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Reimagining ‘Hamlet’ as a Lynchian L.A. Story: Director Robert O’Hara on Doing Shakespeare With a Noir/’Mulholland Drive’ Twist at the Mark Taper

This will not be your father’s “Hamlet” — or even your dead-king father’s “Hamlet” — when writer-director Robert O’Hara’s reinterpretation of the Shakespeare perennial opens at the Mark Taper Forum this...

Patrick Ball on Playing ‘Hamlet’ at the Mark Taper by Night, While Shooting ‘The Pitt’ Season 2 by Day: ‘They’re Both Disgraced Princes… I’m...

To sleep, or not to sleep? That is certainly a question for Patrick Ball, who will spend his nights during the coming weeks playing the title role in “Hamlet” at the...

Spotify Streams for Taylor Swift’s Original Big Machine Albums Surge 110%-430% Per Title, After Fans Learn They Have Her OK to Play Them Again

Fans feel unleashed to finally re-consume Taylor Swift‘s original six Big Machine albums, now that they count as “Taylor’s versions,” again, too. Streaming and sales for the six-pack of Swift’s seminal...

At a Jill Sobule Tribute Show in L.A., Tom Morello, Margaret Cho, Lisa Loeb, Kay Hanley and, Yes, Fabio Share the Love and Loss:...

In some ways, among musicians whose catalogs are not chock-full of universally recognizable hits, Jill Sobule‘s catalog is exceptionally well-suited for a tribute show. The late singer-songwriter’s songs are clever, but...

K-Pop Superstar Lisa Set for Documentary Film Treatment From Sony Music Vision and Director Sue Kim

Global superstar Lisa, who rose to fame with Blackpink and is now balancing that group with a successful solo recording career and move into acting, is the subject of a documentary...

Shaboozey Explains His Side-Eye Reaction at AMAs to Line Claiming ‘the Carter Family Basically Invented Country Music’

Shaboozey wasn’t “tipsy” but, rather, appeared to have reached some kind of tipping point in reaction to the patter that he and fellow country star Megan Moroney read as presenters at...

An Appreciation of ’50s ‘Scream Queen’ and Noir Actress Kathleen Hughes, 1928-2025: She Came From Hollywood

“Scream queen” Kathleen Hughes Rubin thrived for nearly a century in Hollywood. Despite her image as a sexy screen siren of the 1950s, she enjoyed an enduring marriage to producer Stanley...

As Bob Dylan Turns 84, Why His Outlaw Music Festival With Willie Nelson Is This Year’s Mustn’t-Miss Tour: Age Is Nothing but a Number,...

Bob Dylan turns 84 today, and he will be spending the evening the way he might spend just about any random other night of the year: on a concert stage. There...

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