Thursday, July 28, 2016
David Yazbek, the musician, performer and legendary composer/lyricist for Broadway shows including The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Bre…
SOURCE: WNYC at 09:28PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Comedian Mike Birbiglia directed, wrote and stars in the film "Don't Think Twice", along with Gillian Jacobs. It tells the story of a close-knit improv troupe based in New York City. T…
SOURCE: WNYC at 07:58PM[SHARE]Shakespeare's Globe brings their critically-acclaimed production of "The Merchant of Venice", starring Jonathan Pryce, to the Lincoln Center Festival. The play combines humor and romance, wi…
SOURCE: WNYC at 07:58PM[SHARE]Friday, July 1, 2016
This is a rebroadcast of an interview that originally aired on December 17, 2015.Â
Tony Roberts discusses his memoir, Do You Know Me? The book spans his 55 years as a…
SOURCE: WNYC at 05:21PM[SHARE]Saturday, June 11, 2016
The Tony Awards are this Sunday, and it would be hard to deny that this year has seen an explosion of new interest in theater. For our Bonus Weekend Podcast, we bring you three interviews wi…
SOURCE: WNYC at 03:56PM[SHARE]Friday, June 10, 2016
Adrienne Warren (Gertrude Saunders/Florence Mills) and Brandon Victor Dixon (Eubie Blake), along with director and author George C. Wolfe talk about the hit Broadway musical "Shuffle A…
SOURCE: WNYC at 05:46AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Matthew Broderick and Billy Carter talk about "Shining City," along with director Ciaraìn O'Reilly, now at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Set in Dublin, the play explores themes…
SOURCE: WNYC at 10:33PM[SHARE]Friday, June 3, 2016
Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne and Michael Shannon talk about the Roundabout Theatre Company Production of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night," now playing on Broadway. O'Neill…
SOURCE: WNYC at 11:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Former U.S. State Department official J. Kael Weston talks about his book, The Mirror Test, which recounts the seven years he spent on the front lines of Afghanistan and Iraq. A new…
SOURCE: WNYC at 11:38PM[SHARE]"Hamilton" director Thomas Kail, along with stars Daveed Diggs (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson) and Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr) talk about the hit Broadway musical which has g…
SOURCE: WNYC at 11:33PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Cuban-American singer, songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan has won 7 Grammy Awards and topped the charts with hits like "Anything for You"Â and "Rhythm is Gonna Get You."Â She talks ab…
SOURCE: WNYC at 09:46PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti and lyricist Sheldon Harnick talk about the Broadway revival of  "She Loves Me" now at Studio 54 through July 10th. The musical comedy follows …
SOURCE: WNYC at 08:33AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell talk about their bluegrass-inspired musical, "Bright Star," along with the show's breakout star Carmen Cusack. Five-time Emmy Award nominee…
SOURCE: WNYC at 09:51PM[SHARE]Emmy-winning actor Joe Morton of "Scandal" fame, joins us to talk about the new off-Broadway show "Turn Me Loose" co-produced by musician John Legend. Morton stars as comedian…
SOURCE: WNYC at 09:51PM[SHARE]Five-time Emmy Award nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson may be best known for his role as Mitchell on "Modern Family," but he's also on Broadway starring as nearly 40 characters in …
SOURCE: WNYC at 09:51PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell discuss their new Broadway bluegrass-inspired musical, "Bright Star," along with the show's breakout star Carmen Cusack. Set in the Blue Ridg…
SOURCE: WNYC at 08:55PM[SHARE]Friday, May 13, 2016
"There's something about risk-taking that is empowering," says Shana Carroll, the acrobatics choreographer of "Paramour," Cirque du Soleil's first show on Broadway, opening on May 25th. "I f…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:08AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 10, 2016
The Broadway musical "Hamilton"Â was recently nominated for 16 Tony Awards - one for every category. There's no question that the show is a hit, and much of that has to do with the languag…
SOURCE: WNYC at 06:45PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 3, 2016
The 2016 Tony Nominations were just announced today, and we have been very lucky to have many of the nominees on our show to discuss their productions. Listen below for our in depth discu…
SOURCE: WNYC at 11:12PM[SHARE]Monday, May 2, 2016
Dancer and choreographer Savion Glover and Judith Jamison, Artistic Director Emerita of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, talk about upcoming performances and a panel discussion a…
SOURCE: WNYC at 04:21PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 30, 2016
One week ago marked the 400th anniversary since the death of William Shakespeare, and we are bringing you three of our favorite Shakespeare related interviews from deep in our archives. I…
SOURCE: WNYC at 03:56PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Tap dancer, choreographer and artistic director Michelle Dorrance, who leads the Dorrance Dance company and was named a 2015 MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Fellow, discusses the world p…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:16AM[SHARE]Friday, April 22, 2016
Director Lear de Bessonet, Artistic Producer Stephanie Ybarra and actor David Ryan Smith talk about The Public Theater's Mobile Unit production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."Â The Mo…
SOURCE: WNYC at 07:46PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 19, 2016
April 23, 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. Today, the Bard is more popular than ever: globally relevant, iconic, and forever mysterious. On this week's s…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:35PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 16, 2016
We dedicated yesterday's Please Explain to understanding the politics behind the Supreme Court. While our Please Explain series takes a hard look at big topics, we knew that when it came to …
SOURCE: WNYC at 02:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 14, 2016
Saoirse Ronan, Bill Camp and Sophie Okonedo star as Abigail Williams, Reverend John Hale and Elizabeth Proctor in a new production of Arthur Miller's, "The Crucible" on Broadway. Veteran Bro…
SOURCE: WNYC at 10:54PM[SHARE]Jack Viertel worked as a Broadway producer for over 20 years and currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Encores! musical theater series. His book, The Secret Life of…
SOURCE: WNYC at 10:54PM[SHARE]Saoirse Ronan, Bill Camp and Sophie Okonedo star as Abigail Williams, Reverend John Hale and Elizabeth Proctor in a new production of Arthur Miller's, "The Crucible"Â on Broadway. This new…
SOURCE: WNYC at 10:54PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Miami City Ballet debuts this week at Lincoln Center under the direction of former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Lourdes Lopez, now artistic director of the Miami City Balle…
SOURCE: WNYC at 04:30PM[SHARE]Monday, April 11, 2016
Danai Gurira is recognized for her role as Michonne on AMC's "The Walking Dead," but she's also a playwright. Her show "Eclipsed" stars Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o and is now on Broadw…
SOURCE: WNYC at 11:05PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 31, 2016
Actors Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams discuss the Broadway revival of "Blackbird." Williams stars as Una, a young woman who confronts Ray (Daniels), 15 years after h…
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