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FILE - George Clooney attends a special screening of "The Boys in the Boat" in New York on Dec. 13, 2023. Clooney will make his Broadway acting debut next year in a familiar project for the Hollywood star: “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Clooney will play legendary TV journalist Edward R. Murrow in a stage adaptation of the 2005 movie. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in a play version of movie ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

George Clooney will make his Broadway acting debut next year in a familiar project for the Hollywood star: “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

This combination of cover images shows "No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston's Black Workers in the Civil War Era" by Jacqueline Jones, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history, left, "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama" Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy" by Nathan Thrall, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction, center, and "Night Watch" by Jayne Anne Phillips, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (Basic Books/Metropolitan Books/Knopf via AP)

Jayne Anne Phillips’ novel ‘Night Watch,’ Eboni Booth’s drama ‘Primary Trust’ among Pulitzer winners

FILE - Rita Moreno arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Moreno will be honored for her career and philanthropic accomplishments at the WNET Group 2024 Gala at the Edison Ballroom in New York City on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

How Rita Moreno uses honors like an upcoming public television award to further her philanthropy

This image released by Participant/Sony Pictures Classics shows Blake Cameron James in a scene from the film "We Grown Now." (Participant/Sony Pictures Classics via AP)

Movie Review: A lyrical portrait of childhood in Cabrini-Green with ‘We Grown Now’

This photo provided by Rubenstein shows Director Leigh Silverman talking with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a rehearsal for the off-Broadway musical “Suffs” in New York. Clinton and Shaina Taub are joining together as producers of the musical about the suffragist movement. (Jenny Anderson via AP)

Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai producing. An election coming. ‘Suffs’ has timing on its side

‘The Big Cigar’ star André Holland on parallels between recent protests and young Black Panthers

André Holland says “there’s certainly some parallels to be drawn” between the energy of recent protests over the Israel-Hamas war and the young leaders of The Black Panther Party. The “Moonlight’ star plays revolutionary Huey P. Newton in the true story of his elaborate plan to escape the FBI to Cuba under the guise of creating a fake movie. (May 15) (AP Production by Gary Gerard Hamilton)

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This image released by the Alley Theatre shows Christopher Salazar, right, and Raven Justine Troup in Alley Theatre’s Alley All New Festival workshop of "Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium" in Houston. (Lynn Lane/Alley Theatre via AP)

Alley Theatre in Texas puts on Thornton Wilder’s last, unfinished play, ‘The Emporium’

For Kirk Lynn, it was like a scene in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” He was in a library at Yale, gingerly opening three bankers boxes.

This undated image released by Disney Theatricals shows actors Marcus M. Martin, from left, James Monroe Iglehart, and Michael James Scott in New York. Martin, Iglehart, and Scott have portrayed Genie in the Disney musical. (Marc. J. Franklin/Disney Theatricals via AP)

The ‘Aladdin’ stage musical turns 10 this month. Here are the magical stories of three Genies

The Broadway musical “Aladdin” is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and the Genies who have led it on tour and on Broadway are looking back.

This image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows Joy Woods, left, and Ryan Vasquez during a performance of "The Notebook" in New York, the new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film. (Julieta Cervantes/Boneau/Bryan-Brown via AP)

Theater Review: Without Gosling or geese, Broadway’s ‘The Notebook’ goes for the guts, without guile

The romantic tearjerker “The Notebook” lands on Broadway in awkward musical theater form this spring having previously conquered books and movies.

This image released by Peacock shows Sam Neill, left, and Annette Bening in a scene from "Apples Never Fall." (Jasin Boland/Peacock via AP)

A family is shaken in Peacock’s ‘Apples Never Fall,’ starring Annette Bening

In the new Peacock limited series “Apples Never Fall,” which debuts Thursday, Annette Bening plays a wife and mother who goes missing.

Jonathan Glazer poses with the award for best international feature film for "The Zone of Interest" from the United Kingdom in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘The Zone of Interest’ director condemns war in Gaza as he accepts Oscar for best international film

The harrowing Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest,” which explores questions of complicity while depicting the mundane lives of a Nazi family in their home adjacent to the Auschwitz death camp, won the Academy Award for best international film.

This image released by Amazon Prime shows John Cena, right, in a scene from "Ricky Stanicky." (Ben King/Amazon via AP)

Movie Review: John Cena gets the laughs in middling comedy ‘Ricky Stanicky’

Peter Farrelly returns to his broad comedy roots with “Ricky Stanicky,” about three childhood friends and their imaginary fall guy.

Edward Bond, a playwright who shocked the stage world with ‘Saved,’ dies at 89

British playwright Edward Bond has died at the age of 89. Bond’s literary agency said Tuesday that he died on Sunday. No cause of death was given.

This image released by Polk & Co. shows Liev Schreiber as Father Flynn, left, and Zoe Kazan as Sister James, in Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of "Doubt: A Parable" by John Patrick Shanley. (Joan Marcus/Polk & Co. via AP)

Liev Schreiber dons a collar to play a Catholic priest in revival of ‘Doubt’ on Broadway

Liev Schreiber is chewing on big ideas in a revival of John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Doubt,” which lands on Broadway during Lent. It opens March 7.

FILE - Chita Rivera arrives at the 72nd annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in New York. Rivera, the Tony Award-winning dancer, singer and actress who forged a path for Latina artists, has died at 91. Rivera's death was announced by her daughter, Lisa Mordente, who said she died in New York after a brief illness. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91

Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and shrugged off a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday.

This image released by Sundance Institute shows actor-director Chiwetel Ejiofor, left, on the set of "Rob Peace", an official selection of the Premieres Program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. (Gwen Capistran/Sundance Institute via AP)

In the biographical drama ‘Rob Peace,’ Chiwetel Ejiofor reframes a life

Chiwetel Ejiofor had read Jeff Hobbs’ “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace” years before Antoine Fuqua asked if he might consider writing and directing an adaptation.

Cillian Murphy arrives at the BAFTA Tea Party on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at The Maybourne Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ lead the race for Britain’s BAFTA film awards

“Oppenheimer” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards with nominations in 13 categories including best film.

FILE - Elton John performs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Sept. 23, 2022. John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist secured an Emmy Award on Monday night, Jan. 15, 2024, for best variety special (live) for “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney +. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Elton John achieves rare EGOT status with Emmy win for Dodger Stadium farewell concert special

Elton John has achieved the monumental EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist secured an Emmy Award on Monday night for outstanding variety special (live) for his Disney+ special “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.”

CORRECTS GERWIG'S CREDIT TO DIRECTOR AND CO-WRITER - This image released by CBS shows director and co-writer Greta Gerwig, left, and actor Margot Robbie accepting the award for best cinematic and box office achievement for the film "Barbie" during the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (Sonja Flemming/CBS via AP)

A chaotic Golden Globes night had a bit of everything: The silly, the serious, and Taylor Swift, too

The Golden Globes had a bit of everything: Silliness, seriousness, history, a few good jokes and many bad ones, loads of stars — and Taylor Swift, who didn’t ascend the podium but still made her presence known as perhaps only Swift can.

FILE — Performers Percy Mtwa, left, and Mbongeni Ngema in a scene from "Woza Albert" at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1981. Ngema, enowned South African playwright, producer and composer has died in a fatal car crash at the age of 68, his family confirmed on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ruphin Coudyzer/File)

Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of ‘Sarafina!’, is killed in a car crash at 68

The family of renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema says he has died in a car crash at the age of 68.

This image released by Netflix shows Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein, left, and Gideon Glick as Tommy Cothran in a scene from "Maestro." (Jason McDonald/Netflix via AP)

Behind the ‘Maestro’ drama is a raft of theater stars supporting the story of Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein was a towering figure on Broadway. So it seems only fitting that the new film drama of him leans on the Great White Way to get the story right.

This image provided by Museum of Modern Art shows a chess set with colourful pieces. The Museum of Modern Art's store carries a set designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1944. The pieces are abstract sculptures, miniature prototypes for ones the artist would later make in large form". (Museum of Modern Art via AP)

For a brilliant gift-opening move, consider the wide range of creative chess sets

Part game, part sport — part home decor? Chess sets come in a range of designs from the museum-worthy to the utilitarian.

This image released by A24 shows Sandra Hüller in a scene from "The Zone of Interest." (A24 via AP)

‘The Zone of Interest’ named best film of the year by Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Jonathan Glazer’s chilling Auschwitz-set drama, “The Zone of Interest,” has been named best movie of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

This image released by MUBI shows Alma Pöysti, left, and Jussi Vatanen in a scene from "Fallen Leaves." (MUBI via AP)

Best movies of 2023: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Fallen Leaves,’ ‘May December’

Associated Press film writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle have named their best movies of 2023. Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic “Oppenheimer” tops Bahr’s list, while Aki Kaurismäki’s Finnish romance “Fallen Leaves” leads Coyle’s top 10.

This image released by Vivacity Media Group shows Madison Kopec, center, with the cast during a performance of "How to Dance in Ohio." (Curtis Brown/Vivacity Media Group via AP)

Autism is front and center in the pioneering new musical ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ on Broadway

The stage musical “How to Dance in Ohio” opens on Broadway on Sunday, celebrating those on the autism spectrum and opening a window about autism’s highs and lows for the neurotypical.

This image released by Bleecker Street shows Charity Angél Dawson, from left, Sara Bareilles, and Caitlin Houlahan in a scene from "Waitress: The Musical." (Bleecker Street via AP)

It Used to Be Hers: Sara Bareilles dons her apron once more with ‘Waitress’ live-capture film

She was an admired pop star with a voice like butter. But writing a musical about a woman who bakes pies?

Michael Urie attends the "Spamalot" Broadway opening night at St. James Theater on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)

Michael Urie keeps the laughter going as he stars in a revival of Broadway ‘Spamalot’

Michael Urie has a very hard job this winter: Not cracking up when he’s not supposed to on Broadway.

FILE - Alicia Keys, left, and Maleah Joi Moon attend the "Hell's Kitchen" Off-Broadway opening night at The Public Theater on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in New York. Keys semi-autobiographical stage musical is moving from off-Broadway to the Shubert Theatre this spring. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Alicia Keys’ semi-autobiographical stage musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ moves to Broadway in spring

Broadway audiences will soon be hearing the hit songs of Alicia Keys not far from where the multiple-Grammy-winner grew up.

FILE - Actress Frances Sternhagen holds her award for best featured actress in a play for her performance in "The Heiress" during the Tony Awards in New York on June 4, 1995. Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as “Cheers,” “ER,” “Sex and the City” and “The Closer,” has died. She was 93. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Frances Sternhagen, Tony Award-winning actor who was familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93

Frances Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as “Cheers,” “ER,” “Sex and the City” and “The Closer,” has died.

This image released by The Public Theater shows Rainbow Dickerson, from left, Sheila Tousey, Jeffrey King, David Kelly and Joe Tapper appear during a performance of "Manahatta" in New York. The play was written by Mary Kathryn Nagle. (Joan Marcus/The Public Theater via AP)

Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that

The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently. As a playwright and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she saw parallels to events that negatively impacted Indigenous people centuries ago.

FILE - Colman Domingo poses for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, in Toronto. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Colman Domingo’s time is now

Colman Domingo has a commanding physical presence, an expressive face and soulful eyes. But his most limber and powerful tool is his voice.

Elton John performs during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Barclays Center in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Elton John’s musical about Tammy Faye Bakker to land on Broadway next season

Elton John’s musical about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker is coming to Broadway from London. “Tammy Faye” will land in New York in the 2024-25 season, producers said Friday.

This combination of photos show promotional art for the films "Fingernails," from Apple TV+, left, "Quiz Lady," from Hulu, center, and "Nyad," from Netflix. All three films are available for streaming on Friday, Nov. 3. (Apple TV+/Hulu/Netflix via AP)

What’s streaming now: Annette Bening, Jason Aldean, ‘Planet Earth,’ NKOTB and ‘Blue Eye Samurai’

This week’s new entertainment releases include a studio album from Jason Aldean and a posthumous release from Jimmy Buffett, a new Hulu series inspired from Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel “Black Cake” and Annette Bening portrays a real-life hero who swam the treacherous passage from Cuba to Key West in

FILE - President Barack Obama presents a 2010 National Medal of Arts to New Republic theatre critic Robert Brustein, March 2, 2011, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Brustein, a giant in the theatrical world as critic, playwright, crusader for artistic integrity and founder of two of the leading regional theaters in the country, died on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. He was 96. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Robert Brustein, theater critic and pioneer who founded stage programs for Yale and Harvard, dies

The theatrical world has lost a giant. Robert Brustein was a critic and playwright who founded two of the leading regional theaters in the country.

This image released by the Washington National Opera shows a scene from "Grounded," an opera about a female fighter pilot who is reassigned to direct unmanned drone attacks on terrorists thousands of miles away. The opera is having its world premiere at the Washington National Opera. (Scott Suchman/Washington National Opera via AP)

‘Grounded,’ a new opera about a female fighter pilot turned drone operator, prepares to take off

Nearly 10 years after it was first imagined as an opera, “Grounded” is ready to take flight. With music by Jeanine Tesori and a libretto adapted by George Brant from his own play, “Grounded” tells the story of an F-16 fighter pilot who becomes pregnant and leaves the service.

FILE - Krystal Joy Brown attends the "Knock at the Cabin" world premiere in New York on Jan. 30, 2023. Brown stars in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’

Krystal Joy Brown has planted her flag on Broadway, first professionally and now personally. The singer and actor just bought an apartment a few blocks from where she’s earning a living at the Hudson Theatre.