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Caissie Levy plays Elsa (left) and Patti Murin plays her sister Anna in the Broadway musical version of Frozen.

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'Frozen' Hits Broadway, In 'A Sophisticated Dignified Adult Psychological' Way

7:27am March 24, 2018

by Jeff Lunden

The creators of the highest-grossing animated film of all time aren't just simply letting it go — they've written a dozen new songs for a very sold-out theatrical adaptation.

LeVar Burton attends a Ubisoft news conference about the new video game Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR

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Not My Job: We Quiz LeVar Burton, Geordi On 'Star Trek,' On 'Geordie Shore'

7:26am March 24, 2018

The actor and TV/podcast host answers three questions about the MTV reality show in the North of England modeled after Jersey Shore.

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You Don't Have To Be A Dog Person To Enjoy 'Tomorrow'

7:00am March 24, 2018

by Jean Zimmerman

Damian Dibben's novel follows a 217-year-old dog (yes, you read that right) as he searches for his wizardly master, who's disappeared somewhere in Europe in the middle of the Napoleonic Wars.

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A Tale of Two Books: Bunny Of The United States Hops Onto The Page

5:26pm March 23, 2018

One bunny — Marlon Bundo Pence — is the subject of two very different books. A day before the Pence family released their's, comedian John Oliver released a parody.

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Political Subtext In Wes Anderson's 'Isle Of Dogs' Is More Bark Than Bite

5:26pm March 23, 2018

by Bob Mondello

Wes Anderson returns to stop action animation — a technique that won him an Oscar nomination for Fantastic Mr. Fox-- in his latest film, Isle of Dogs.

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Philosophically Rich 'Isle Of Dogs' Is A Howl Of Joy

2:27pm March 23, 2018

by David Edelstein

Wes Anderson's new animated feature centers on canines living on a garbage dump off the coast of Japan. David Edelstein says the film will make you laugh — even as you gasp at its visual brilliance.

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The Bolshoi Theatre's new staging of Anna Karenina features Olga Smirnova as Anna and Andrei Merkuriev as Karenin.

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An 'Anna Karenina' For Our Times At Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre

12:10pm March 23, 2018

The world-famous ballet company is iconic in Russia. Principal dancer Olga Smirnova says a new staging of a beloved epic takes it into the 21st century.

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Franz Schubert's Musical Moments

12:08pm March 23, 2018

Viennese composer Franz Schubert's music formed a kind of bridge between the majestic compositions of Beethoven and the deeply expressive Romanticism of Johannes Brahms.

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"All The Names They Used For God," by Anjali Sachdeva.

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In 'All The Names They Used For God,' The Magical Meets The Harrowing

8:47pm March 22, 2018

by Audie Cornish

Author Anjali Sachdeva spins captivating short stories around kernels of the otherworldly. She says it can be a way to overcome the impulse to look away from that which is unsettling or traumatic.

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Bryan Cranston voices the gruff-but-lovable mutt Chief in Wes Anderson's star-studded, stop-motion tale Isle of Dogs.

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The Fast And The Furry Us: Wes Anderson's Masterful 'Isle Of Dogs'

5:35pm March 22, 2018

by Chris Klimek

Anderson imbues this stop-motion-animated film about loyal dogs exiled to a lonely island with his signature formalism, but there's real emotion in those pups' wet, soulful eyes.