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Robert Lopez co-created the Broadway hit Avenue Q, debuting in 2003 and earning wide critical acclaim.
He later contributed to The Book of Mormon, cementing his status in modern musical theater.
Lopez, with wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, penned Oscar-winning songs for Frozen and Coco.
He is the youngest person to achieve an EGOT and has won each award multiple times.
Lopez’s early life began in Greenwich Village, where he started piano lessons at age six.
He studied at Yale University, expanding his musical work with the Yale Spizzwinks.
Lopez’s collaboration with Kristen Anderson-Lopez spans multiple projects and family life.
The profile notes Lopez’s influence on both Broadway and animated cinema.
Lopez and Anderson-Lopez’s family includes daughters who contributed to voice work in Frozen.
The article emphasizes Lopez’s multi-genre success across stage and screen.

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Radcliffe brings Every Brilliant Thing to Broadway with audience participation at the center of the performance.
The show uses an opt-in system to select volunteers for onstage moments.
Every Brilliant Thing blends humor with heavy themes about depression and suicide.
Radcliffe has balanced theater work with personal life, including winning a Tony for Merrily We Roll Along.
Previews for Every Brilliant Thing start February 21 at the Hudson Theatre.
Radcliffe aims to keep interactions with the audience authentic, not as a celebrity.
The play centers on a man compiling a list of 'brilliant' things that make life worth living.
The piece notes Radcliffe’s rising Broadway credentials and prior stage successes.
Hudson Theatre previews mark the show's Broadway return after earlier runs.

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Lithgow takes on the title role in Giant on Broadway after a London run, marking a high point in his long career.
The play centers on Roald Dahl during a pivotal 1983 lunch, addressing controversial opinions and a book review.
Lithgow discusses Dahl’s complex legacy, including antisemitic remarks and personal tragedies that shaped his work.
The Broadway production retains two-hour-plus lunch scenes and the intricate backstage dynamics in a modern context.
Lithgow notes his transatlantic life, balancing time between London, Los Angeles, and Montana with family ties.
The interview links Giant to current geopolitical discourse through Dahl’s controversial remarks and the play’s themes.
Lithgow reflects on aging and his place in the theatre, describing himself as a ‘journeyman’ actor open to good writing and collaboration.
Lithgow’s portrayal is framed against his broader body of work, including roles in The World According to Garp and Love Is Strange.
Giant has won Olivier Awards and is positioned as a nuanced examination of bigotry, generosity, and the human cost of fame.
Lithgow will also be involved in a new HBO Harry Potter series, adding to his long list of high-profile projects.

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