

Sarah Bahr
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Auli’i Cravalho on ‘Moana 2’ and Making Her Broadway Debut
“Moana” made her a breakout star. Now Cravalho, at 24, is back in the sequel, while also making her Broadway debut and embracing edgier parts.

Reading, With Extra Cheese: Remembering Pizza Hut’s ‘Book It!’
Reporting on the 40th anniversary of the popular pizza literacy program sent one writer on a mozzarella-scented memory trail.

7 Days in the Cultural Life of a Broadway Stage Manager
When he’s not herding performers at “Once Upon a Mattress,” Cody Renard Richard is bowling, catching up with theater friends and, to his surprise, bumping...

What to Know About ‘The Apprentice,’ the Controversial Trump Biopic
The film, now available on demand, followed a thorny path to distribution — including the threat of a lawsuit by its subject.

After 40 Years, the Pizza Hut Book It! Kids Are All Right
Pizza Hut’s Book It! literacy program, founded in 1984, has reached more than 70 million students — and counts the radio host Charlamagne Tha God...

How The Times’s Home Page Comes Together on Election Night
“It’s about being prepared, but also being able to pivot,” said Justin O’Neill, one of the editors who programs the home page at night.

How Tom Llamas, an NBC Anchor, Spends His Sundays
Mr. Llamas, who has been racing between hurricanes and election coverage, makes time for baseball with his children and not-so-scary movies with his wife.

Alicia Keys, LaChanze and Billy Porter Celebrate Black Theater
The stage stars were among more than 600 people who turned out for an evening of dinner and performances to benefit Black Theater United.

Francis Ford Coppola and ‘Megalopolis’: What to Know
The controversies surrounding the new epic include accusations of on-set problems, a pulled trailer and more.

How a TV Critic Navigates an Age of Endless Content
James Poniewozik, The New York Times’s chief television critic, discusses the state of modern television and the struggle to watch it all.