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The timely HBO documentary, "The Janes," is about a collective that helped women obtain safe abortions in the 1970s. This week, a free screening and Q&A at the Byrd with the co-director and an original Jane.

Jane Fonda famously chucked her prominent acting career when she wed billionaire Ted Turner in 1991. And now the star has shared that she did so because she truly believed that her union would last.

It's been a long time coming, but the Paramount Baltimore music hall is on track to host concerts and other live acts within the next year.

Jane Fonda is “not proud” of getting a face lift. “I stopped because I don’t want to look distorted,” she said. She wants others not to fear getting older.

Adding new characters to a long-running television show is no easy task. In fact, there's an entire trope called the Cousin Oliver, named after the

HBO’s new documentary charts the Chicago collective who defied the law to support women’s reproductive rights. Our guide explains how to watch The Janes online with HBO Max.

Women describe a 'cloak-and-dagger’ operation to provide safe abortions in 'The Janes,' a new HBO documentary about care before Roe v. Wade.

Credit: Joe SkinnerAs part of its American Masters series, PBS debuts Joe Papp in Five Acts -- which examines the groundbreaking career of producer/director Joe Papp, who founded Manhattan's famed Shakespeare in the Park festival and The Public Theater...

Best TV shows to watch June 3.

Premieres Friday, June 3, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand with PBS Video App. Joe Papp, founder of The Public Theater, Free Shakespeare in the Park and producer of groundbreaking plays like "Hair," "A Chorus Line" and for colored girls, created a "theater of inclusion" based on the belief that great art is for everyone.