720 stories by "WNYC"
Listeners try their hand at a news quiz, with questions and commentary by Mo Rocca, host of the podcast Mobituaries, a CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, a frequent panelist on NPR’s hit we…
Tank and the Bangas performs a few songs live from their latest album, The Last Balloon (https://tankandthebangas.lnk.to/TheLastBalloonWE) , which marks the final chapter in their balloon t…
The NYU/Tisch Opera Lab is producing a spring series of 12 short operas, titled "The Transit Operas (https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/program/transit-operas-wed/) ," all taking place on a sub…
Pianist Yefim Bronfman, “Fima,” chats with Manny about their decades-long friendship, their love of sports, their surprising anxiety around live broadcast performances. They’ll answe…
"Abbot Elementary" star Lisa Ann Walter discusses her new comedy special, "It Was an Accident (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t482iN3I0eM) ," premiering on May 15 on Hulu.
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The hit "Titanic" musical parody "Titanique (https://titaniquebroadway.com/) " has made it to Broadway, earning four Tony nominations, including for Best Musical. The show's co-creator Marla…
The film series "Wallace Shawn: The Master Builder (https://metrograph.com/wallace-shawn/) " celebrates the work of the New York-native actor, screenwriter, and playwright. It was curated by…
Courtney Barnett talks about her new album Creature of Habit. She'll be performing live at Kings Theater (https://us.atgtickets.com/events/courtney-barnett/kings-theatre-brooklyn/) in Brook…
The one-man show 'Kenrex (https://boxoffice.lortel.org/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=kenrex&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=) ' tells the true sto…
The theatrical experience 'Fight Back (https://www.fightback.nyc/) ' invites audience members into an interactive experience. Each audience member is given a character, the identity of someo…
The 2026 Tony Award nominations have just been announced. Vulture theater critic (https://nymag.com/author/jackson-mchenry/) Jackson McHenry shares his thoughts on this season of Broadway m…
Join WNYC and Theater Of War for a series of programs hosted by Kai Wright and TOW artistic director Bryan Doerries that re-imagine works of journalism in innovative and engaging ways, incl…
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
AI Creeps Into the Classroom (First) | PEN World Voices & Global Free Expression (Starts at 35:49) | Why Hospital Ad…
This month's Get Lit with All Of It book club selection was the family drama from novelist Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's called "Lake Effect." In the spirit of family, our musical guests were …
The beloved cult classic "The Rocky Horror Show (https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2025-2026-season/rocky-horror) " has been brought back to live in a Broadway revival! Director …
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and to mark the occasion, subway performers Alex Feldman, Billy Edwards and Danny Raycraft, who comprise West Fourth Trio (https://www.instagram.com/westfou…
In the new Broadway play 'The Fear of 13 (https://thefearof13broadway.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23445545246&gclid=CjwKCAjwtcHPBhADEiwAWo3sJm4Qw5ehjqgDJj2JRniyjmUNrOGyWgs36CRbL4NJhfTEb…
Come celebrate Poetry Month with WNYC’s Morning Edition!
We’re inviting some of our favorite poets to come read their works, and we’ll learn about collaborative poetry with KC Tromme…
[REBROADCAST FROM March 23, 2026] In the revival of Clare Barron's play "You Got Older," Alia Shawkat stars as Mae, a young woman in a state of limbo after losing her job and moving home to…
Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, co-chief executive officer of PEN America, and Dinaw Mengestu, novelist and writer and president of PEN America, talk about free expression around the world and the W…
The stars of the Broadway musical 'Chess (https://chessbroadway.com/) ' join Alison Stewart live in The Greene Space at WNYC. Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher perform songs…
The new cast from Broadway's Hadestown joins Alison Stewart live in The Greene Space. Lead actors Morgan Dudley, Kurt Elling, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Paulo Szot, and Jack Wolfe perform songs fr…
[REBROADCAST FROM June 25, 2025] Hear a celebration of Latin American jazz, with the Tony-winning band from Broadway's "Buena Vista Social Club." Music director and winner of the Tony for…
Following 2024's "All In: Comedy About Love," writer Simon Rich is back on Broadway with "All Out: Comedy About Ambition (https://alloutbroadway.com/) ," a production of live readings of his…
In the Broadway revival of the Tracy Letts play "Bug (https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/bug/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23226488060&…
