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Jane Lynch Hits All the Bright Notes at The Plaza Theatre

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Jane Lynch looks as cozy as Christmas morning on the patio of a midcentury home at Thunderbird Estates in Rancho Mirage. Wrapped in a cardigan and sipping a breve latte, she watches a group of golfers play through the 13th hole. The sunshine is a welcome break from the coastal fog of Montecito, where she lives with her wife, Jennifer Cheyne, and rescue dogs, a pair of senior cocker spaniels named Suzy and Charles.

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The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

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Anything Went

Anything Went

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The Mystery of Frank Sinatra’s Grave

The Mystery of Frank Sinatra’s Grave

I like to visit Frank. For years, I’ve made a point, on my way out of town, to swing by Desert Memorial Park and just say hi. Sometimes I don’t even get out of my car. I’ll park in the shade of a wind-swept tree and watch the devotees, men and women, young and old,...

Citizen Gary

Citizen Gary

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The Unstoppable Laura Dern

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Thoroughly Modern Billy

Thoroughly Modern Billy

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Glenn Close Is The Wife

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Hollywood’s Rising Stars

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Taking Flight

Taking Flight

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Future Shock

Future Shock

Dichen Lachman sits behind the front desk in the Palm Springs Art Museum lobby, her eyes loosely shut as a makeup artist dusts gold pigment across her lids. She’s wearing Ugg boots; her hair is tousled. Despite the 6 a.m. call time, she declines a...