Cinema News: Debbie Allen and Shonda Rhimes build an arts center

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May 9, 2022

Debbie Allen found god, and her name is Shonda Rhimes. How the two built this L.A. arts center

The "Grey's Anatomy" actor-director-producer and the show's creator dream big for a dance academy and an arts-centered middle school.

The 1990s made the NBA a global phenomenon. The Showtime Lakers paved the way

From David Stern to the Chicago Bulls, the NBA attained a new level of prominence in the '90s. We discuss how the Lakers of the '80s made it possible.

Bono performs surprise concert in Kyiv bomb shelter: 'You are fighting for all of us'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited U2 frontman Bono and the Edge to perform a mini-concert in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

'Doctor Strange' scores the biggest opening of 2022 — with help from Wanda and Spidey

A box office expert's take on how Marvel's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" landed the second-biggest opening of the COVID-19 pandemic.

That 'SNL' abortion cold open and other highlights with Benedict Cumberbatch as host

With a skit centered on the leaked Supreme Court draft ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade, the latest "Saturday Night Live" really got rolling.

Review: Gustavo Dudamel puts a remarkable 'Rite of Spring' in a revealing Latin American context

The L.A. Philharmonic begins a survey of Stravinsky and Latin American ballets with a landmark work that demonstrates Dudamel's musical mastery.

'Doctor Who' names its first Black lead: 'Sex Education' actor Ncuti Gatwa

Ncuti Gatwa will take the mantle from Jodie Whittaker on "Doctor Who," the BBC announced Sunday, ending speculation over the Time Lord's next regeneration.

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