An ode to Stephen Sondheim’s unexpected magic
My connection to Sondheim began as so many others did: on the stage of a high school auditorium.
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Hurry, don’t hesitate to watch explosive ‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’
The film is a stunning musical adaptation and biographical film that excellently balances rising tension with cathartic release, telling a riveting artist’s journey that everyone can appreciate.
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Enter the playful world of ‘Encanto,’ bask in its charms
Despite a few minor flaws, “Encanto” succeeds as a strong addition to Disney’s repertoire — and the most original and musically exciting one in a while.
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Do yourself a favor: Revel in ‘In the Heights’ on silver screen
The perfect musical is still on the way, but we can make an allowance for the sake of this new, hopelessly dreamy summer classic.
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Mark your calendars: Upcoming movies for summer 2021
This summer shapes up as a season of options: variety in the movies to choose and variety in the ways to watch them. Here are movies slated for the summer.
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¡Alabanza! Lin-Manuel Miranda, cast behind ‘In the Heights’ talk movie adaptation
Preceding a roundtable interview with the rest of the cast, writers Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes explained their practice of “Paciencia y Fe” (patience and faith) to The Daily Californian.
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Despite bright spots, ‘His Dark Materials’ season 2 struggles to find magic
“His Dark Materials” is faithful to a fault: It adapts nearly every detail from the source material, sacrificing even dynamic pacing in the process.
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Apple TV+’s ‘Dear…’ is inspirational, uplifts diverse everyday voices
With warmly cinematic prowess, each storyteller reads their letter while traipsing through their hometowns, soccer fields, college campuses or wherever else their individual journeys of growth and realization took place.
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Berkeley Playhouse amid COVID-19: An interview with managing director Mary Lins
Although the theater is currently closed to patrons, Lins said Berkeley Playhouse has not stopped working to provide theater to the Berkeley community, even amid the chaos of a pandemic.
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Hamilton Education Program showcases talent, creativity of Bay Area teenagers that would make Lin-Manuel Miranda proud
How does a hit show, Broadway darling, Tony and Grammy-winning musical resonate with Gen Z? The answer: EduHam.
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