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Lauren Yee's 'Cambodian Rock Band'; CherryPicks website; Song Exploder
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Episode 18038
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Lauren Yee's 'Cambodian Rock Band'; CherryPicks website; Song Exploder

Playwright Lauren Yee play is inspired by Cambodian psychedelic rock of the '70s, before Pol Pot singled out the nation’s artists; CherryPicks will aggregate movie, music and video game reviews from female critics; Ludwig Göransson dissects a song from his score for "Black Panther."

South Coast Repertory presents the world premiere of “Cambodian Rock Band” by Lauren Yee, directed by Chay Yew. Cast: Brooke Ishibashi (Neary), Abraham Kim (Rom), Raymond Lee (Ted), Jane Lui (Pou) Joe Ngo (Chum), Daisuke Tsuji (Duch).
South Coast Repertory presents the world premiere of “Cambodian Rock Band” by Lauren Yee, directed by Chay Yew. Cast: Brooke Ishibashi (Neary), Abraham Kim (Rom), Raymond Lee (Ted), Jane Lui (Pou) Joe Ngo (Chum), Daisuke Tsuji (Duch).
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Jordan Kubat
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Playwright Lauren Yee play is inspired by Cambodian psychedelic rock of the '70s, before Pol Pot singled out the nation’s artists; CherryPicks will aggregate movie, music and video game reviews from female critics; Ludwig Göransson dissects a song from his score for "Black Panther."

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CherryPicks will aggregate reviews from only female critics, for an alternative to the often male-dominated world of film criticism.
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The play, in its world premiere at South Coast Rep, is centered around a rock band that is torn apart by the conflict — and what happens to the survivors decades later.