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Trump Administration Set to Remake Reporters’ Seating Chart

The Trump administration is planning another encroachment into the day-to-day arrangements of the journalists who cover it.

By Michael M. Grynbaum

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White House Correspondents Cancel Comedian Booked for Annual Dinner

The comedian Amber Ruffin had been slated to perform at the event in April. The correspondents’ association said it wanted to avoid focusing “on the politics of division.”

By Michael M. Grynbaum

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‘The Wiz’ Review: A Black Classic Returns to Broadway

Almost 50 years after it debuted, this classic Black take on “The Wizard of Oz” tries to update its original formula.

By Maya Phillips

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Reviving ‘The Wiz’ Through ‘the Blackest of Black Lenses’

The beloved 1975 musical returns to Broadway this spring, with nods to Black culture like second-line parades and Underground Railroad quilts.

By Naveen Kumar