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Amber Ruffin by NPR

Amber Ruffin, host of The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock and the purple M&M, plays our game called "Roughin' It" Three questions about camping. Joining in are panelists Karen Chee, Hari Ko…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:26pm on November 5, 2022

Billy Porter makes peace with himself: 'I set myself free, honey. No more secrets' by Terry Gross

Porter won an Emmy for Pose, and a Tony for the Broadway musical Kinky Boots. In addition to performing, he's also a star on the red carpet. His memoir is Unprotected. Originally broadcast i…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:32pm on November 4, 2022

'Pose' Actor Billy Porter by NPR

Porter won an Emmy for Pose, and a Tony for the Broadway musical Kinky Boots. In addition to performing, he's also a star on the red carpet. His memoir, Unprotected, is now out in paperback.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 2:11pm on November 4, 2022

Festival Cervantino, Latin America's biggest cultural event, returns with new energy by Betto Arcos

After a virtual edition in 2020, and hybrid version last year, the Cervantino International Festival is back in person and celebrating 50 years.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 3:07pm on October 29, 2022

Hasan Minhaj by NPR

Hasan Minhaj, comedian with the new Netflix special "The King's Jester" and former host of Patriot Act, plays our game about former Patriot Rob Gronkowski. Joining him are panelists Helen Ho…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:47am on October 29, 2022

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing by Glen Weldon

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Andor, Aftersun, Southern Baptist Sissies and more.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 9:03am on October 29, 2022

Director Cameron Crowe on the opening of his musical 'Almost Famous' in New York this week by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer and director Cameron Crowe, whose movie, "Almost Famous" is now a musical, and opening in New York next week.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 9:03am on October 29, 2022

NPR reporting on Oregon theater death threats prompt local and national response by Chloe Veltman

NPR broke the news about artistic director Nataki Garrett hiring a private security detail for her personal safety.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 2:19pm on October 27, 2022

Everyone & The Supernatural by NPR

Comedian Mo Rocca considers buying a lighthouse and Emma goes ghost hunting.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:37pm on October 26, 2022

When a regional theater got millions to remake itself, it focused on racial healing by Neda Ulaby

The historically Black Penumbra Theatre has received millions in grants to remake itself into a center for racial healing. What will its choices reveal about regional theater's future?

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 7:55am on October 26, 2022

Actor and comedian Leslie Jordan dead at 67 by Andrew Limbong

The Will & Grace actor died following a car crash this morning. Jordan's fame was on the rise as a social media star.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 7:19pm on October 24, 2022

Dr Ibram X Kendi, a real genius by NPR

Dr Ibram X Kendi, author and MacArthur Genius, plays our game about the Genius Bar at Apple Stores. Joining him are panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman and Amy Dickinson.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00pm on October 22, 2022

Best Of: Angela Lansbury / Culture Critic Hua Hsu by NPR

The legend of stage and screen died Oct. 11 at age 96. She starred in the TV series Murder, She Wrote and won Tony Awards for her performances as Mama Rose in Gypsy and the pie shop owner Mr…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:10am on October 22, 2022

Remembering Angela Lansbury by NPR

The legend of stage and screen died Oct. 11 at age 96. She starred in the TV series Murder, She Wrote, and in such films as The Manchurian Candidate and Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She wo…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:59pm on October 21, 2022

Remembering Angela Lansbury, a legend of the stage and screen by Terry Gross

The Tony Award-winning actor starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd, as well as the TV series Murder, She Wrote. Lansbury died Oct. 11. Originally broadcast in 2000.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:07pm on October 21, 2022

Without more federal money, what will regional theaters do? by Sonari Glinton

Subscriptions and ticket sales are down, but theater is needed more than ever. What theaters are doing to survive.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:19am on October 19, 2022

Our biggest orchestras are finally playing more music by women. What took so long? by Tom Huizenga

As the new concert season gets underway, composers and orchestra administrators say they are feeling a shift in whose music gets heard.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:43pm on October 17, 2022

Vivek Murthy by NPR

Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, answers three questions about the mysterious and often huge fish, the sturgeon. Also featured are interviews with Jeremy Allen White and M…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:52am on October 15, 2022

In the Broadway musical '1776,' the revolution is in the casting by Jeff Lunden

This production uses a cast of multi-racial actors who are female, nonbinary and trans " people who weren't even considered in the Declaration of Independence.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 9:07am on October 15, 2022

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing by Bilal Qureshi

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the film Gamak Ghar, Rosalía's album Motomami, remembering Angela Lansbury, and …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 9:43pm on October 14, 2022

An ornithologist, a cellist and a human rights activist: the 2022 MacArthur Fellows by Elizabeth Blair

This year's MacArthur Fellows include scientists, artists and historians. The so-called MacArthur "geniuses" receive unrestricted grants of $800,000 for their "exceptional creativity" and "p…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 2:49pm on October 12, 2022

Behind the scenes with Peter Sagal and Emma Choi by NPR

Peter and Emma sit down with Executive Producer Mike Danforth to answer some questions that you have about the making of Wait Wait.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:13am on October 12, 2022

Where will the next 'Hamilton' come from now that so many playwrights are in TV? by Elizabeth Blair

Chances are the next Broadway hit will have originated at a regional theater taking a risk on an untested playwright. But once those playwrights are established, many of them start writing f…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 8:43am on October 12, 2022

Angela Lansbury, a beloved star of the screen and stage, has died at 96 by Jeff Lunden

Lansbury's acting career extended over an extraordinary seven decades. She says she knew early on that she'd never be "groomed to be a glamorous movie star" and thus sought out nontraditiona…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 7:55pm on October 11, 2022

Robert Kalfin, director and producer of innovative theater, dies at 89 by Jeff Lunden

Kalfin co-founded the Chelsea Theater Center, which was known for provocative off-Broadway shows.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 7:55pm on October 11, 2022
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