365 stories by "WNYC"
Chita Rivera, playwright Terrence McNally, and songwriter John Kander talk about their new Broadway musical, "The Visit." It centers on Claire Zachannassian, the world's wealthiest …
In "Hand to God,"Â Jason is a shy, inquisitive student who finds an outlet for his burgeoning creativity at the Christian Puppet Ministry in the devoutly religious small town of Cypress, T…
On March 31, Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy were on our show to talk about starring in the new Broadway production of "Skylight," along with playwright David Hare. We found out the two co-…
On May 7, the stars of the hit Broadway musical "Fun Home" stopped by the show. Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, and Beth Malone also took the time to tell us what they keep up to when …
Tony winner Michael Cerveris, 3-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn, and Beth Malone talk about "Fun Home,"Â the musical based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel of the same name. "Fun Home" introd…
On April 30, director Austin Pendleton was on the show to talk about his new staging of "Hamlet," starring Peter Sarsgaard. The last time we asked him for Guest Picks was back in August 2014…
Actors Kristin Chenoweth, Peter Gallagher, and director Scott Ellis, discuss the new Broadway production "On the Twentieth Century." The Twentieth Century is a luxury coach travelling …
Director Austin Pendleton and actors Peter Sarsgaard and Stephen Spinella, discuss the Classic Stage Company's new production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet."Â Sarsgaard stars as Hamlet,…
Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham talks about her many projects, including her return to the Metropolitan Opera to star again in the title role of Lehár's "The Merry Widow."…
This week: Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says misguided priorities are leaving many Americans further and further behind (First). Then, Director Ross Katz, alo…
On April 21, actor, playwright, and novelist of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian spoke to Leonard about his latest book, Operation Nemesis, about a small group of survivors of t…
Peter Coyote began his work in street theater and political organizing in San Francisco, and went on to act in over 140 films and win an Emmy for narrating the documentary "Pacific Cen…
Ben Miles, Nathaniel Parker, and Lydia Leonard talk about their roles in "Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2."Â Adapted from Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize winning novels, Wolf Hall is based on …
Actress Lesley Manville talks about her Olivier Award-winning role in Ibsen's "Ghosts."Â The play centers on Helene Alving, a woman who has spent her life suspended in an emotional void af…
Director Ross Katz, along with stars Nick Kroll and Rose Byrne, discuss their new film, "Adult Beginners." A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company's big lau…
Tina Packer, founding artistic director of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts and former Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company in England, discusses the women…
At a moment in the life of Tennessee Williams when he felt he had been relegated to a "lower artery of the theatrical heart," when critics were proclaiming that his work had been overrated, …
David Hallberg was born in South Dakota and began his formal ballet training at the age of 13. Now an international ballet star, Hallberg's repertoire at American Ballet Theatre inc…
Award-winning playwright, author, and celebrated gay-rights advocate Larry Kramer discusses the first installment of his multi-part novel:Â The American People, Volume 1: Search for My Hea…
 Larry Kramer, the award-winning playwright and gay-rights advocate, with the first installment of his multi-part novel, The American People. Aasif Mandvi, longtime Daily Show correspo…
This week: Senator Elizabeth Warren discusses inequality, the economy and why she'll "always be an outsider" (first). Then, Tim Gunn discusses his new book of lessons on mentorship,…
Actors Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, along with writer David Hare, talk about the new Broadway production of "Skylight." On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey …
Vanessa Redgrave talks about performing a one-night-only reading of selections from the novel Last Train to Paris. She's joined by the novel's author, Michele Zackheim, and by jazz composed …
New Yorker contributor James B. Stewart discusses the conflict that has defined the past year at the struggling Metropolitan Opera"which peaked this past summer, with a narrowly avoided l…
Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone talks about her return to 54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club that she opened nearly 3 years ago. Her concert, "The Lady with The Torch" (April 2 - 14), …
