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'This isn't a history lesson': Inside the new musical about Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln held a forum to consider a potential solution to the country’s conflict: What if all free Black people left the U.S. and settled in Central America? The president’s controversial proposal of Linconia is one of many historical events revisited in the new stage show “3 Summers of Lincoln,” which begins performances […]

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Tyler, the Creator marches through 'Chromakopia' on Valentine's Day at the Crypto.com Arena

After performing most of his latest album, “Chromakopia,” just two months ago at his annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, Tyler, the Creator could’ve easily copied and pasted his well-received set list for his album tour, which rolled into Crypto.com Arena for a six-night stand in L.A. that kicked off on Valentine’s Day. But the veteran

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Review: 'Old Friends' pay tribute to Sondheim in a luxurious pre-Broadway celebration at the Ahmanson

Our love of Stephen Sondheim is approaching the “Beatlemania” phase. One wonders what the Broadway maestro would have made of “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” which opened Thursday at the Ahmanson Theatre in preparation for its move to Broadway in the spring. A greatest-hits revue, devised by producer Cameron Mackintosh, the celebratory show is a true

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Gavin Rossdale on his new cooking show and the burden of being beautiful

Three decades after he found alternative-rock stardom as the frontman of Bush, Gavin Rossdale has a new job: TV chef. In each episode of “Dinner With Gavin Rossdale,” which premiered Thursday on Vizio’s WatchFree+ platform, the 59-year-old singer and guitarist welcomes a different celebrity guest — first up is Serena Williams, followed by the likes

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Review: We watched all 15 short films nominated at the 2025 Oscars. Here's what should win

If you want to ace your Oscar pool, you musn’t ignore the three short film categories — animation, live-action and documentary. But what cinephile would, anyway? The 15 nominees here have already won something, if you think of them as global ambassadors of all that cinema can do in a pinch of time. They will

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'Euphoria' Season 3 adds Rosalía, Marshawn Lynch and Kadeem Hardison

Days after teasing the start of production on the long-anticipated third season of “Euphoria,” HBO announced some starry additions to the cast. The network revealed Friday that the cast would be growing, with singer Rosalía, actor and former NFL player Marshawn Lynch, “A Different World” alum Kadeem Hardison and several others joining the series. Much

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Review: Twyla Tharp at her best in 'Aguas da Amazonia' premiere with Philip Glass score

When Martha Graham founded her company 100 years ago, she instigated a dance revolution in America. We’ve now had a century of modern dance, led by the likes of Merce Cunningham, George Balanchine and many others whose modernism delved into the very essence of the body’s ability to express the ineffable. One of the key

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