In 1976, the revolutionary singer-songwriter LAURA NYRO returned from self-imposed exile. But her comeback confounded expectations, shifting away from the impassioned intimacies of her early albums to embrace more radical perspectives. Fifty years on, Nyro’s collaborators revisit her striking second act. “She was a hip American from the Bronx,” one friend and producer tells Rob Hughes. “But her soul was old.”

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Blue Moon is a compelling true story with standout performances from its stars

CLAIRE DANES GETS A LOT OF ATTEN-tion for her “cry face.” It is, indeed, a sight to behold. Engulfed by waves of sorrow, her chin vibrates, her eyes scrunch, the corners of her mouth turn down as thou

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Screwball escapades on the Lower East Side; bittersweet glory on Broadway; trauma in Tehran; and more…