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In honor of our 20th anniversary, Faith Salie sits down with Peter, Bill, a bunch of her fellow panelists and a handful of producers to give you an unflinching look behind the scenes of Wait…
Charlotte Rae snagged the role of Mrs. Garrett in 1978, a time when sitcoms were driven by catchphrases. But it was her delivery that turned a stock matronly character into a starring role.
Uzo Aduba, actor, joins us along with panelists Alonzo Bodden, Roxanne Roberts, and Adam Burke.
Pain has long been at the root of great comedic material, and it was no different at this year's annual Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.
Jon Batiste, musician, joins us along with guest host Faith Salie and panelists Adam Felber, Rashawn Scott, and Tom Bodett.
The Santa Fe Opera is inviting "downwinders," locals affected by radiation from the testing of the first atomic bombs, on stage during performances of Dr. Atomic.
The Tony Awards paid off for The Band's Visit, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the Angels in America revival and a scrappy theater kid named Bruce Springsteen.
James Comey, former FBI Director, joins us along with panelists Mo Rocca, Helen Hong, and Alonzo Bodden.
The Boss' Tony-winning, autobiographical, one-man stage show is coming to the streaming platform in December.
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Adam Burke, and Faith Salie.
The Muppets have their first full-length European show this weekend in London. Kermit did an interview with the BBC and talked about his romance with Miss Piggy.
Knussen, who wrote symphonies, chamber music and operas, is likely best known for his collaborations with children's author Maurice Sendak on adaptions like 1979's Where The Wild Things Are.
When she was in her 20s, dancer Gesel Mason started emailing choreographers she admired, asking them to create a solo for her. To her surprise, many of them said yes.
Eddie Izzard, Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks, and more, plus a little song we made up.
Ever since Mart Crowley's play about a gay male life premiered off-Broadway in 1968, much of the original cast and crew has died of AIDS. A new, star-studded production acknowledges that his…
Ever since Mart Crowley's play about a gay male life premiered off-Broadway in 1968, much of the original cast and crew has died of AIDS. A new, star-studded production acknowledges that his…
Set amid a theoretical debate about a potential Whole Foods arriving in the historically underserved Washington, D.C. neighborhood, the musical looks at the good and the bad of gentrificatio…
Fabien Cousteau, oceanographer, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Tom Papa, and Negin Farsad.
David Wise, gold medalists in men's freestyle ski, joins us along with panelists Mo Rocca, Faith Salie, and Alonzo Bodden.
A San Diego father believed his son, a heroin addict, was on the verge of dying, so he flew to Denver and lived on the street with him for a week, foraging for food and sleeping in parks.
Louie Anderson, actor/comedian, joins us along with panelists Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, and Hari Kondabolu.
The new play Fall tells the story of playwright Arthur Miller's son, Daniel. Daniel was born with Down syndrome and was institutionalized as an infant. His parents never publicly acknowledge…
Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda has promised to play the lead in a January 2019 production.
The Tony Awards paid off for The Band's Visit, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the Angels in America revival, and a scrappy theater kid named Bruce Springsteen.
The new agreement will limit professional meetings in off-site locations, and aims to change industry culture as the #MeToo has transformed conversation around sexual harassment and assault.
