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Monday, December 22, 2025

A Puppet Called Paddington by Anna Russell

Tahra Zafar has made creatures for "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars." Her latest project? Bringing the beloved bear to the stage.

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Monday, November 10, 2025

Rian Johnson Is an Agatha Christie for the Netflix Age by Anna Russell

The director revived the cozy mystery with "Knives Out." In a new sequel, can he find his way to the end of the maze?

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Friday, April 4, 2025

The Play Where Everyone Keeps Fainting by Anna Russell

Dozens of audience members have lost consciousness watching Eline Arbo's adaptation of "The Years." The internet has come to believe that a conspiracy is afoot.

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Architectural Passion Project by Anna Russell

After a meticulous face-lift, London's three-hundred-and-fifty-eight-year-old Theatre Royal Drury Lane will finally be able to present the composer's "Frozen."

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Monday, January 29, 2018

John Lithgow Likes It Hot by Anna Russell

In "Stories by Heart," his one-man show, the actor plays a neighborhood barber. He took a field trip to meet one in Manhattan. Anna Russell reports. 

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