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![WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - AUGUST 08: Director Liesl Tommy arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of MGM's 'Respect' held at the Regency Village Theatre on August 8, 2021 in Westwood, WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - AUGUST 08: Director Liesl Tommy arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of MGM's 'Respect' held at the Regency Village Theatre on August 8, 2021 in Westwood,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GCHN8G/westwood-los-angeles-california-usa-august-08-director-liesl-tommy-arrives-at-the-los-angeles-premiere-of-mgms-respect-held-at-the-regency-village-theatre-on-august-8-2021-in-westwood-los-angeles-california-united-states-photo-by-xavier-collinimage-press-agencysipa-usa-2GCHN8G.jpg)
WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - AUGUST 08: Director Liesl Tommy arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of MGM's 'Respect' held at the Regency Village Theatre on August 8, 2021 in Westwood,
![New York, USA. 13th Oct, 2022. Liesl Tommy attends The Piano Lesson on Broadway opening night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York, NY, October 13, 2022. (Photo by Efren Landaos/Sipa New York, USA. 13th Oct, 2022. Liesl Tommy attends The Piano Lesson on Broadway opening night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York, NY, October 13, 2022. (Photo by Efren Landaos/Sipa](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2K6FAB9/new-york-usa-13th-oct-2022-liesl-tommy-attends-the-piano-lesson-on-broadway-opening-night-at-the-ethel-barrymore-theatre-in-new-york-ny-october-13-2022-photo-by-efren-landaossipa-usa-credit-sipa-usaalamy-live-news-2K6FAB9.jpg)
New York, USA. 13th Oct, 2022. Liesl Tommy attends The Piano Lesson on Broadway opening night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York, NY, October 13, 2022. (Photo by Efren Landaos/Sipa
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