Le "Roi Lion", "Michael Jackson", "Hamilton", "Wicked" ou encore "Retour vers le futur"... En plein Manhattan, bat le cœur des comédies musicales depuis des dizaines d'années. Ici certaines sont à l'affiche depuis plus de 30 ans. À Broadway, les producteurs injectent des millions de dollars pour créer le show qui fera sensation dans la ville et qui pourra s' ... Show More
Jul 9
282. Inondations au Texas : à qui la faute ?
Le bilan des inondations dévastatrices au Texas, qui ont fait une centaine de morts, pourrait encore s'alourdir, avec au moins 161 personnes manquant toujours à l'appel ce 9 juillet 2025. Climat, situation géographique et manquements politiques... Plusieurs facteurs expliquent le ... Show More
17m 14s
Jul 2
281. Zohran Mamdani : qui est cet ex-rappeur, progressiste, musulman, candidat à la mairie de New York ?
Zohran Mamdani est le pire cauchemar de Donald Trump. Si New York est encore la ville de tous les possibles, le candidat démocrate en est le modèle, l'archétype immigré de 33 ans. Il n'est américain que depuis 2018. Zohran Mamdani est né en Ouganda, mais a grandi en Afrique du Su ... Show More
21m 34s
Apr 18
630. On Broadway, Nobody Knows Nothing
A hit like Hamilton can come from nowhere while a sure bet can lose $20 million in a flash. We speak with some of the biggest producers in the game — Sonia Friedman, Jeffrey Seller, Hal Luftig — and learn that there is only one guarantee: the theater owners always win. (Part two ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 2024
Veronica Keller and Sabrina Mittermeier, "From Broadway to the Bronx: New York City’s History through Song" (Intellect, 2024)
From Broadway to the Bronx: New York City’s History through Song (Intellect, 2024) tells the history of New York City in song across a variety of different genres that the city has been home to and instrumental in developing, covering everything from early twentieth-century sheet ... Show More
56m 40s
Aug 2024
163: The Show (Boat) Must Go On: Broadway and the American Musical
“Miller, Lyles, and I were standing near the exit door . . . Blake stuck out there in front, leading the orchestra—his bald head would get the brunt of the tomatoes and rotten eggs.” This is the story of American musical theater and the dawn of modern Broadway. Popular entertainm ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 2024
Trevor Boffone, "TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Are you a musical theatre fan who loves TikTok? Or are you curious about how this social media app has changed musical theatre fandom - and even the concept of the musical itself?TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age (Oxford UP, 2024) takes readers inside the ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2024
592. How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway
Hit by Covid, runaway costs, and a zillion streams of competition, serious theater is in serious trouble. A new hit play called Stereophonic — the most Tony-nominated play in history — has something to say about that. We speak with the people who make it happen every night. (Part ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2024
Trevor Boffone, "TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Are you a musical theatre fan who loves TikTok? Or are you curious about how this social media app has changed musical theatre fandom - and even the concept of the musical itself?TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age (Oxford UP, 2024) takes readers inside the ... Show More
1h 2m