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Thayne Jasperson, the Original Samuel Seabury, on 'Hamilton's Revolution

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Thayne Jasperson, the Original Samuel Seabury, on the Revolution and Legacy of 'Hamilton' (EXCLUSIVE)By Jacqueline GualtieriUpdated July 3 2020, 5:36 p.m. ET Source: DIsney plusIt's been six years since the original Hamilton cast started out developing their characters, and four years since the hit musical took home an incredible 11 Tonys. And yet, Hamilton has proved to be as powerful then as it is now. There's a reason why the show is still one of the most coveted Broadway tickets — the way it connects to people. Read More...

The 10 Best Movies of 2019

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Every year some colleague or acquaintance will say to me, “This just wasn’t a very good year for movies.” To which I respond, invariably, “It was a great year for movies!” There are always terrific movies, because there are still filmmakers who believe in making the most of the medium. The mechanics of how movies get to us is a bigger issue than ever: Specifically, how much effort are most of us willing to expend to see a movie on the big screen, the canvas filmmakers who are serious about their craft continue to believe in—and want to work in? Read More...

Why 'The Tourist' Should Be Your Next Netflix Binge

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Take a break from endlessly scrolling through Netflix searching for something new to watch and just press play on The Tourist, the BBC series which stars Jamie Dornan as a mysterious Irishman who wakes up in an Australian hospital with amnesia. The wry thriller isn’t necessarily new—it premiered on the BBC in 2022 and quickly became one of the U.K.’s most-watched dramas of that year—but it is a recent addition to Netflix, which acquired the exclusive rights to the series last year and started streaming it in February. Read More...