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"EACH BAD EXPERIENCE WE HAVE ADDS A BRICK TO THE WALL. THE IDEA IS TO BREAK THAT WALL DOWN." —AMY LEYDON two decades that the Oscar-winning film director's art is on display in Boston. February 15 through February 25, 2018, 25 Harbor Shore Dr., 617-478-3100; icaboston.org LEAPIN' LIZARDS! Legendary actor James Earl Jones, the recipient of two best actor Tony Awards (not to mention lifetime achievement honors from SAG and the Oscars), stars in Tennessee Williams's The Night of the Iguana at the American Repertory Theater. "[Williams was] the reason that I went into theater," says Michael Wilson, director of the 1961 masterwork that follows a group of misfit travelers through a "sexy and funny" night in the Mexican jungle. February 18 through March 18, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-547- 8300; americanrepertorytheater.org BUILD IT UP, TEAR IT DOWN Part yoga class, part emotional release, part Pink Floyd rock show… Wait, what? On March 25, Boston yogi Amy Leydon instructs a mass yoga class to the tune of Pink Floyd's The Wall (with an accompanying light show, naturally). But it's more than just a fan tribute, says Leydon. "With each bad experience we have, it adds a brick to the wall. The idea is to break that wall down." Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge, 617-547- 8300; amyleydonyoga.com PLAYING WITH FIRE South Boston culinary leader Barbara Lynch's new autobio- graphy, Out of Line, takes readers through her tumultuous life journey, from hard-knocked childhood to alcoholism to the sometimes-not-so- glossy world of top-tier restaurants. Says Lynch, "I'm hoping that my story of success will help others overcome what's holding them back." Available April 11, Barnes & Noble, The Shops at Prudential Center, 617- 247-6959; barnesand noble.com; barbaralynch.com . 56 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM PHOTOGRAPHY BY JENNA SIMON (YOGA); FRANCESCA BUCCARO. COURTESY THE ARTIST, MARIAN GOODMAN GALLERY, NEW YORK/PARIS, AND THOMAS DANE GALLERY, LONDON. © 2016 STEVE MCQUEEN (MCQUEEN VIDEO) FROM TOP: Om against The Wall with Amy Leydon's Pink Floyd yoga; 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen exhibits his video installation Ashes (2002–15) at the ICA; "I hope my story of success will help others over- come what's holding them back," says star restaurateur Barbara Lynch of her new memoir, Out of Line. SCENE MUST-DO