Toro, Afghan Star, Next to Normal

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Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro can’t shake his love for vampires, monsters, and witches. Warlords find a way to influence Afghanistan’s televised pop-music competition, “Afghan Star.” And Tony-winner Alice Ripley, of Broadway’s “Next to Normal,” the musical about bipolar disorder, performs.

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