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…
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…
This is a rebroadcast of an interview that originally aired on December 17, 2015. Tony Roberts discusses his memoir, Do You Know Me? The book spans his 55 years as a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
"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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
"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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…