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Marcia Ross, Girl Rising CEO Christina Lowery, feminist activist Azadeh (Azi) Khalili, and two young human rights activists who are inspired by NASRIN’s story. NASRIN, an award-winning documentary narrated by Academy Award winner Olivia Coleman and with music by Tony Award-winning composers Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo, tells the story of Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Iranian human rights lawyer who has bravely led ongoing battles for the righ...

Weve Got Hollywood Covered How ‘Nasrin’ Songwriters Found the Personal Heart of an Iranian Movement for Women’s Rights TheWrap magazine: “When you see letters between a mother and a child, it gives you a glimpse of a small moment that can become much larger” says co-writer Lynn Ahrens By Steve Pond | January 12, 2021 @ 9:10 AM Last Updated: January 12, 2021 @ 2:14 PM A version of this story about Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty first appeared in the Race Begins ...

Watch Angélique Kidjo’s Powerful Visual For ‘How Can I Tell You?’ Watch Angélique Kidjo’s Powerful Visual For ‘How Can I Tell You?’ The moving song was written for the documentary, ‘Nasrin,’ which chronicles the work and life of Iranian activist Nasrin Sotoudeh. Published on Angélique Kidjo released a moving visual for “How Can I Tell You?,” an original song written for the forthcoming documentary Nasrin, which chronicles the life and work of Iranian activist, human righ...

Take a look at a music video featuring a powerful pairing of Ragtimes “Make Them Hear You” and John Bucchinos "Grateful,” which premiered at the November 2 Actors Fund Virtual Gala, above. Jelani Alladin, Chuck Cooper, André De Shields, Brandon Victor Dixon, Joshua Henry, and Billy Porter sing Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flahertys “Make Them Hear You,” followed by the chorus of the Tony-winning Broadway Inspirational Voices, led by founder Michael McElroy and Norm Lewis...

MOVIES — Travel may seem closed off right now but how about a cruise with Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest and Candice Bergen? "Let Them All Talk," which debuts Friday on HBO Max, was filmed on an Atlantic crossing of the Queen Mary 2, the British ocean liner. Directed in a two-week dash by Steven Soderbergh and scripted by the short-story writer Deborah Eisenberg, the film — delightful and light despite its lumbering setting — is about an American novelist (Streep) given a prize in En...

2020 Herald-Tribune holiday book guide With so many people staying home during this pandemic year, it has been a good time to catch up on reading. Once again this year, I asked my Herald-Tribune colleagues to look back at favorite books they enjoyed or that moved or inspired them. Some were published in the last few months, others date back much earlier. Whatever the subject or genre, we hope you will find something to trigger your own interests or make a last-minue addition to your holiday wis...