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Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman talks about his film career and his Oscar nomination for his role in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

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George Steel on New York City Opera's New Season

George Steel, General Manager and Artistic Director of New York City Opera, discusses the long road to its new season and his vision for the opera’s future. The opera’s new season begins at the...

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“How I Learned to Drive”

Playwright Paula Vogel, Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz, and Elizabeth Reaser talk about Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “How I Learned to Drive.” The play explores the complex relationship...

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“Look Back in Anger”

Sam Gold, director, and Matthew Rhys, who plays Jimmy, discuss the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of “Look Back in Anger.” Often regarded as a pivotal theatrical work of the last century, the...

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Laura Cantrell Performs Live

Laura Cantrell performs live with Mark Spencer and discusses her residency at Hill Country Live, where she’s performing every Thursday night through February. She also talks about her latest album,...

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Haydn Gwynne on Her Role in "Richard III"

Haydn Gwynne talks about her role as Queen Elizabeth in the Bridge Project’s production of "Richard III" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, directed by Sam Mendes and featuring Kevin Spacey in the title...

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Stephanie Blythe

American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe talks about her season at the Metropolitan Opera, performing in three major roles in three different styles. Earlier this year, she reprised her role in Handel’s...

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Audrey Tautou on "Delicacy"

Audrey Tautou discusses her latest film, "Delicacy," where she plays Nathalie, a successful Parisian business executive who finds herself suddenly widowed after a three-year marriage to her soul mate....

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Edward Albee and Jane Alexander on “The Lady from Dubuque”

Playwright Edward Albee discusses “The Lady from Dubuque,” along with actress Jane Alexander, who is starring in the Signature Theatre Company’s production of the play. “The Lady from Dubuque” is...

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Simon Callow on "Being Shakespeare"

Actor, author, and director Simon Callow discusses his role in the new play “Being Shakespeare.” Written and researched by preeminent Shakespeare scholar Jonathan Bate, Shakespeare’s prose is layered...

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“Death of a Salesman”

Mike Nichols talks about directing Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” He’s joined by Linda Emond, who plays Linda Loman. “Death of a Salesman” is playing at the Barrymore Theatre.

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Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline talks about his new film, “Darling Companion.” He plays a doctor whose wife (played by Diane Keaton) rescues a lost dog and forms a special bond with it. When the dog runs away, they set...

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Dancer Natalia Makarova

Legendary ballet dancer (and Tony-winner) Natalia Makarova, considered the best ballerina of the 20th century, talks about her life and career. She defected from the Soviet Union in 1970 and was the...

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Andre Gregory on “Vanya on 42nd Street”

Theater director Andre Gregory talks about putting on a series of spare, private performances of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” in a crumbling Manhattan playhouse in the 1990s, with actors Wallace...

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Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez

Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez discuss their careers, relationship, family, and faith. Their dual memoir, Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son, tells stories about more than 50 years of...

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Bebe Neuwirth on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Two-time Tony Award winner Bebe Neuwirth discusses her roles as Hippolyta and Titania in the Classic Stage Company’s new production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” She’ll also talk about...

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Kiran Ahluwalia Performs Live

Indo-Canadian artist Kiran Ahluwalia performs live in our studio. Her new album “Common Ground,” which was awarded Canada’s prestigious Juno Award for Best World Music Album of the Year, merges...

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“One Man, Two Guvnors”

James Corden and Jemima Rooper talk about starring in “One Man, Two Guvnors,” a comedy by Richard Bean, based on the 18th-century Italian farce by Carlo Goldoni, “The Servant of Two Masters.”

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“Lonely, I’m Not”

Topher Grace and Olivia Thirlby discuss their roles in the play “Lonely, I’m Not.” The play is a comic journey that follows Porter, who has been married and divorced, earned seven figures as a...

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“Clybourne Park”

Jeremy Shamos and Crystal Dickinson discuss their roles in “Clybourne Park,” winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and London’s Olivier award for Best Play. The play deals with race, real estate, and the...

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