Hollywood Bowl kicks off season with heartfelt 'Best of Broadway' — though 'best' may be a stretch

The Hollywood Bowl opens for the season with 'The Best of Broadway,' a lavish concert headlined by Halle Bailey, Darren Criss, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Lea Salonga.

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Hollywood Bowl kicks off season with heartfelt ‘Best of Broadway’ — though ‘best’ may be a stretch, The Hollywood Bowl opens for the season with ‘The Best of Broadway,’ a lavish concert headlined by Halle Bailey, Darren Criss, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Lea Salonga.

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