical phenomenon 'Hamilton' no doubt helped, as did longtime strong performers like 'The Lion King' and 'Wicked.'
- Top Picks: The app Aurora, NBC's 'Maya and Marty,' and moreOn the Parquet Courts' album 'Human Performance,' the band oozes ironic cool, photographer Richard Nicholson's 'The Projectionists' gives viewers a glimpse into a hidden world, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: The Bill Charlap Trio's 'Notes From New York,' the movie 'Room,' and moreRevisit Prince's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance, identify the sights at national parks with an app, and more top picks.