Ira Glass News

On Saturday, March 11 at 8pm, Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College welcomes radio host Ira Glass for a multimedia presentation that chronicles his life and career in storytelling. 

This American Life host and creator, Ira Glass returns to Toronto on February 10, 2024 at Roy Thomson Hall. Tickets on sales this Friday, February 17 at 10am.

On Saturday, March 11 at 8pm, Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College welcomes radio host Ira Glass for a multimedia presentation that chronicles his life and career in storytelling.

Providing space for vital community conversations, the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival returns with a carefully curated, thought-provoking weekend of entertainment featuring acclaimed national talent as well as community leaders, artists, academics, and change-makers from around the region. Every presentation includes a Q&A segment, inviting community members into the conversation.

With more than six years since his last sold-out Seattle appearance, the star of This American Life returns with a new iteration of his Seven Things show, sharing new lessons from his life and career in storytelling. Using audio clips, music, and video, he shares his creative inspirations, the things that drive his passion, and how his many failures and successes have informed his decisions.

The Den Theatre will welcome back Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees, the most high-brow show about blow jobs you'll ever see! Novak's critically acclaimed, Off-Broadway hit will play two performances February 1 & 2, 2023 at 7 pm on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Check out photos from the red carpet on opening night for Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool.

Critics are weighing in on Mike Birbiglia's acclaimed new solo play The Old Man and The Pool, directed by Seth Barish, which opened on Broadway Sunday, November 13, 2022, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center.

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool, the acclaimed new solo play, opens this weekend on Sunday, November 13, and is now playing through Sunday, January 15, 2023, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. Get a first look at photos here!

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool will extend its Broadway engagement due to popular demand.

Master of satire, David Sedaris, returns to Popejoy Hall November 11, 2022 at 7:30 pm to read both new and unpublished works. An Evening with David Sedaris features his iconic self-deprecating humor, as well as stories of his family, friends, jobs, addictions, and education. With sardonic wit and experiences that go beyond relatable, Sedaris promises an evening of laughter from the wonderful highs and humbling lows.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Johanna Pfaelzer and Director of the Ground Floor Madeleine Oldham announced the Residency Lab participants and the return to full capacity of the Residency Lab portion of The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work.

Full guest star line-up includes Adam Levine, Annaleigh Ashford, Amber Ruffin, Brian Tyree Henry, Chris O’Dowd (as Flanny O'Lympic from Human Resources), Cole Escola, Ed Helms,  Ira Glass, Jeff Goldblum, Matt Rogers, Peter Capaldi, Steve-O, and Tyler The Creator. Watch the new video trailer for the upcoming season now!

The new solo play Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool will open on Broadway this fall at the esteemed Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center.

USC Vision & Voices in conjunction with USC Kaufman School of Dance will present the West Coast premiere of Monica Bill Barnes & Company’s (MBB&CO) The Running Show on Thursday, September 29, 2022, 7 PM, at Bovard Auditorium on the USC campus in Downtown Los Angeles.

Jackie Kashian's comedy is like listening to a really racy episode of All Things Considered.  Her album, I Am Not The Hero Of This Story, debuted at #1 on iTunes and Amazon, as well as #3 on Billboard. Jackie's hour stand-up special, This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux, is available on CD, DVD and digital download on Comedy Film Nerds.

On the heels of his award-winning Broadway show, The New One, comedian and storyteller Mike Birbiglia is coming to the Steppenwolf stage with a tale of life, death, and a highly chlorinated YMCA pool.

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance presents the premiere of Heidi Rodewald's A Lifesaving Manual on Saturday, May 7 at 6 p.m. PT. A Lifesaving Manual is a multimedia presentation that will be available for free on the CAP UCLA Online channel.

Good fences make good neighbors - or do they?

Ira Glass and Herbie Hancock will return to the Kennedy Center Sunday, June 5, 2022, and Friday, June 10, 2022, in the Concert Hall.