680 stories by "WNYC"
Guitarist Adrian Quesada makes up one half of the band Black Pumas, but is currently touring his solo album, Boleros Psicodélicos II (https://adrianquesada.bandcamp.com/album/boleros-psicod…
"Shrinking" writer and comedian Bill Posley discusses his one man show, "The Day I Accidentally Went to War, (https://www.sohoplayhouse.com/see-a-show/bill-posleys-the-day-i-accidentally-wen…
In his new show "Can I Be Frank? (https://www.canibefrank.nyc/) " Morgan Bassichis interprets the life and work of gay comedian Frank Maya, who was one of the first openly gay comedians on n…
A former top NYPD lawyer is suing the department, saying she was pushed out after recommending discipline against a close ally of Mayor Eric Adams. Meanwhile, the Delacorte Theater in Centra…
Rachael & Vilray return to the studio with West of Broadway (https://rachaelandvilray.bandcamp.com/album/west-of-broadway) , their new album of original songs inspired by the American songbo…
Patrick Willingham, executive director of the Public Theater, and Saheem Ali, associate artistic director at the Public Theater and director of the upcoming run of Twelfth Night at the Delac…
City health officials confirm another death linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Central Harlem, bringing the total number of cases to 58 since late July. Meanwhile, a Long Island C…
Governor Hochul says she's welcoming Texas Democrats who departed their state to protest a Republican redistricting plan. Meanwhile, the Delacorte Theater in Central Park reopens this week f…
Since 2015, Stephen Colbert has been one of the most familiar faces in political comedy, broadcasting from Manhattan's Ed Sullivan Theater. But now, CBS says The Late Show will end in 2026. …
All of It's Public Song Project invites musicians to incorporate works of art that have entered the public domain into new compositions. Simon Close, All of It producer, shares the music cre…
New York City officials are investigating a reported ATM scam involving payment cards issued through the city's Summer Youth Employment Program. Plus, Sunset Park residents are calling for t…
New York City's Summer Streets program returns for five consecutive Saturdays starting this weekend, closing more than 22 miles of roadway to cars across the boroughs. Meanwhile, Prospect Pa…
Columbia graduate and campus activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump administration for $20 million, alleging he was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted, and smeared as an anti-Sem…
For the fourth installment of Theater of War Productions' new long-form journalism series at WNYC, the acclaimed actors Debra Winger (Terms of Endearment, Urban Cowboy), Josh Hamilton (Eight…
For the fifth installment of Theater of War Productions' new long-form journalism series at WNYC, the acclaimed actors Frankie Faison (The Wire, Coming to America, The Rookie), Chad Coleman …
Join Alison Stewart and cast members and the creative team of Hell's Kitchen, the new musical from Alicia Keys, for a special hour of live radio in The Greene Space at WNYC. Hear members of …
Film editor Myron Kerstein had the monumental task of taking 250 hours of footage and turning it into the two-part movie musical "Wicked." The film is now nominated for Best Picture at the O…
As part of WNYC's centennial celebration, each week we'll take listeners on a tour of key moments from the WNYC and NYC Municipal archives.
In this clip, composer Stephen Sondheim talks ab…
Francesca Annis, Ron Cook, and Deborah Findlay talk about starring in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of The Children. In a remote cottage on the lonely British coast, a couple o…
Actors Melissa Gilbert and Rufus Collins, along with director Ciaran O'Reilly discuss the Irish Repertory Theatre stage adaption of James Joyce's "The Dead," playing at the American Ir…
Senior ProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten discusses his investigation into sites contaminated by U.S. military operations. Mark Rylance and Claire Van Kampen on Shakespeare's Globe Pro…
Mark Rylance and Claire Van Kampen discuss Shakespeare's Globe Production of "Farinelli and the King," a new play by Van Kampen on Broadway. King Philippe V of Spain (Rylance), plagued by…
Jaron Lanier, an interdisciplinary scientist at Microsoft, joins us to discuss his book Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality. Lanier is considered the f…
Director Jerry Zaks and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene director Zaimen Mlotek join us to discuss "Broadway: A Jewish American Legacy", a gala concert event on Dec. 18Â featuring appea…
