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JOHN LITHGOW


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PBS, NPR stations working to cope with โ€” and survive โ€” government funding cuts

Read full article: PBS, NPR stations working to cope with โ€” and survive โ€” government funding cuts

A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money, PBS and NPR stations are working to cope โ€” and survive.

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Take a first look at the new Harry Potter as HBO begins filming series

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HBO has started production on the โ€œHarry Potterโ€ TV series adaption.

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Winners of the 2025 Olivier Awards celebrating work on the London stage

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Winners of the 2024 Olivier Awards, handed out Sunday for achievement in London theater, opera and dance include โ€œThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button.โ€.

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John Lithgow wins best actor at the UK stage Olivier Awards for exploring Roald Dahl's dark side

Read full article: John Lithgow wins best actor at the UK stage Olivier Awards for exploring Roald Dahl's dark side

American actor John Lithgow has won the best actor trophy at the London stage Olivier Awards for exploring the dark side of childrenโ€™s writer Roald Dahl in โ€œGiant.โ€.

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Key Oscar moments, from Zoe Saldaรฑa's emotional win and 'Oz' opening to Kieran Culkin's baby wish

Read full article: Key Oscar moments, from Zoe Saldaรฑa's emotional win and 'Oz' opening to Kieran Culkin's baby wish

After accepting the Oscar for best supporting actress for her work in โ€œEmilia Pรฉrez,โ€ Zoe Saldaรฑa spoke emotionally about her family and her grandmother, tearing up during her speech.

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'Conclave' cast celebrates with Timothรฉe Chalamet and Ariana Grande after big SAG Awards win

Read full article: 'Conclave' cast celebrates with Timothรฉe Chalamet and Ariana Grande after big SAG Awards win

The cast of โ€œConclaveโ€ has accepted congratulations from generations of big stars backstage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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SAG Awards presenters will include Grande, Chalamet, Erivo and Yeoh

Read full article: SAG Awards presenters will include Grande, Chalamet, Erivo and Yeoh

Ariana Grande, Timothรฉe Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Mikey Madison and other stars of the top Screen Actors Guild Awards film nominees will be among the presenters at Sundayโ€™s ceremony.

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Sundance 2025: 13(ish) movies to look forward to

Read full article: Sundance 2025: 13(ish) movies to look forward to

The Sundance Film Festival catalogue can be overwhelming to navigate, with around 90 feature films playing across 11 days.

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Everything you need to know about the 2025 Sundance Film Festival

Read full article: Everything you need to know about the 2025 Sundance Film Festival

The annual Sundance Film Festival begins Thursday in Park City, Utah.

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National Board of Review Awards hold space for โ€˜Wickedโ€™

Read full article: National Board of Review Awards hold space for โ€˜Wickedโ€™

The National Board of Review Awards have held space for โ€œWicked.โ€.

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The Sundance Film Festival unveils its lineup including Jennifer Lopez, Questlove and more

Read full article: The Sundance Film Festival unveils its lineup including Jennifer Lopez, Questlove and more

The Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled its lineup of 87 feature films set to debut in January.

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John Lithgow takes on the role of the new kid in school for a PBS special celebrating arts education

Read full article: John Lithgow takes on the role of the new kid in school for a PBS special celebrating arts education

Besides being an accomplished actor, John Lithgow is a Harvard graduate who was a Fulbright Scholar at the London School of the Arts.

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Oscar, Tony-nominated writer-director Douglas McGrath dies

Read full article: Oscar, Tony-nominated writer-director Douglas McGrath dies

Stage, TV and film writer-director Douglas McGrath, who earned a Tony nomination for โ€œBeautiful: The Carole King Musicalโ€ and an Oscar nod for the โ€œBullets Over Broadwayโ€ screenplay he co-wrote with Woody Allen, has died.

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NBC 'Today' show stars to perform live theatrical reading

Read full article: NBC 'Today' show stars to perform live theatrical reading

Some NBC News hosts are branching out into the theater.

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Oscars celebrate May, Jackson, Ullmann and Glover

Read full article: Oscars celebrate May, Jackson, Ullmann and Glover

Elaine May, Samuel L.

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New this week: 'Sex and the City,' Juice Wrld and Will Smith

Read full article: New this week: 'Sex and the City,' Juice Wrld and Will Smith

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include a double album from Alicia Keys and a posthumous one from Juice Wrld, Sandra Bullock playing an ex-con in the Netflix film โ€œThe Unforgivableโ€ and Will Smith testing himself in a wildlife documentary series.

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Birthday quiz: Out of this world

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1945: Actor John Lithgow, known for roles on TV shows such as "3rd Rock from the Sun" and "Dexter" as well as in movies like "The World According to Garp," "Terms of Endearment," "Footloose" and "Shrek," is born in Rochester, New York.

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