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Neely Swanson

The big theater hit and Olivier-winning play of this season in London is about a famous author, one whose works have touched so many children, mine included.

That season is upon us. The kids are out of school, the thermometer is heating up and the evenings will be free. What to do? Let’s go to the movies. 

Director/adapter Mike Flanagan has done a masterful job of bringing this tale to the screen.

Writer-director Laura Piani’s “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” is the kind of romantic comedy where the ending is preordained, and the stumbling blocks are all too evident. Some of you will care; I didn’t.

“Everyone’s beautiful at the ballet.” And this new, ravishingly filmed and acted limited series, “Etoile,” is no exception.

The Broadway and West End hit, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” has opened for an extended run at that gorgeous icon of Art Deco, the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.

Continuing down the yellow brick road from last week, we begin with a new set of series that are already streaming on a TV near you. 

In this multi-part series, the Courier surveys some of the most notable “don’t miss” and “don’t bother” TV offerings this spring.

Continuing our theater journey, I’m like Alice down the rabbit hole. So much to see, so little time. 

Broadway isn’t just humming along; it’s singing at the top of its lungs. Having just returned from a theater blitz, it was all worthwhile. Advance planning certainly helped.