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  1. theater review
    A Vintage Satire That Still Has Sting: Purlie Victorious ReturnsOssie Davis’s plantation farce retains its wit and snap.
    By Sara Holdren
  2. i’m a believer
    Ellen Burstyn Mentors the Next Generation of ExorcistsThe Exorcist: Believer kicks off a new horror trilogy.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  3. fall preview 2023
    Leslie Odom Jr. Returns, in a Red-Hot American SatireThe actor is back on Broadway for Purlie Victorious, a show more skeptical than the one that made him famous.
    By Jackson McHenry
  4. fall preview 2023
    29 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See This FallOur two new drama critics share and compare their enthusiasms.
    By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
  5. knives? out.
    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Delivers Its Final ClueMust see: Janelle Monáe and Daniel Craig discussing the game Clue.
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. theories
    Whodunit, Based on the Only Photo We Have of Knives Out 2?There’s a killer among the killer cast of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  7. tony awards
    Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom Jr. Will Split Up Tony Awards Hosting DutiesBut can we get a duet?
    By Jackson McHenry
  8. oscars
    Damn, the Academy Asked Out Steven Yeun and Robert Pattinson Before You CouldThey’re invited to join the Academy’s class of 2021 alongside Maria Bakalova, Janet Jackson, and 391 more.
    By Nate Jones
  9. more knives!
    Leslie Odom Jr. Stars in Latest Knives Out 2 Casting AnnouncementKnives Out 2 Many New Cast Members.
    By Rebecca Alter
  10. apologies
    Reporter Apologizes to Daniel Kaluuya, Says She Knows He’s Not Leslie Odom Jr.“I apologize to Daniel Kaluuya for my words.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  11. the gold rush
    Oscars to Bring You ‘Husavik’ in Húsavík, Best Song Noms in Pre-ShowAll five Best Original Song nominees will be performed during a pre-Academy Awards special.
    By Halle Kiefer
  12. rankings
    W Magazine Cover Stars, Ranked by How Much Pain They’re InPhotographer Juergen Teller woke up and chose violence.
    By Justin Curto and Zoë Haylock
  13. movie review
    Oof, What Are We to Do with Sia’s New Movie, Music?It’s not just controversial, it’s also quite terrible.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  14. movie review
    In a Year Without Live Performance, Regina King’s One Night in Miami SingsThe intimate Amazon Studios film, based on a play, re-creates a historic motel-room meeting between Sam Cooke, Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Cassius Clay.
    By Helen Shaw
  15. trailer mix
    One Night in Miami Trailer: 4 Icons Walk Into a HotelRegina King makes her directorial debut.
    By Zoe Haylock
  16. trailer mix
    Sia Made a Movie Called Music (and an Album Too)Starring her friend Maddie Ziegler, along with Kate Hudson and Leslie Odom Jr.
    By Justin Curto
  17. backstories
    How to Make a Coronavirus Rom-com in IsolationLove in the Time of Corona director Joanna Johnson breaks down what went into remotely filming the miniseries’ cast in their own homes.
    By Lisa Liebman
  18. casting
    Janelle Monáe Joins Cynthia Erivo in Harriet Tubman BiopicOscars all around.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. castings
    Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo Will Star in John Ridley’s Next MoviePlus Orlando Bloom and Freida Pinto.
    By Hunter Harris
  20. one grand books
    Leslie Odom Jr.’s 10 Favorite BooksTa-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, Malcolm X, and more.
    By Leslie Odom Jr.
  21. the industry
    An All-Star Voice Cast Will Lead Apple’s New Animated Series Central ParkFrom Loren Bouchard, the creator of Bob’s Burgers.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  22. Murder on the Orient Express Trailer: All Right, Who Killed Johnny Depp?Kenneth Branagh’s remake arrives November 10.
    By Hunter Harris
  23. 2017 tony awards
    Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo Saved the Tonys With the Power of Their VoicesThe pair were accompanied by the Rockettes in a performance of “New York, New York.”
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  24. christmas music
    Song Premiere: Leslie Odom Jr.’s Christmas AlbumPlease have snow and mistletoe.
    By Devon Ivie
  25. Leslie Odom Jr. Sings ‘Ave Maria’ to Soothe YouCry it out.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  26. right-click
    Leslie Odom Jr. Sings Sara Bareilles’ Obama SongSeriously?! With Sara and Leslie.
    By Karen Brill
  27. hamilton
    Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr. Releasing XMas AlbumComing out November 11.
    By Jackson McHenry
  28. in the air tonight
    Phil Collins & Leslie Odom Jr. Sing at U.S. OpenThe two sang “Easy Lover.”
    By Tolly Wright
  29. exclusive
    Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr. Was in Sleep No More Last NightAs the Doctor.
    By Nate Jones
  30. hamilton
    The Scene at LMM’s Final Hamilton PerformanceWith cameos from J.Lo, John Kerry, and Aaron Paul.
    By Rembert Browne
  31. a very ham farewell
    Hamilton Cast Says Goodbye to Miranda, Soo, OdomIn the room where it happened, one last time.
    By Devon Ivie
  32. roll clip!
    Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final Hamilton Curtain CallJosiah Hamilton? Alexander Bartlet?
    By Devon Ivie
  33. senioritis
    Leslie Odom Jr. and Josh Gad Prank-Called GrobanThey all (minus Stevens) went to Carnegie Mellon together.
    By Karen Brill
  34. fond farewells
    Leslie Odom Jr. Is Leaving Hamilton on July 9Farewell, Aaron Burr.
    By Devon Ivie
  35. tonys 2016
    Backstage Polaroids From the 2016 Tony AwardsWith Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jessica Lange, and more.
    By Lucas Michael
  36. Black Actors Win Big at 2016 TonysBlack performers swept the musical theater acting categories.
    By Tolly Wright
  37. hamilton
    Hamilton Cast Sings ‘Wait for It’ A CappellaAs part of the cast’s Tonys rehearsal.
    By Karen Brill
  38. broadway
    Odom Jr. on Black Actors’ ‘Moment’ on Broadway“You know what’s better than color-blind casting? Roles that are actually written about you.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  39. roll clip!
    Art Garfunkel Was Perhaps the Worst Hamilton Spectator of All TimeWhat would Paul Simon think?
    By Devon Ivie
  40. roll clip!
    Diggs and Odom Jr. Perform at ESPN UpfrontAn original song, no less.
    By Devon Ivie
  41. theater
    A Long Conversation With the Scene-Stealers of HamiltonTalking with stars Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Christopher Jackson.
    By Jesse David Fox
  42. The Stage Dive Weekend Roundup: Neil LaBute and More Neil LaBute is back — and strikes back, too.
    By Scott Brown
  43. casting
    Smash Adds Karen’s ‘Spunky’ New RoommateSo long, Dev!
    By Denise Martin