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• Broadway goes dark as US live entertainment comes to halt

  12-03-2020 22:33 via ft.com
  New York governor shuts theatres while warning the worst is to come from coronavirus
  
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• Disneyland Closing in Response to Coronavirus

  12-03-2020 22:13 via nytimes.com
  
  The 65-year-old theme park in Anaheim, Calif., has suspended operations on only three prior occasions.
  
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• New York’s Major Cultural Institutions Close in Response to Coronavirus

  12-03-2020 19:50 via nytimes.com
  
  The Metropolitan Museum, Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic announced temporary closures.
  
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• Broadway Will Shut Down After Governor Limits Attendance

  12-03-2020 19:50 via nytimes.com
  
  Facing concern from actors and audiences about health risks during the pandemic, the industry announced that shows will be shuttered through April 12.
  
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• ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Review: A Woman’s Heroic Journey

  12-03-2020 19:06 via nytimes.com
  
  In this stirring drama, the director Eliza Hittman tells an intimate story that is also a potent argument about self-determination.
  
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• Pedaloing with Chris Hoy, anyone?: Gods of the Game is far from TV gold

  12-03-2020 18:50
  
  Can members of the public thrash Olympic champions in amateur pursuits? Tune into Bradley Wiggins’s new, entirely off the mark gameshow to find out
  The 2012 Olympics happened so long ago, didn’t they? It feels as if they took place in a different age, back in the golden days before Brexit cleaved the country in two and when toilet roll was still readily available.The stars of 2012 have also faded, something underlined by the new Comedy Central gameshow Gods of the Game, in which Sir
  
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• Apple Music strikes new multiyear deals with major record labels

  12-03-2020 18:05 via ft.com
  Agreements with Universal, Sony and Warner secure streaming rights to artists including Taylor Swift
  
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• A Quiet Place and Fast & Furious sequels postponed due to coronavirus pandemic

  12-03-2020 17:17
  
  F9 and A Quiet Place Part II have abandoned their release dates as studios deal with the fallout from the spread of the virusThe horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II and action thriller follow-up Fast & Furious 9 are being postponed over fears linked to the coronavirus pandemic.The follow-up to the 2018 hit A Quiet Place was due to launch globally from 18 March but director John Krasinski announced on Thursday on Instagram that it would be moving to an as-yet-unspecified date. Continue readin
  
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• It’s Angélique Kidjo’s Birthday, and Her Country’s Too

  12-03-2020 17:05 via nytimes.com
  
  To celebrate the anniversary of her native Benin and other West African nations, the singer leads a program of mostly African songs from the 1960s at Carnegie Hall.
  
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• A Shang-Chi Comic for Summer, Ahead of the Hero’s Marvel Film

  12-03-2020 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The martial arts hero will star in a new mini-series beginning in June, as “Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings” is slated to hit theaters in February.
  
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• Angela Bassett Spills Secrets on "Amazing" Black Panther Sequel

  12-03-2020 16:35 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  Wakanda forever!
  On Wednesday, Angela Bassett stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and gave Black Panther fans an update on the highly anticipated...
  
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• Weinstein’s lobbying for leniency is a tired trick

  12-03-2020 16:00 via ft.com
  When the great-but-not-so-good find themselves in hot water, they big up ‘prior good works’
  
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• Will ‘Soul’ Put Pixar Back on Track? The Trailer Is Promising

  12-03-2020 15:14 via nytimes.com
  
  In an unusual year with two titles, the studio stumbled a bit with “Onward.” But the clip for its next film, due in June, has a lot going for it.
  
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• Out of the Spotlight, Still a Star: The ‘Backstage Diva’

  12-03-2020 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  If you’ve done a musical in Marin County, you know the name Marilyn Izdebski, who has directed more than 10,000 kids over 41 years. Many cities have someone like her.
  
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• Cinemas and pubs in UK remain open amid coronavirus concerns

  12-03-2020 14:52
  
  WHO says risk of infection appears to be high at small gatherings in indoor venuesFollow the latest coronavirus news
  Britain’s restaurants, pubs, cinemas and other community focal points remain open despite the World Health Organization placing an emphasis on limiting smaller gatherings to counter the coronavirus spread.There was a particular risk for gatherings in locations with poor ventilation, said Dr David Nabarro, one of the WHO’s six special envoys on coronavirus, who made a p
  
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• ‘Inside the Rain’ Review: A Dramedy About Mental Illness

  12-03-2020 13:25 via nytimes.com
  
  Aaron Fisher’s movie has a strange, inconsistent rhythm that ultimately works as a reflection of its lead character’s manic and depressive states.
  
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• Lame, lazy, lifeless: have TV anthologies lost their way?

  12-03-2020 13:03
  
  From the original Twilight Zone to Black Mirror, anthologies once meant fresh, bold TV. Now, though, they’re feeling increasingly inessentialAmazing Stories is – wait for it – not that amazing. The new Apple TV+ show, released last week, is a revival of a 1980s series that was overseen by Steven Spielberg. The master director is involved with the reboot, too, which arrives back to take its place within one of the big TV trends of the past few years. Amazing Stories is an anthol
  
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• ‘The Roads Not Taken’ Review: Alternate Lives, All of Them Hellish

  12-03-2020 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Sally Potter’s new film stars Javier Bardem as a man tormented by visions of his other potential lives. But there’s little lightness negotiating with the dark.
  
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• ‘The Dog Doc’ Review: How Puppies Heal (and Heel)

  12-03-2020 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In this documentary, the animal patients at one veterinary clinic are treated with a standard of care that might make a person jealous.
  
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• ‘Stargirl’ Review: A Familiar but Charming Romance

  12-03-2020 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  This kindhearted novel adaptation offers a welcome message of embracing one’s true self.
  
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• ‘Human Nature’ Review: We Can Now Alter Our DNA. But Should We?

  12-03-2020 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Adam Bolt’s new documentary focuses on Crispr technology, which can edit genes, thus giving people the ability to change human, animal and plant life.
  
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• ‘Heimat Is a Space in Time’ Review: All History Is Personal

  12-03-2020 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The German documentarian Thomas Heise shares his family’s stories, and Germany’s, through letters and other writing in an experimental format.
  
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• ‘Big Time Adolescence’ Review: Pete Davidson as Role Model

  12-03-2020 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A high school student comes of age under the misguidance of his stoner B.F.F. in this comedy by Jason Orley.
  
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• Where to Celebrate Sondheim in New York

  12-03-2020 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  What’s a birthday celebration without tribute concerts, new commissions and revivals of three classics? Here’s how to join the party, live.
  
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• This Movie Is Streaming Only. Should We Lower Our Expectations?

  12-03-2020 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  As more films skip theaters and head straight to streaming, we asked our critics to talk openly about what many whisper about: that many of these films are just good enough.
  
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• Stephen Sondheim, the Man Who Felt Too Much

  12-03-2020 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Why did it take so long for the composer to be unambivalently embraced? Maybe because ambivalence is what he’s embraced most of all.
  
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• Stephen Sondheim is Not Just a Great Composer. He’s a Great Playwright.

  12-03-2020 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Let’s not underrate Stephen Sondheim any longer: Theater’s greatest songwriter is also one of theater’s greatest playwrights. Here’s why.
  
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• Now You Know: A Critic’s Guide to Sondheim

  12-03-2020 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  An opinionated take on the songwriter’s major works, from a delayed debut to a Pulitzer Prize- winning classic.
  
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• From ‘South Park’ to ‘Knives Out,’ Pop Culture Is Steeped With Sondheim

  12-03-2020 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The sophisticated composer and his snappy songs have migrated from stage to screens. Give us more to see? Here’s how.
  
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• Barbra Streisand, James Corden and More on Their Favorite Sondheim Song

  12-03-2020 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  We asked Stephen Sondheim’s admirers, some of them also his collaborators, to reflect on the songs that have stayed in their hearts.
  
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• Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's travels: selfies, shows and beachside strolls before coronavirus diagnosis

  12-03-2020 08:29
  
  The Hollywood couple’s social media reveals they came into contact with quite a few people before diagnosing as positive for Covid-19They are one of the highest profile Hollywood couples who attract wellwishers and autograph hunters in droves.So when it was discovered that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson had tested positive for coronavirus while in Australia, the premier of Queensland let it be known that anyone who came into close contact with them should self-isolate. Related: Australian gover
  
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• Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus in Australia

  12-03-2020 08:27
  
  American actor, who is starring in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis film, and his wife say they are to be isolated while they recover • Coronavirus live updates: US suspends all travel from Europe for 30 days, excluding UKThe US actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have been diagnosed with coronavirus while filming in Australia.The 63-year-old Academy Award-winning actor is currently on the Gold Coast in Queensland filming Baz Luhrmann’s untitled production about Elvis Presley. Relate
  
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• TV tonight: Martin Freeman plays the trauma of parenting for laughs

  12-03-2020 07:20
  
  The actor is on top form as he channels the sarcasm of his Office days as an exasperated dad. Plus: how to beat ageing. Here’s what to watch this eveningThe joys and (mostly) traumas of parenting are laid bare in this new comedy starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard as relatively new parents of two, reminiscing about their carefree, childless days in the midst of sleepless nights and rage-fuelled tantrums. The first episode follows a night during which Freeman deals with his nightmare-
  
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• Channel Nine presenters tested for coronavirus following Rita Wilson interview

  12-03-2020 06:46
  
  David Campbell and Belinda Russell in self-isolation after Wilson and husband Tom Hanks diagnosed with virusChannel Nine presenters David Campbell and Belinda Russell are being tested for coronavirus because they interviewed Rita Wilson at the network’s Sydney studios on Monday.Wilson and her husband, Tom Hanks, were diagnosed with coronavirus while filming in Australia and treated in a Gold Coast hospital. Related: Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus at hospital i
  
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• Channel Nine presenters tested for coronavirus after Rita Wilson interview

  12-03-2020 06:46
  
  David Campbell and Belinda Russell begin self-isolation in wake of Wilson and husband Tom Hanks being diagnosed with virusThe Channel Nine presenters David Campbell and Belinda Russell are being tested for coronavirus because they interviewed Rita Wilson at the network’s Sydney studios on Monday.Wilson and her husband, Tom Hanks, were diagnosed with coronavirus while in Australia and are being treated by a Gold Coast hospital. Related: Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coron
  
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• NBA suspends season after positive coronavirus test

  12-03-2020 05:50 via ft.com
  US basketball league is pandemic’s latest sporting casualty after European events disrupted
  
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• NBA suspends North American season over coronavirus

  12-03-2020 05:50 via ft.com
  US basketball league is pandemic’s latest sporting casualty as European events disrupted
  
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• BBC fights for its future in era of populism and Netflix

  12-03-2020 05:45 via ft.com
  Former leaders of the British broadcaster are urging changes to its licence fee funding model
  
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• Tom Hanks coronavirus: actor and wife Rita Wilson test positive in Australia

  12-03-2020 02:47
  
  American actor, who is starring in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis film, and his wife say they are to be isolated while they recover • Coronavirus live updates: US suspends all travel from Europe for 30 days, excluding UKThe US actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have been diagnosed with coronavirus while filming in Australia.The 63-year-old Academy Award-winning actor is currently in Queensland filming Baz Luhrmann’s currently untitled Elvis Presley production. Related: Coronavirus
  
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• Tom Hanks coronavirus: actor and Rita Wilson test positive in Australia

  12-03-2020 02:47
  
  American actor, who is starring in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis film, and his wife say they are to be isolated while they recover • Coronavirus live updates: US suspends all travel from Europe for 30 days, excluding UKThe US actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have been diagnosed with coronavirus while filming in Australia.The 63-year-old Academy Award-winning actor is currently on the Gold Coast filming Baz Luhrmann’s untitled production about Elvis Presley. Related: Coronavirus
  
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• Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus at hospital in Australia

  12-03-2020 02:47
  
  American actor, who is starring in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis film, and his wife say they are to be isolated while they recover • Coronavirus live updates: US suspends all travel from Europe for 30 days, excluding UKThe US actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have been diagnosed with coronavirus while filming in Australia.The 63-year-old Academy Award-winning actor is currently on the Gold Coast in Queensland filming Baz Luhrmann’s untitled production about Elvis Presley. Relate
  
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• Tom Hanks Says He Has Coronavirus

  12-03-2020 02:25 via nytimes.com
  
  The Oscar-winning actor said he and his wife, Rita Wilson, had tested positive while in Australia, where he is set to begin production on a film.
  
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• Chapter closed on digital reading tax

  12-03-2020 00:21 via ft.com
  5G is not bad for your health, Call of Duty’s Warzone
  
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