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Composer Stephen Sondheim appears at the premiere of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" in New York on Dec. 3, 2007, left, and Joe Mantello appears the premiere of HBO Films' "The Normal Heart" in New York on May 12, 2014. Sondheim's last musical “Here We Are” — once known as “Square One” — will begin performances this September at The Shed’s Griffin Theater with a book by David Ives, best known for the play “Venus in Fur.” Mantello will direct. (AP Photo)

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Stephen Sondheim's last musical finds a New York City stage
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Thu,03/16/23-10:01AM , 399 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — The late Stephen Sondheim's last stage musical — an adaptation of two films by Spanish surrealist director Luis Buñuel — will be given an off-Broadway stage this year, offering theatergoers a chance to see a new work by musi
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British singer-songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens performs at the 2016 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park in New York on Sept. 24, 2016. Stevens will release a new album of original songs this summer. The 12-song collection is called “King of a Land” and comes out in June on George Harrison-founded Dark Horse Records. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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Cat Stevens to return this summer with a new album
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Wed,03/15/23-4:02AM , 428 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Legendary British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens will release a new album of original songs this summer that took the “Peace Train” hitmaker over a decade to make and revisits familiar themes of togetherness.
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This image released by Universal shows "Songs of Surrender" by U2. (Universal via AP)

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Review: U2 reworks past in thrilling 'Songs of Surrender'
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Mon,03/13/23-1:24PM , 219 Reads
“Songs of Surrender,” U2 (Universal)

Imagine walking into your living room and all your stuff is there, but it's different. The sofa has moved, the bookcase is leaning on a different wall and the framed photos have swapped locations. That's the feeling you get listening to U2's new album.
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This cover image released by Scribner shows "The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z," a 500-page cookbook by Tamar Adler. (Scribner via AP)

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Chef-author Tamar Adler turns to leftovers, comprehensively
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Mon,03/13/23-1:14PM , 308 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Not too long ago, Tamar Adler's husband was tidying up and picked up a tissue that their son had barely used. Adler stopped her husband from throwing it out.
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