Ira Glass News

San Jose Rep presents its sassy and sentimental summer hit Love, Loss, and What I Wore. The cast features Dawn Wells (Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island), Zuzanna Szadkowski ('Gossip Girl'), Tony-nominated Dee Hoty (Mamma Mia and TV's 'Smash'), Sandra Tsing Loh (off-Broadway Aliens in America and NPR's 'The Loh Down on Science') and Ashley Austin Morris ('Ugly Betty' and 'The Electric Company').

San Jose Rep announced today the cast for its sassy and sentimental summer hit Love, Loss, and What I Wore: Dawn Wells (Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island), Zuzanna Szadkowski ('Gossip Girl'), Tony-nominated Dee Hoty (Mamma Mia and TV's 'Smash'), Sandra Tsing Loh (off-Broadway Aliens in America and NPR's 'The Loh Down on Science') and Ashley Austin Morris ('Ugly Betty' and 'The Electric Company'). The off-Broadway hit makes its Bay Area premiere July 19 - July 28, 2013.

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the world premiere of The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin by Steven Levenson, directed by Scott Ellis. The cast will include Christopher Denham as 'James Durnin,' Lisa Emery as 'Karen Brown-Canedy',Sarah Goldberg as 'Katie Nicholson,' David Morse as 'Tom Durnin,' and Rich Sommer as 'Chris Wyatt'. Performances began on May 31, 2013, and opening was last night June 27, 2013 at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street). This is a limited engagement through August 25, 2013. BroadwayWorld was there for the big opening and you can check out photo coverage of the theatre arrivals below!

The Orpheum Theatre will present famed radio host Ira Glass in Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass. Best known for NPR's This American Life, Glass will exhibit the sound of the show for one night only on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 8:00 PM at the Orpheum Theatre.

RADIOLAB, WNYC's genre-busting, Peabody Award-winning nationally-distributed radio show and top podcast about wonder, discovery and big ideas, today announced tour dates for its largest live show tour ever.

Tonight, June 18th, NewFilmmakers presents its Documentary Series, a Short Film Program, and the new feature BODIES.

On Tuesday, June 18th, NewFilmmakers presents its Documentary Series, a Short Film Program, and the new feature BODIES.

BY Experience announces the donation and installation of high tech digital projector equipment for their partners at The Actors Fund. The equipment will allow the residents of The Lillian Booth Actors Home to enjoy all National Theatre Live theatrical programming, beginning with The Audience today, June 14.

Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, (www.GirlfriendsBoyfriend.com) written by and starring Mike Birbiglia, will have its final performance at the famed Carnegie Hall tonight, June 2.

Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, (www.GirlfriendsBoyfriend.com) written by and starring Mike Birbiglia, will have its final performance at the famed Carnegie Hall on June 2.

BY Experience announces the donation and installation of high tech digital projector equipment for their partners at The Actors Fund. The equipment will allow the residents of The Lillian Booth Actors Home to enjoy all National Theatre Live theatrical programming, beginning with The Audience on Friday, June 14.

The Los Angeles premiere of Mike Daisey's highly controversial The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, adapted and performed by Alex Lyras, will extend through June 5 at Theatre Asylum in Hollywood.

The term "art house" takes on new meaning with a special theatrical series of events as NCM Fathom Events, BY Experience and PhilGrabskyFilms.com bring the world's greatest art exhibitions to U.S. cinemas this year. The "EXHIBITION" cinema series will feature high-definition tours of fine art exhibitions created for movie theater audiences beginning with "Manet: Portraying Life" on Thursday, April 11 featuring a career-encompassing collection of the works of Edouard Manet which is currently on exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. The series then celebrates the 150th anniversary of Edvard Munch in "Munch: Munch 150" on Thursday, June 27 as the National Museum and the Munch Museum in Oslo host this "once-in-a-lifetime" exhibition of the greatest number of Munch's works ever. The final exhibition in the series, "Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure" on Thursday, Oct. 10, comes from the National Gallery in London where audiences will see a unique perspective on the masterpieces of Johannes Vermeer. Each cinema event is hosted by art historian Tim Marlow who will go beyond each gallery with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. The series is supported by DSAT Cinema.

NEXT WEEKEND, Presented by Sundance Institute will take place Aug. 8-11, 2013 at Sundance Sunset Cinema and additional venues throughout Los Angeles. The event is an extension of the popular NEXT <=> section at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, which showcases stylistically adventurous films that take a bold approach to storytelling.

Los Angeles audiences finally get the chance to see Mike Daisey's highly controversial The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs-in an 'ethically made' version. The script, revised and updated by the author, now packs an even more powerful punch. This compelling 2.0 edition, performed by Alex Lyras (The CommonAir), opens tonight, February 20 at Theatre Asylum in Hollywood, where it will continue every Wednesday at 8 pm through April 10. Get preview of the show in the photos below!

Los Angeles audiences finally get the chance to see Mike Daisey's highly controversial The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs-in an 'ethically made' version. The script, revised and updated by the author, now packs an even more powerful punch. This compelling 2.0 edition, performed by Alex Lyras (The Common Air), opens February 20 at Theatre Asylum in Hollywood, where it will continue every Wednesday at 8 pm through April 10. Get a first look at the show in the photos below!

Rochester's Geva Theatre Center produces the newest version of Mike Daisey's "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" through February 10

The script, revised and updated by the author, performed by Alex Lyras (The Common Air), opens February 20 at Theatre Asylum in Hollywood, where it will continue every Wednesday at 8 pm through April 10.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass tonight, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $49, $59 or $69 through www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or (480) 499-TKTS (8587).

A legendary flop gets a second chance, a fabled night spot closes as a new one opens and a mysterious investor supposedly dies of malaria. These were just a few of the stories and issues theatre lovers talked about in 2012.