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“The Mandalorian” is a grim Western of a show that’s less concerned with capturing the magic of “Star Wars” than roughing it up a bit.

Netflix’s “The Crown” is now in a world where Queen Elizabeth II and royals are out of step with the times and increasingly aware of it.

Based on “The Golden Compass,” the new HBO drama stars Lin-Manuel Miranda and Dafne Keen.

“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” is upfront about delivering its gentle twist on an aggressively inoffensive franchise.

This hit London musical about Tina Turner, starring Adrienne Warren, takes Broadway by storm.

The musical by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken gets a starry, but small-scale Off Broadway revival starring Jonathan Groff.

Brian Cox (“Succession”) takes over from Bryan Cranston in Robert Schenkkan’s follow-up play to his Tony-winning “All the Way.”

“Almost Famous” fans get their backstage pass renewed via a stage musical adaptation in San Diego that feels familiar and refreshing.

For her first album since her husband’s death, Dion goes straight for the heart in some songs, but slums in EDM in others.

Kanye West’s unfocused and frustrating “Jesus Is King” contains flashes of inspiration — divine and otherwise — but that’s all.

This box set tackles a classic with less need of a spit-polish and not as many raw demos in the vault. Still necessary? Completely.

The follow-up to his 2018’s album mostly goes to softer places, but he still wants to nurture his bad-boy side, too.