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‘The Lion King’ has the most successful box office total everThe stage musical overtook 'The Phantom of the Opera' this summer and now has the most successful box office total of any work in any media in entertainment history. The highest-grossing movie of all time, 'Avatar,' made almost $2.8 billion compared to the $6.2 billion gross of 'The Lion King.'
Top Picks: Joe Bonamassa's new album 'Different Shades of Blue,' National Geographic Wild's 'The Secret Life of Cats,' and moreThe documentary 'Koch' looks at the life of the controversial former New York mayor, the book 'Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words' includes the real-life tales and romantic adventures that inspired her lyrics, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The movie 'Words and Pictures,' the jazz musician Jon Batiste and his band Stay Human, and moreKen Burns' new series 'The Roosevelts: An Intimate History' is a look at fascinating history through the lens of a remarkable family, a stage production of 'A Streetcar Name Desire' starring Gillian Anderson, Ben Foster, and Vanessa Kirby comes to movie theaters, and more top picks.
Vanessa Hudgens will star in a Broadway-bound production of 'Gigi'Vanessa Hudgens, who starred in the 'High School Musical' series, will reportedly play the lead in the show. Vanessa Hudgens recently starred in a Hollywood Bowl production of 'Rent.'
Top Picks: The book 'Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!' by Bob Stanley, Robert Plant's album 'lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar,' and moreThe blues rock band Vintage Trouble's album 'The Swing House Acoustic Sessions EP' is worth checking out, the app N3twork finds videos based on your mood, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The book 'Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace,' pianist Leon Fleisher's 'All the Things You Are,' and moreGoodShop.com lets you save money shopping and donate to the organization of your choice, Agnes Obel's new chamber pop album 'Aventine' will hopefully enlarge her circle of fans, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Imogen Heap's new album 'Sparks,' the PBS documentary 'Big Men,' and moreClassical music lovers can check out streaming concerts, ballets, and operas from all over the world on medici.tv, the PBS documentary 'Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning' by Lange's granddaughter Dyanna Taylor looks at Lange's impact on our perception of the 1930s and '40s, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Julia Mirabella's book 'Mason Jar Salads,' Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden's album 'Last Dance,' and moreThe Discovery Channel celebrates its annual Shark Week, the 'POV' documentary 'A World Not Ours' documents the experiences of director Mahdi Fleifel's family in the Ain el-Helweh refugee camp for permanently exiled Palestinians in Lebanon, and more top picks.
Great whites inspire local art scene on Cape CodA lot has changed since 'Jaws' kept swimmers out of the water – the town of Chatham, Mass., celebrates its local sharks with public art and educational efforts.
Top Picks: Douglas Gayeton's food and farming book 'Local,' Magic Man's new album 'Before the Waves,' and moreThe HBO documentary 'Nixon By Nixon' and PBS's 'Dick Cavett's Watergate' are both interesting peeks at the period in history on Watergate's 40th anniversary, Pivot's new series 'Human Resources' pokes fun at Millennial workplaces, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Gareth Murphy's book 'Cowboys and Indies,' the iPhone app Bounden, and moreAcornTV has streaming episodes for fans of 'Agatha Christie's Poirot,' PBS features a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's 'Requiem Mass,' and more top picks.
Hats, pearls, and all that jazz woo style mavensThe fashion of the Jazz Age seems to be everywhere, from the popularity of the clothing in movies like the 2013 film 'The Great Gatsby' to real-life parties where people don pearl necklaces and homburg hats.
Top Picks: PBS's documentary 'Dance for Me,' Hamilton Leithauser's new album 'Black Hours,' and moreChildren and adults will both enjoy 'The LEGO Movie,' the BBC documentary 'David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul' has the actor exploring the Mediterranean regions traveled by St. Paul, and more top picks.
'Maker movement' inspires new artistic expressionTraditional institutions like museums and colleges are creating new programs for art and technology to come together.
Top Picks: National Geographic's 'Kingdom of the Apes,' Ovation's new series 'Young Marvels,' and moreFilmmaker Niko van Glasow explores the world of the Paralympics in the PBS documentary 'My Way to Olympia,' the HBO documentary 'Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus' looks at the struggles of a theater group trying to stage political performances in Belarus, and more top picks.
Top Picks: NBC's 'Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular,' Mark O'Connor's new album 'MOC4,' and moreThe Kilroys assembles an annual list of top work by women in American theater, National Geographic looks back at the '90s in the miniseries 'The 90s: The Last Great Decade?,' and more top picks.
Top Picks: PBS's documentary 'Freedom Summer,' First Aid Kit's new album 'Stay Gold,' and morePBS's 'Great Performances' airs a production of 'La Bohème' that will no doubt win over opera newbies and aficionados alike, Chrissie Hynde's album 'Stockholm' shows that the singer is still an authentic rocker, and more top picks.
Tupac's music is used in the new Broadway show 'Holler If Ya Hear Me'Rapper Tupac's music is the basis of the new musical 'Holler If Ya Hear Me,' which stars Christopher Jackson. 'I think Broadway is waking up to the idea that rap is an incredible tool for telling a musical story,' Jackson said of the musical using Tupac's songs.
Top Picks: ESPN's World Cup app, Hiromi's new album 'Alive,' and moreNational Geographic's docudrama 'Miracle Landing on the Hudson' chronicles the achievements of Capt. Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, The Secret Mountain releases a new children's book titled 'Simply Fantastic,' and more top picks.
Ruby Dee, actress and civil rights activist, diesRuby Dee acted in radio, television, film, and stage. Ruby Dee appeared in 'A Raisin in the Sun' and 'Do the Right Thing,' among other films.
