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'Fresh Air' Favorites: Joan Rivers by Terry Gross

This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Rivers, who died in 2014, spoke to Terry Gross in 2010 about the sacrifices she made as a female c…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:36pm on December 31, 2019

Moni Yakim Knows How To Move You by Alexandra Starr

The movement coach has taught at Juilliard for 50 years. Stars of stage and screen credit him with helping them create physically demanding roles by manipulating their bodies.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:36pm on December 31, 2019

50 Wonderful Things From 2019 by Linda Holmes

From J. Lo to Keanu, baseball GIFs to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's masterpiece, here are 50 great cultural moments " from TV, movies, theater, books, podcasts and more " from the year that was.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:18am on December 31, 2019

'Fresh Air' Favorites: 'Hamilton' Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda by Terry Gross

This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Terry Gross spoke to Miranda in 2017 about how his "mixed tape" musical came together.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 1:03pm on December 28, 2019

'Fresh Air' Favorites: 'Book Of Mormon' Creators Trey Parker And Matt Stone by Terry Gross

This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2011, Terry Gross spoke to the creators of South Park about their Broadway hit.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 1:03pm on December 28, 2019

Best of Not My Job 2019 by NPR

It's the end of 2019, so we're looking back on some of our favorite guests from the year; José Andrés, Marin Alsop, Steve Earle, Jennifer Weiner, and Anthony Anderson.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00pm on December 28, 2019

Broadway Legend Jerry Herman Is Dead At 88 by Jeff Lunden

The Broadway songwriter died in Miami of pulmonary complications, according to his publicist.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:30am on December 27, 2019

Highly Specific Superlatives: The Best Bits Of Stand-Up Comedy In 2019 by Elizabeth Blair

All Things Considered's Best of 2019 lists are going highly specific. Up next: the best bits from stand-up comedy specials, from Best Joke about the Immigrant Experience to Best Bit about Pr…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 3:54am on December 26, 2019

Long-Running San Francisco Musical Revue 'Beach Blanket Babylon' Nears End by Chloe Veltman

After 45 years, a staple of kitsch in San Francisco is closing. The show Beach Blanket Babylon ends Dec. 31.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 6:06am on December 23, 2019

'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Series Fuels A Themed New York Bus Tour by Jeff Lunden

The success of Amazon Studio's Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has spawned a bus tour of some of the show's New York locations.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:58pm on December 22, 2019

Avery Pearson On Helping Struggling Comedians

NPR's Scott Simon talks to comedian Avery Pearson about the song he wrote to help raise funds for working comedians through the charity Comedy Gives Back.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 1:54pm on December 21, 2019

Jennifer Lee by NPR

Jennifer Lee, head of Walt Disney Animation Studios, joins us along with panelists Mo Rocca, Roxanne Roberts, and Adam Burke.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00pm on December 21, 2019

Anna Karina, Acclaimed French New Wave Actress, Dies At 79 by Bobby Allyn

Danish-born Karina hitchhiked to Paris at the age of 17. Before long, she would establish herself as one of the most prominent actors in the French New Wave film scene of the 1960s.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:24am on December 16, 2019

John Leguizamo On 'Latin History For Morons'

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with John Leguizamo about the evolution of his one-man show after performing it for six years. Its national tour has just wrapped up.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 9:12am on December 15, 2019

Sean Doolittle by NPR

Sean Doolittle, MLB relief pitcher, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Peter Grosz, and Faith Salie.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00pm on December 14, 2019

Bill Irwin On Samuel Beckett

Bill Irwin is an old-fashioned baggy-pants clown who happens to be fascinated with Nobel-winning playwright Samuel Beckett. Irwin talks with NPR's David Greene.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:48pm on December 13, 2019

An 'Ode' To Victims Of Gun Violence " From Alvin Ailey Dancers by Jeff Lunden

The dance company dedicated to African American culture premieres a new work tonight. Jamar Roberts, its first resident choreographer, says he was inspired by the deaths of Trayvon Martin an…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 9:42am on December 10, 2019

An 'Ode' To Victims Of Gun Violence " From Alvin Ailey Dancers by Jeff Lunden

The dance company dedicated to African American culture premieres a new work tonight. Jamar Roberts, its first resident choreographer, says he was inspired by the deaths of Trayvon Martin an…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:11am on December 10, 2019

'I Done Been Through Some Things': The Tina Turner Musical Is Now On Broadway by Michel Martin

Tina playwright Katori Hall and star Adrienne Warren have plenty to say about working with the star, depicting domestic violence and learning to sing in a new voice.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 1:24am on December 9, 2019

Ali Wong by NPR

Ali Wong, comedian, joins us along with Adam Felber, Aida Rodriguez, and Alonzo Bodden.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00pm on December 7, 2019

Tony And Emmy Award Winning Actor Ron Leibman Dies At 82 by Richard Gonzales

Leibman, who played a wide range of roles in films, the stage and television, is perhaps most popularly known for his role as the father of Jennifer Aniston's Rachel Green on Friends.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:24am on December 7, 2019

Encore: 'The New One' Follows Comedian Mike Birbiglia's Journey To Parenthood

Encore presentation of a 2018 conversation with comedian Mike Birbiglia, who was staunchly opposed to having a kid. Then he and his wife had one. He talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about what c…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:54pm on November 30, 2019

Alex Boyé by NPR

Alex Boyé, singer, joins us along with past interviews and panelists Adam Burke, Amy Dickenson, Bobcat Goldthwaite, and Paula Poundstone.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00pm on November 30, 2019

NPR Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Lin-Manuel Miranda by Jesse Thorn

He'll throw us back to his childhood. Lin-Manuel grew up in a working class neighborhood north of Harlem. He went to a fancy school for gifted kids on the Upper East Side. It would be remiss…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:23am on November 28, 2019

'Jagged Little Pill' Hits Broadway by Denise Guerra

The 1995 hit album Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette is now a musical on Broadway. We talk with show creators Diablo Cody and Diane Paulus for a sneak preview.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:24pm on November 24, 2019
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