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"Showstoppers: The Art of Stage and Screen" at Helicline Fine Art. (l-r) Meryl Streep in "Happy End" by Al Hirschfeld, "Opera Box" by William Gropper," and a costume design for Diana Ross by Bob Mackie.
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Bob Mackie, Edith Head, and a bronze Michael Jackson walk into a gallery
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(l-r) Suzzy Roche, Grace McLean, Alana Rquel Bowers, Nina Ross in "Cold War Choir Practice."
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‘Cold War Choir Practice’ has a plan for the end of the world. You just won’t see it coming
Matthew Wexler Mar 10, 2026
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Matthew Wexler Mar 10, 2026
"Icarus" by Henri Matisse.
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