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'Hamilton' receives major Tonys as stars honor Orlando shooting victimsThe 2016 Tony Awards included 'Hamilton' winning such awards as best musical. Many at the ceremony referenced the recent shootings in Orlando, with 'Hamilton' creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda reading a poem to the audience that discussed the event.
Top Picks: 'Suffragette' on DVD and Blu-ray, Andy Shauf's album 'The Party,' and moreSarah Jarosz's album 'Undercurrent' reveals new maturity, 'Julian Fellowes Presents Doctor Thorne' is an interesting historical show for the summer, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Solaris Sky Calendar, Corinne Bailey Rae's 'The Heart Speaks in Whispers,' and moreDirector Su Rynard's documentary 'The Messenger' has dazzling images of various kinds of birds, the podcast 'The Allusionist' is an intriguing look at language, and more top picks.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt in 'Poppins' sequel as musicals thriveBlunt and Miranda are set to star in 'Mary Poppins Returns,' which will be released in December 2018. Blunt starred in the 2014 musical 'Into the Woods,' while Miranda wrote and stars in the Broadway smash hit 'Hamilton.'
Top Picks: 'Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art,' James Blake's 'The Colour in Anything,' and more'World War I: American Artists View the Great War' displays pieces from the country's conflict, Philip Kerr's 'The Other Side of Silence' involves a forgotten tragedy, and more top picks.
How Broadway achieved its newest record-breaking seasonBroadway's latest season achieved a record for both theater attendance and ticket grosses. The musical phenomenon 'Hamilton' no doubt helped, as did longtime strong performers like 'The Lion King' and 'Wicked.'
Top Picks: The app Aurora, NBC's 'Maya and Marty,' and moreOn the Parquet Courts' album 'Human Performance,' the band oozes ironic cool, photographer Richard Nicholson's 'The Projectionists' gives viewers a glimpse into a hidden world, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The Bill Charlap Trio's 'Notes From New York,' the movie 'Room,' and moreRevisit Prince's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance, identify the sights at national parks with an app, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Andrew Bird's 'Are You Serious,' the podcast 'The Memory Palace,' and moreJennifer Lawrence is terrific at playing tough in 'Joy' on DVD and Blu-ray, the app Serial Reader could give you a nudge to start a classic, and more top picks.
Tony Award nominations 2016: Will anything beat 'Hamilton'?The musical about the Founding Father has now received the most Tony nominations of any show in history. The production has become a phenomenon, with critics praising the show and tickets extremely difficult to obtain.
Top Picks: 'Merle Haggard 20 Greatest Hits,' the movie 'Son of Saul,' and moreThe documentary 'Everything Is Copy' explores the life of Nora Ephron and the principles that guided her writing, the app Flyover Country tells you more about your airplane voyage, and more top picks.
Here's what critics are saying about new Broadway musical 'Tuck Everlasting''Tuck' is based on the classic children's novel of the same name by Natalie Babbitt and stars Sarah Charles Lewis, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, and Terrence Mann.
Top Picks: 'The West Wing Weekly' podcast, 'The Lady in the Van' on DVD and Blu-ray, and moreThe Irish-American supergroup The Gloaming releases a new album, the Smithsonian Channel series 'Sports Detectives' explores the whereabouts of sports artifacts and what they mean to the American public, and more top picks.
$135 million painting found in French attic: A Caravaggio?The 400-year-old painting might have been by Italian master Caravaggio. But the art world is divided over its authenticity.
Top Picks: Lucy Dacus' 'No Burden,' PBS's 'Democrats/Soft Vengeance,' and moreMichael Pollan's four-part documentary on Netflix masterly narration reveals the crossroads where science, cooking, and dinner parties meet, Fathom Events' 'Renoir: Revered and Reviled' explores Pierre-Auguste Renoir's life and influence over artistic movements, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Ken Burns' 'Jackie Robinson,' 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' on DVD and Blu-ray, and moreMichelle Obama helps bring musicians together for the fundraising song 'This Is for My Girls,' National Geographic's series 'The Story of God' explores unifying and differing beliefs across religion and science, and more top picks.
- 'Hamilton' casting call: Diversity or discrimination?
The hit Broadway musical 'Hamilton' is facing accusations of discrimination after a casting call asked for nonwhite actors.
A play about terrorism with the audience as the juryFerdinand von Schirach's play 'Terror' tells the story of an Air Force major who decides to shoot down a plane that has been hijacked by terrorists, killing its passengers, then asks the audience to decide the major's fate.
Top Picks: CNN's 'Race for the White House,' the AllTrails app, and moreThe documentary 'Produced by George Martin' profiles the calm and elegant force who possessed the perfect mix of talent and temperament to pilot the Beatles and others to recording nirvana, PBS's '10 Homes That Changed America' look at various structures that influenced U.S. culture, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Michael Jackson's 'Off the Wall,' Stephen Harrigan's 'A Friend of Mr. Lincoln,' and moreAstronaut Scott Kelly's Twitter account includes glimpses from his time in space, comedian Samantha Bee's TBS program is a stand-out in the post-Jon Stewart late-night TV landscape, and more top picks.
