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Ashley Lee

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Los Angeles
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entertainment and arts reporter and critic. theater and thriving, in abundance. LA Times, THR alum. she/her is messy, but she's kind. cashleelee@gmail.com
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In-person theater is back. A lost generation of artists chose not to return

In-person theater is back. A lost generation of artists chose not to return

The pandemic's collective pause over the last two years had many reconsidering their commitment to the theate…

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Inside the battle to change a prestigious theater festival's 'broken' culture

Inside the battle to change a prestigious theater festival's 'broken' culture

Alumni say the Williamstown Theatre Festival is "deeply broken." The festival says it welcomes change. But is…

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40 Black playwrights on the theater industry's insidious racism

40 Black playwrights on the theater industry's insidious racism

For Netflix's "The Forty-Year-Old Version," writer-director-star Radha Blank channeled the frustrations of a …

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'We need to talk about the money': Leslie Odom Jr.'s 'Hamilton' duels, onstage and off

'We need to talk about the money': Leslie Odom Jr.'s 'Hamilton' duels, onstage and off

Eight times a week, for a solid year, Leslie Odom Jr. battled it out on Broadway with "Hamilton" composer and…

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Karen Olivo wants something better than Broadway

Karen Olivo wants something better than Broadway

The Tony nominee gets candid about her painful "Moulin Rouge!" role and her "isolating" exit from commercial …

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She sang of abuse in a Broadway smash. 15 years on, she reveals she's a survivor too

She sang of abuse in a Broadway smash. 15 years on, she reveals she's a survivor too

Lauren Pritchard talks with The Times about the original 'Spring Awakening,' the reunion special and why she'…

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'West Side Story' can never be authentic, Spielberg or not

'West Side Story' can never be authentic, Spielberg or not

A history of the musical's Puerto Rican appropriation and stereotypes and failed attempts to correct them on …

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Onstage, 'Dear Evan Hansen' praises parents. The movie betrays them

Onstage, 'Dear Evan Hansen' praises parents. The movie betrays them

In bringing the Tony-winning show to the screen, key tweaks undermine the plights of the mother characters pl…

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Why movie musicals like 'The Prom' shut stage actors out

Why movie musicals like 'The Prom' shut stage actors out

In the Netflix movie "The Prom," Keegan-Michael Key plays a high school principal who saves all his money for…

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Critics ridiculed Brandy's 'Cinderella.' Its legacy is a lesson to Hollywood

Critics ridiculed Brandy's 'Cinderella.' Its legacy is a lesson to Hollywood

Just before "Cinderella" premiered in 1997, major outlets published their critics' disenchanted reviews. "Cin…

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Why it matters that Cynthia Erivo is playing Elphaba in 'Wicked'

Why it matters that Cynthia Erivo is playing Elphaba in 'Wicked'

The heroine of the blockbuster musical 'Wicked,' who is othered because of her skin color, has been primarily…

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A 'Harry Potter' play claimed to be a family affair. After major changes, it finally is

A 'Harry Potter' play claimed to be a family affair. After major changes, it finally is

Global theatrical phenomenon 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' has undergone an overhaul since its 2016 pre…

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