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5 takeaways from the 2024 Tony Awards

5 takeaways from the 2024 Tony Awards

There were very few surprises during Sunday's Tony Awards, except for one: best musical. The final award of the night went to “The Outsiders,” the adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s beloved book.
by Jennifer Vanasco

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Tony Awards 2024: The complete list of winners

Tony Awards 2024: The complete list of winners

It was a crowded season this year, with 36 eligible musicals and plays opening on Broadway stages. Here are the winners of the 77th Tony Awards.
by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

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When you can hear every word, thank the sound mixers

When you can hear every word, thank the sound mixers

They sit behind a console that looks like the bridge of a spaceship and use complicated technology to bring words from the actors mouth to the audience's ears.
by Jeff Lunden

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Drop the puck! Minnesota PWHL star scores a hockey cameo in ‘Inside Out 2’

Drop the puck! Minnesota PWHL star scores a hockey cameo in ‘Inside Out 2’

Kendall Coyne Schofield, captain of Minnesota’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team, voices a hockey announcer in the animated coming-of-age movie opening Friday. For her, it’s another way to elevate the profile of women’s sports.
by Sam Stroozas

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Samira Ahmed on ‘This Book Won't Burn’

Samira Ahmed on ‘This Book Won't Burn’

After a family tragedy, Noor Khan is forced to finish her senior year of high school in a small town where she discovers — to her horror — that books are disappearing from the school library.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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From Verona to Nogales with a Latino adaptation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

From Verona to Nogales with a Latino adaptation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Teatro del Pueblo’s adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” integrates Latin American culture, Spanish language and spoken word poetry into Shakespeare’s classic tragedy.
by Jacob Aloi

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‘Horror Movie’ questions the motivation behind evil acts

‘Horror Movie’ questions the motivation behind evil acts

Paul Tremblay’s latest tale is dark, surprisingly violent and incredibly multilayered — a superb addition to his already impressive oeuvre showing he can deliver for fans and also push the envelope.
by Gabino Iglesias

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Queenie’s second life on screen gives her more room to grow

Queenie’s second life on screen gives her more room to grow

An irresistible new Hulu series follows the quarter-life growing pains of a lonely South Londoner. It’s based on a 2019 novel by showrunner Candice Carty-Williams.
by Carole V. Bell

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