680 stories by "Wnyc"
[REBROADCAST FROM October 7, 2025] The new Broadway play "Art" features three friends debating the value of one insanely expensive painting, and therefore the nature of art in general. Actor…
[REBROADCAST FROM August 26, 2025] Comedian Jeff Ross discusses his new one-man show, "Take a Banana For the Ride," which was recently made available to stream on Netflix.
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As part of our “Broadway on the Radio” series, the cast and creative team of “Ragtime” came to The Greene Space for a performance and conversation with "All Of It" in front of a live…
"Tartuffe (https://www.nytw.org/show/tartuffe/) " is the classic Molière comedy and satire first performed in the 1660s. Matthew Broderick is currently starring in the lead role of a new of…
The New York Times has called Nicholas Brittel: “The composer at the frontier of film music.” Britell has written scores for Hollywood movies including:The Big Short, Moonlight and If Be…
For National Poetry Month, actor, author, and woodworker Nick Offerman hosts "A Wonder Is What It Is," an audio series from All Of It with Alison Stewart dedicated to poet, activist, author,…
The performance art show "Burnout Paradise (https://burnoutparadise.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23273477208&gclid=CjwKCAjwqazPBhALEiwAOuXqdNj6nZfpBuB-7U27bx9-9iF2LDpUnPsaA_32m3y6QjYnwDR…
NYT-bestselling author and comedian Rob Anderson's latest show explores some of the most influential television, movies, and pop culture of the 1990s. He talks about his career and his show …
The popular children's musician and cowboy Hopalong Andrew (Andrew Vladeck) performs all around New York City. Today, he performs live for the children attending WNYC's Bring Your Kid to Wor…
Director Pete Ohs has said he makes movies the same way he did in high school, with everyone playing a part in the writing, acting, and filming. In his new film "Erupcja (https://www.youtube…
Actor David Hyde Pierce has had a long career in film, television and the theater. He’s best known to listeners for his portrayal of Niles Crane on the sitcom "Frasier." He joins Manny…
The new documentary "Maintenance Artist (https://www.maintenanceartist.com/) " tells the story of public artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles, the first New York City Sanitation Department artist-i…
In the new Broadway revival of the controversial 1925 Noël Coward play "Fallen Angels (https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2025-2026-season/fallen-angels/performances?utm_source=G…
Elizabeth Alexander, president of The Mellon Foundation, poet, educator, memoirist and scholar and the author of The Trayvon Generation (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/elizabeth-al…
For National Poetry Month, actor, author, and woodworker Nick Offerman hosts "A Wonder Is What It Is," an audio series from All Of It with Alison Stewart dedicated to poet, activist, author,…
[REBROADCAST FROM March 25, 2026] "Mexodus," the musical about the Underground Railroad that lead south to Mexico, has returned to the Off-Broadway stage. Stars and creators Brian Quijada an…
Actor Patrick Ball stars in "The Pitt" as Dr. Langdon, a doctor who has just returned to the ER after attending a rehab program for drug abuse. But not everyone is happy Dr. Langdon has retu…
In the new Broadway play "Becky Shaw (https://2st.com/shows/becky-shaw) ," a blind date goes disastrously wrong, spinning out into unexpected consequences for a whole group of interconnected…
It took author and Princeton professor Rhae Lynn Barnes 20 years of dedicated research to complete her new comprehensive history of blackface in American culture, Barnes discusses her book, …
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of East Village residents began compiling recipes from chefs and residents around the neighborhood to bind together and sell to benefit Trinity…
Composer Jeanine Tesori is a two time Tony Award winner, a two time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and in 2024, she became the first woman composer to open the Metropolitan Opera Opera seas…
The new documentary "Steal This Story, Please! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw_exz_Jjxw) " spotlights the life and career of Amy Goodman, journalist and founder of the news program "Demo…
In the new documentary "Everyone is Lying to You for Money (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEXxAOFqv4U) ," director Ben McKenzie explores the world of cryptocurrency to figure out who stand…
Steve Zeitlin, founding director of City Lore and author of The Poetry of Everyday Life: Storytelling and the Art of Awareness (Cornell University Press, 2016), and Bob Holman, poet, filmmak…
Spring is here, and there's plenty to do without leaving the city. Arts & Culture Editor Matthew Schnipper chats with us about staycation alternatives to pricey travel destinations, the New …
