How the cast of the Tony-nominated "The Hills of California" worked to get the accents right

The Tony-nominated "The Hills of California" transports the audience to Blackpool, England, a seaside community with a ...
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Decoder Ring Plus | The Boston Accent Is Wicked Complicated

In this week’s episode, we took on the mystery of the “Boston movie”—a cinematic subgenre whose appeal is closely tied to the distinctive Boston accent. We invited Boston University linguist Dr.