‘Great Muslim American Road Trip’ teaches couple plenty about themselves,…
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When Mona Haydar and Sebastian Robins embarked on “The Great Muslim American Road Trip” last September, they had no idea what they might…
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Liya Chu shares the secrets of ‘MasterChef Junior’
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Liya Chu won the MasterChef Junior competition, but she couldn't tell anyone for three years.“We filmed the finale in 2019,” she says.…
Grammy winners like Jennifer Nettles help tell heroes’ stories in…
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When a person inspires a song, the stakes are high, Grammy winner Jennifer Nettles says.When there is a personal connection, “those are…
DVD REVIEW: ‘Hacks,’ season one, shows why Jean Smart is such a treasure
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If you haven’t seen the first season of “Hacks,” please do.It gives Jean Smart one of those career-defining roles and sets her up for a…
REVIEW: ‘Music Man’ makes Iowans look nimble and Hugh Jackman-friendly
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NEW YORK -- There are more people on stage in “The Music Man” than there are in some Iowa towns.Flipping, tapping, singing and dancing,…
REVIEW: ‘Six’ gives a pop spin to its Henry VIII history lesson
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“Hamilton” opened the door for more musical history lessons. Now “Six” is taking full advantage.Staged like a rock concert, it presents…
REVIEW: ‘Six’ give a pop spin to its Henry VIII history lesson
BRUCE R. MILLER
“Hamilton” opened the door for more musical history lessons. Now “Six” is taking full advantage.Staged like a rock concert, it presents…
‘Paradise Square’ teaches A.J. Shively plenty about surviving — and…
BRUCE R. MILLER
When A.J. Shively studied musical theater in college, directors usually put him in the back row of production numbers so he wouldn’t…
How does a villain maneuver high school? With help, say stars of ‘Villains of…
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What’s the biggest superpower of them all?“Niceness,” says Kayden Muller-Janssen, who plays a normal Valley View teen in “The Villains…
Fit is important to superheroes like ‘Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion’
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If you’re going to be a luchador, you’ve got to have a costume that fits, right?For “Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion,” a new Disney…