We take a look at the new television show Shape Island , based on the Shapes trilogy of picture books by frequent collaborators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen.
has that the kremlin is trying to set up a puppet government inside of ukraine while it decides whether to invade the country. and they name names. it s in line with what the u.s. has been saying what disinformation moves by the united states. more on that to come. and greg, live in kyiv ukraine, greg thanks. welcome officials tell foxes a state department is expected to order families of u.s. embassy personnel in ukraine to begin leaving that country as early as monday. north carolina republican congressman ted is standing by with his reaction and more on how they tensions could affect the u.s. economy. right now that lucas tomlinson is live at the white house, lucas. good evening jon preached doug tell what jon was talk about the warning for the british government about the possible russian invasion installing a new leader we just received moments ago a statement national security council spokeswoman emily horn
everything else. and we certainly test that every time. annette gordon reed, i don t know if you want to comment on what jon meacham just said, but i wanted to ask you about the texas democrats that headed to washington, now some of them have gotten covid, but their demonstration against voting laws that they find too restrictive and how you think this will play out and what their role in history might be? first, what jon was saying, i think you have to have the right moment. obviously churchill saw something, but before you can ask the nation to commit their young men at that time to war, to fight and die overseas, it has to be a moment. they have to understand why it pertains to them. and it s easier i think it s easier for us in hindsight and look back and sort of draw a line from one event to the next and say why didn t you see this was coming. but it has to be the right
There are hit Broadway shows, and there s
Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda s story about America s founding became a worldwide sensation, and won countless awards. But prior to being in the room where it happened, Miranda brought his first musical
In the Heights to the stage. A film adaptation will arrive this summer, directed by
Crazy Rich Asians Jon M. Chu. Although it turns out there was pushback regarding
In the Heights cast.
Like the stage musical before it,
In the Heights is populated by an ensemble cast of mostly Latin actors. While the movie has familiar faces like Jimmy Smits, there are also stage performers playing major roles. Lin-Manuel Miranda recently spoke to the difficulty of getting some of these lesser-known names involved, saying:
In The Heights was scheduled to be released in June 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic shook up those plans.
And Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed that he was originally against delaying the film s release a year until Jon Chu convinced him otherwise.
The 41-year-old producer and playwright Miranda and 41-year-old director appear on the cover of the latest issue of Variety.
The talented duo discussed several topics in the pages of the publication including how the film s original deal with Universal fizzled out, how a studio s desire for star power can negatively effect actors of color, and hesitation to change the film s release date.