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Playbill NewsJul 27, 2026
Purple Rain Stage Musical Sets 2027 Broadway Debut With New Director, Book
Saheem Ali is now at the helm of the Prince musical, which is also getting a new book by Peter Duchan.



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The Odyssey's Circe Is the Best Female Character Nolan Has Ever Written
Nolan's never been great at writing women, but what doesn't exist on the page Samantha Morton conjures through a tricksy, powerhouse performance.

NYTimes ArtsJul 27, 2026
In ‘Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes,' a Comic Faces Death (and Being Basic)
After recovering from a life-threatening stroke, a fame-hungry musical comedian contends with a worse fate: She might just be average.

Playbill NewsJul 27, 2026
5 Hadestown Easter Eggs You Can Only See in the Film
From Patrick Page's ankle boot to behind-the-scenes footage, the live stage film provides a new look at an old tale.



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VultureJul 27, 2026
Purple Rain Heads for the Great White Way
The stage adaptation has a new creative team after being ravaged out of town.

BBC Entertainment & ArtsJul 27, 2026
TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85
His agent pays tribute to the "multi-talented" broadcaster, comedian and conservationist.

NYTimes ArtsJul 27, 2026
‘A Chorus Line' at 50-ish: Seeing Through Perfection to the Pain
A new production at Barrington Stage Company reminds us of how the "singular sensation" changed our relationship to performance.

Playbill NewsJul 24, 2026
Watch 'Wait For Me' From Hadestown Stage Film, Arriving in Cinemas July 24
The film features the musical's original Broadway stars Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, and Patrick Page.



People Top HeadlinesApr 10, 2018
Gabrielle Union Says She Learned Who Her 'People' Were After Being Raped
Gabrielle Union knows the value of a sturdy support system. But she also knows that not everyone has one.

She made this point at Monday night's 11th Annual Night of Opportunity Gala held in New York City for The Opportunity Network, a nonprofit that works with students from historically and systematically underrepresented communities achieve their college and career goals.

Union, 45, was an honoree at the event, and in her acceptance speech, she spoke about expanding the idea of what a support system can be. She explained that she learned the hard way that "your people" are not always who you thought they would be. She referenced the time she was raped as a sophomore in college.

"When I was raped at gunpoint, one of the most lonely and debilitating experiences of my life, I had to redefine what it meant to be a part of a community because my ‘people' didn't have a ton of experience with rape survivors," the Being Mary Jane star and producer said to Cipriani's packed but silent dining room. "So I had to expand my idea of what and who my people were. I needed a different kind of support. I needed different opportunities, opportunities to heal and then the ability to want to continue living."

The summer before starting her sophomore year of college at UCLA, the actress was raped at gunpoint by a stranger in the Payless store where she worked.

RELATED VIDEO: Gabrielle Union's Heartbreaking Struggle with Infertility: ‘I've Had 8 or 9 Miscarriages'

But that wasn't the first time she realized she needed "different" opportunities.

"When I was at UCLA, a lot of the kids I was at school with, their parents got them internships and their parents had jobs lined up for them or they took over the family business," she explained to PEOPLE. "I don'

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