Thursday, May 16, 2013
Colin Quinn was on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about his off-Broadway play, "Colin Quinn Unconstitutional." He also told us that he's a fan of Wendy Williams. Find out what else Colin Qu…
Linked From WNYC at 07:39PMAlan Cumming was on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about his one-man production of "Macbeth." He also told us that the last great book he read was like plant porn. Find out what he's readin…
Linked From WNYC at 07:39PMActress Cicely Tyson, director Michael Wilson, and Hallie Foote (Horton’s daughter) discuss Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful.” Cicely Tyson plays a woman trapped in a cramped Ho…
Linked From WNYC at 07:39PMAlan Cumming discusses his acclaimed one-man production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” The action is set in a clinical room deep within a dark psychiatric hospital. Cumming is the lone p…
Linked From WNYC at 07:39PMColin Quinn talks about “Colin Quinn Unconstitutional,” a new comedy written that he wrote and stars in. On May 25, 1787, 55 delegates in wigs and tights sat down to create a country fro…
Linked From WNYC at 07:39PMTuesday, May 14, 2013
Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham was on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about writing her debut novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe. She also told us what's on the playlist she's making for the …
Linked From WNYC at 02:43PMLauren Graham talks about her career as an actress—from "Gilmore Girls" to "Guys and Dolls" to "Parenthood"—and her new novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe. She shares stories about anxiety a…
Linked From WNYC at 02:43PMMonday, May 6, 2013
On today’s show: Songwriter Burt Bacharach talks about his life and career in music. Greg Bellow looks at his complex relationship with his father, the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Saul Be…
Linked From WNYC at 04:44AMBurt Bacharach, award-winning songwriter and composer, talks about his life and music—from his tumultuous marriages and the tragic suicide of his daughter to his collaborations with Hal D…
Linked From WNYC at 04:44AMWednesday, April 24, 2013
Actor Jim Parsons discusses his role on the hit television show “The Big Bang Theory,” and starring in the HBO version of “The Normal Heart.”
Linked From WNYC at 02:47AMTuesday, April 23, 2013
Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson talk about starring in Roundabout Theatre Company’s new off-Broadway production of “Talley’s Folly.” At the end of World War II, a Jewish immigrant w…
Linked From WNYC at 09:26AMMonday, March 25, 2013
Playwright Annie Baker was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently to talk about the off-Broadway production of her play, "The Flick." She also told us what she's been reading and listening to r…
Linked From WNYC at 05:50PMPlaywright Annie Baker talks about her new play “The Flick,” along with Sam Gold, who directed it, and Matthew Maher, who stars in it. “The Flick” is set in a run-down movie theater …
Linked From WNYC at 03:27AMTuesday, March 19, 2013
New York Magazine columnist Frank Rich discusses the lead up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and how consensus for the war was built in Congress and the public square.
Linked From WNYC at 05:07AMMonday, March 18, 2013
Award-winning playwright Amy Herzog talks about “Belleville,” along with Maria Dizzia and Greg Keller, who star in the play. It’s about Abby and Zack, a young American couple who have …
Linked From WNYC at 04:45AMFriday, March 15, 2013
David Henry Hwang was on the Leonard Lopate Show to discuss his play, "The Dance and the Railroad," at the Signature Theatre Company. He also told us what he's a fan of -- teen pop music, an…
Linked From WNYC at 05:39AMThursday, March 14, 2013
David Henry Hwang talks about “The Dance and the Railroad,” presented by Signature Theatre Company. On a California mountaintop in 1867 near the Transcontinental Railroad, two Chinese wo…
Linked From WNYC at 05:15AMTuesday, March 12, 2013
Bill Irwinwas on the Leonard Lopate Show, along with his co-star David Shiner, to talk about the off-Broadway production of "Old Hats." He also told us what he's been reading and what he's l…
Linked From WNYC at 07:16PMDavid Shiner was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently, along with co-star Bill Irwin, to talk about the off-Broadway production of "Old Hats." He also told us that he's a fan of India. Find o…
Linked From WNYC at 07:16PMTony Award winners Bill Irwin and David Shiner talk about reuniting for “Old Hats,” a new work combining their inimitable magic, slapstick, and hilarity. “Old Hats” uses music…
Linked From WNYC at 04:40AMWednesday, March 6, 2013
Music industry executive Clive Davis was on the Lopate Show recently to talk about his five decades working with everyone from Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana to Patti Smith and Lou Reed.…
Linked From WNYC at 04:40PMMonday, March 4, 2013
Rita Moreno talks about her career in on the stage and screen, and her new memoir, Rita Moreno. She’s one of the few artists to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. She has also re…
Linked From WNYC at 04:04AMTuesday, February 26, 2013
Soprano Dawn Upshaw and musician and composer Maria Schneider talk about their new recording, “Winter Morning Walks.” It is Schneider's first recording with major orchestras and features…
Linked From WNYC at 04:59AMTuesday, February 19, 2013
Carol Becker, Dean of Columbia University's School of the Arts, answers the question what’s the value of art school? She wrote the article "Art Schools Are All About Potential" on the NE…
Linked From WNYC at 03:57AMMonday, February 18, 2013
Playwright David Ives came by the Lopate Show with actor Carson Elrod to talk about his play "All in the Timing." He shared his guest picks with us.
What have you read or seen over the past…
Linked From WNYC at 06:49PMPlaywright David Ives and actor Carson Elrod talk about “All in the Timing.” Currently playing at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters through March 17.
Linked From WNYC at 06:33AMThursday, February 7, 2013
Benjamin Walker was on the Lopate Show on February 7, 2013, with Ciaran Hinds, to talk about their roles in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." He shares his guest picks with us. What have you read or …
Linked From WNYC at 06:41PMBenjamin Walker and Ciaran Hinds talk about the new Broadway revival of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Music executive Tommy Mottola tells how he became the hitmaking producer of Gloria Esteph…
Linked From WNYC at 05:31AMBenjamin Walker and Ciaran Hinds talk about their roles in Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” It’s playing at the Richard Rogers Theater through March 30.
Linked From WNYC at 05:31AMFriday, February 1, 2013
Fisher Stevens was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently to talk about directing Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin in "Stand Up Guys." He also told us what his favorite comfort foo…
Linked From WNYC at 08:24PMAmerica Ferrera was on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about starring in the off-Broadway play, "Bethany." We also asked her what she's been reading and listening to recently. What have you …
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