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Wednesday

The new Broadway adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird features Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch and Gbenga Akinnagbe as Tom Robinson. Julieta Cervantes hide caption

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Aaron Sorkin Brings 'To Kill A Mockingbird' To The Broadway Stage

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Monday

How Rodgers And Hammerstein Revolutionized Broadway

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Sunday

Jackie Hoffman (right) plays Yente the matchmaker in the Yiddish adaptation of Fiddler. Hoffman grew up hearing her mother and grandmother speak Yiddish and for years has been teaching little phrases to fellow cast members. "I've got gentiles speaking Yiddish all over this town now," she says. Victor Nechay/ProperPix hide caption

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This Yente Found The Perfect Match, Performing 'Fiddler' In Yiddish

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Friday

In The Jungle, St. Ann's Warehouse is transformed into an Afghan cafe, serving as the production's backdrop. Teddy Wolf hide caption

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'The Jungle' Tells The Stories Inside A Real Refugee Camp In Northern France

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Saturday

The Ferryman follows the large family of a man who was "disappeared" in the Northern Ireland conflicts of the late 20th century. Paddy Considine (standing) plays Quinn, the head of the family and the brother of the dead man. Joan Marcus/Courtesy of The Ferryman hide caption

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Northern Ireland's Troubled Past Surfaces In Family Drama 'The Ferryman'

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Friday

How The 'Golden Age' Of Corporate Musicals Used Songs To Boost Sales

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Thursday

Friday

Remembering Master Magician And Sleight-Of-Hand Artist Ricky Jay

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Monday

Thursday

Lara (Victor Polster) is impatient to become the girl she knows herself to be, in Lukas Dhont's Girl. Netflix hide caption

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'Girl': Belgian Drama About A Young Trans Ballet Student Is On Point

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Wednesday

The new Broadway adaptation of King Kong features a giant puppet which requires 15 people to operate. Joan Marcus hide caption

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'King Kong' On Broadway Is The 2,400-Pound Gorilla In The Room

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Saturday

Glenn Close plays Isabelle (right), the mother of Joan of Arc (left, played by Grace van Patten), in the play Mother of the Maid. Joan Marcus/Public Theater hide caption

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She's Mom To A Headstrong Teen — Who Happens To Be Joan Of Arc

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Monday

The site-specific art installation called "WDCH Dreams" by media artist Refik Anadol is projected onto the undulating stainless steel facade of the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall in Sept. 2018 in Los Angeles. ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Rise Of The LA Philharmonic To 'America's Most Important Orchestra'

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