Play Opens In New York Based On A Real Refugee Camp In Northern France
A makeshift city full of refugees is the scene for the new off-Broadway play The Jungle. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with two of its actors, Ammar Haj Ahmad and Milan Ghobsheh.
A makeshift city full of refugees is the scene for the new off-Broadway play The Jungle. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with two of its actors, Ammar Haj Ahmad and Milan Ghobsheh.
On this week's episode, Faith talks with the show's staff about job hazards, and we discover Peter's favorite day of the week. With Ian Chillag, Michael Danforth, Robert Neuhaus, Lorna White…
In the latest Broadway play by Jez Butterworth, the body of a man who was violently "disappeared" 10 years ago has been found in a bog. It augurs bad things for the dead man's family.
Candice Bergen, actor, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie, and Peter Grosz.
In the latest Broadway play by Jez Butterworth, the body of a man who was violently "disappeared" 10 years ago has been found in a bog. It augurs bad things for the dead man's family.
Sheldon Harnick, John Russell and Steve Young discuss "industrial musicals," Broadway-style productions written and performed at the behest of corporations. Originally broadcast Nov. 5, 2013.
Sure, this lush, blistering riff on pop stardom " and the many ways it intersects with a culture obsessed with both violence and celebrity " is over-the-top. That's the point.
2 Milly introduced the popular Milly Rock dance in a 2014 music video. As of July, characters in Fortnite are able to perform a similar dance.
Peter Farrelly, producer, joins us along with panelists Bim Adewunmi, Brian Babylon, and Tom Papa.
Jay, who died Sunday, was an avid scholar of con games and could make cards disappear and reappear in ways that seemed impossible. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1987, 1998 and 2002.
Critic Chris Klimek offers a remembrance of the late illusionist, author and actor Ricky Jay, for whom he worked as a personal assistant over a decade ago.
Mindy Aloff has attempted the nearly impossible task of collecting, in an anthology, the essays, excerpts, and asides that create a snapshot of the history of American dance.
This Thanksgiving, we revisit our interviews with Cyndi Lauper, Bassem Youseff, Mayim Bialik, David Wise, and Bradley Whitford.
Comedian Mike Birbiglia was staunchly opposed to having a kid. Then he and his wife had one. He talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about his new Broadway show, The New One, about what happened nex…
Will Alonzo ever settle down? And what did Roxanne say about the Queen that nearly toppled the monarchy? Find out on this week's Wait Wait Naked and Ashamed.
Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic joins us, along with panelists Tara Clancy, Mo Rocca, and Adam Felber.
A precise performance from young Victor Polster grounds this closely observed tale of Lara, a trans girl impatient with the process of transition.
Sarah Brightman, soprano, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts, and Luke Burbank.
In a new $35 million musical, the star attraction is 20 feet tall and requires 15 people to operate. He's an engineering marvel " and also basically a giant monkey puppet.
In a new $35 million musical, the star attraction is 20 feet tall and requires 15 people to operate. He's an engineering marvel " and also basically a giant monkey puppet.
On this week's show, we learn PJ's origin story, Maz sings a love song and Helen ticks one off her bucket list.
Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians, joins us along with panelists Helen Hong, Adam Burke, and Faith Salie.
On this 20th Anniversary celebration of WWDTM, NPR journalists Nina Totenberg and Robert Siegel join us along nearly all of our panelists.
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special episode this weekend. WWDTM host Peter Sagal reflects on the show's history with Scott Simon.
Today, legendary anchorman Bill Kurtis tells Faith Salie about the tornado that changed his life and how Taco Bell almost ruined it.