Community theater companies pair professionals with local volunteers to enhance offerings
By Mary Stone
New York-based actor Dan Sharkey compares directing community theater actors to coaching Little League, for one crucial reason. “They want to be there,” Sharkey said...
Moscow’s Luke Gresback presents a short film at Kenworthy on Sunday
By Will Simpson
Growing up in Moscow, Luke Gresback watched movies with his friends in his parents’ basement, picking apart each scene. He wasn’t just seeing the actors or the incredible cinematography; he was studying his future craft...
Will Smith releasing his first new album in 20 years and “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins’ photorealistic prequel to the 1994 animated classic, are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Seth Rogen stars in a new Hollywood satire called “The Studio” for Apple TV+, Timothée Chalamet plays Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” and, for video game fans, British studio Rebellion imagines the aftermath of a 1957 accident at a nuclear reactor in the northwest United Kingdom with the title Atomfall...