Michele Willens is a bicoastal journalist. She writes a weekly theater report — “Stage Right or Not” — for an NPR affiliate and published the essay collection “From Mouseketeers to Menopause” in December 2021.
Experience:
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10 Films to Watch This Memorial Day to Honor Those Who Served
From “The Best Years of Our Lives” to “Born of the Fourth of July” and “Flags of Our Fathers”
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The 13 Best Music Biopics to Watch After ‘A Complete Unknown’
Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan movie is in theaters now, but here are 13 other great films about musicians
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The 10 Best Closing Arguments in Movies to Watch Ahead of the Trump Trial’s Conclusion
From “To Kill a Mockingbird” to “The Verdict”
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10 Movies About the A-Bomb to Watch After ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photos)
From “The China Syndrome” with Jane Fonda to Paul Newman in “Fat Man and Little Boy”
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From Muhammad Ali to Billie Jean King, Sports Dramas Feel at Home on Stage
Recent runs of “Fetch Clay, Make Man,” “Love All,” “King James” and more show that the larger-than-life theatricality of sports world legends is ripe for adaptation — at times to mixed results
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How 2023 Became One of the Biggest Years for Jewish Theater: ‘That Lifeblood Has Risen’
As acts of antisemitic hate grow in the U.S., American theater on Broadway and beyond holds strong
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‘Succession’ Star Arian Moayed Plays an Even Bigger Brute in Broadway’s ‘A Doll’s House’
The actor’s take on Torvald in the Henrik Ibsen classic opposite Jessica Chastain earned him his second Tony Award nomination
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How Classic Movies From ‘High Noon’ to ‘Almost Famous’ Are Getting Reboots – on Broadway | PRO Insight
“I figured if someone is going to f— this up, it might as well be me,” playwright Stephen Aldy Guirgis says of adapting “Dog Day Afternoon”
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