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I’m Ann Lee, and this is my testament about the mind-scramble of sharing your name with a movie character

From amused texts to awkward introductions, the run-up to the release of awards-tipped Shaker biopic The Testament of Ann Lee has been a strange experience

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Amanda Seyfried spent a year preparing for The Testament of Ann Lee

Amanda Seyfried started her preparations for The Testament of Ann Lee a year in advance as she only had 34 days to shoot the movie.

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In 'The Testament of Ann Lee,' Dance Is Divine

Choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall discusses recreating a lost form of worship in the Amanda Seyfried-starring musical.

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'The Testament of Ann Lee' is the best musical of the year, even better than 'Wicked: For Good'

"The Testament of Ann Lee" is the best musical I've seen in years, thanks to an incredible performance from Amanda Seyfried.

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‘I Don’t Know’: Amanda Seyfried Was So Hesitant About The Testament Of Ann Lee She Actually Pitched The Director On Other Actresses

Not your typical actor story!

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‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Review: A Captivating Look at Faith and Resilience

Music is healing to all

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The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

Director Mona Fastvold’s new film, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” features actor Amanda Seyfried in the titular role: the English spiritual seeker who brought the Shaker movement to America. The trailer literally writhes with snakes intercut amid scenes of emotional turmoil, religious ecstasy, orderly and disorderly dancing – and sex.…

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I saw 40 new movies in 2025 and these are my 10 favorites to watch right now

I've watched 40 new movies this year and these are my picks for the 10 best films of 2025 that you can watch right now.

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Amanda Seyfried calls socialism a ‘gorgeous idea’ following backlash over Charlie Kirk comments

‘I know it doesn’t work perfectly,’ says actor

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Motherhood Is Filled With Agony. So Are the Best Films of the Year

Filmmakers on the simmering maternal trauma that dominates this year's awards frontrunners.

Marie Claire

The Testament of Ann Lee LFF review: Amanda Seyfried sizzles as the evangelical heroine

5/5 The Brutalist co-writer Mona Fastvold directs a wild song-and-dance tribute to the founder of the Shaker movement

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Amanda Seyfried urged Mona Fastvold to consider English actress for The Testament of Ann Lee

Amanda Seyfried urged Mona Fastvold to cast "somebody English" in The Testament of Ann Lee because she didn't want to let her down.

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The Testament of Ann Lee review – strikingly strange portrait of radically ecstatic Shaker leader

Amanda Seyfried plays the 18th-century missionary who took her radical message to the New World, in Mona Fastvold’s elusive film

The Guardian - UK

Amanda Seyfried's singing in The Testament of Ann Lee was 'stressful' and 'hard'

Hollywood actress Amanda Seyfried has admitted singing for her role in new movie The Testament of Ann Lee was "stressful" and "hard" because she had to tap into her character's "grief and desperation".

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Aid groups weigh how much more they can help if FEMA reduces its disaster response

With concern and confusion over how the federal government will respond to disasters this summer, aid groups are readying to expand the ways they help communities after hurricanes, fires and other storms

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Amanda Seyfried starring in musical Ann Lee

Amanda Seyfried will play the lead role in the musical 'Ann Lee', which tells the story of the the religious leader and founding member of the Shaker Movement.

The Guardian - UK

A Christmas that changed me: the miracle of my last months with my mother

As a family, we put more effort than usual into our celebrations that year, as Mum struggled with cancer. It taught me something indelible and important

The Independent UK

Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence

Children across Haiti's capital are playing drums, bass guitar and piano to drown out the trouble that erupts around them daily

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Sean Penn’s Disaster-Relief Charity Ended Up a Money Mess

CORE saved American lives during the pandemic. Employees say it has also failed to shield them from alleged sexual harassment or address financial mismanagement.

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