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Friday, June 6, 2025

'Good Night, and Good Luck' brings its knock-out punch to CNN from Broadway by David Bianculli

On Jun 7, CNN is presenting a live telecast of George Clooney starring on Broadway as the pioneering CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow. TV critic David Bianculli calls it the TV event of the seas…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:32PM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Conan O'Brien proves a worthy recipient of Mark Twain award in a new Netflix special by David Bianculli

Back in March, a group of comic luminaries — from John Mulaney to Nikki Glaser — gathered at the Kennedy Center to celebrate O'Brien for receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:54PM
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Theater Lovers Won't Want To Miss 'Broadway: Beyond The Golden Age' by David Bianculli

Rick McKay's 2003 Broadway: The Golden Age was meant to have sequels, but McKay died in 2018. Now, his producers have rescued his work in progress, presenting a new chapter covering 1959 to …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:54PM
Saturday, February 6, 2021

Remembering Hal Holbrook, Actor Who Famously Portrayed Mark Twain by David Bianculli

Holbrook, who died Jan. 23, won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Twain on Broadway. He also played Deep Throat in the film, All the President's Men. Originally broadcast in 2009.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:18AM
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