Ira Glass News

Despite the popularity of Mike Daisey's THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS, which has celebrated sold-out and extended runs across the country and twice in New York, it seems some old fashioned fact-checking is raining on an otherwise unstoppable parade.

About ten years ago, Tommy Tune was starring in an Off-Broadway revue; a nightclub-style act he had been performing in Las Vegas.  I hadn't seen the show yet, but one night I was browsing through a theatre chat board and read a comment by someone who had just seen a preview.  The writer was very excited to report about one of those special moments the audience witnessed that night that could only happen in live theatre.

Mike Daisey will deliver a special, one-night only performance of his monologue, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, on Saturday, April 7 at 7pm at The Chicago Theatre, with an introduction and Q&A to follow hosted by Ira Glass

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS announces LEONARDO LIVE, presented by BY Experience and PhilGrabskyFilms.com. The first-ever tour of a fine art exhibition created for movie theater audiences, coming via satellite directly to La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. LEONARDO LIVE is a showcase of the completely sold out Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery in London. LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS will present LEONARDO LIVE on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 11am in its gorgeous theatre at 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will remount the mega-hit monologue from the critically acclaimed team of Mike Daisey (creator and performer) and Jean-Michele Gregory (director), The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs from July 17-August 5, 2012.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS announces LEONARDO LIVE, presented by BY Experience and PhilGrabskyFilms.com. The first-ever tour of a fine art exhibition created for movie theater audiences, coming via satellite directly to La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. LEONARDO LIVE is a showcase of the completely sold out Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery in London. LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS will present LEONARDO LIVE on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 11am in its gorgeous theatre at 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Joey Parnes, Interim Executive Director), Producer Mark Russell, and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Mario Garcia Durham) announced the exciting line-up today for the eighth annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL, running January 4-15, 2012 at The Public Theater as well as at partner venues around the city.

In the coming week, by tuning into KQED 9, local television viewers can get a taste of the intimacy and adventure that theatregoers regularly enjoy at the Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre. First, Anna Deavere Smith's electrifying solo show Let Me Down Easy airs on PBS' Great Performances. Then KQED debuts The Memory Be Green, an original documentary about the world-premiere production of Ghost Light. As if that were not enough, This American Life - the popular National Public Radio program - devoted its entire hour to The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs last week, and that episode can now be heard online.

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Joey Parnes, Interim Executive Director), Producer Mark Russell, and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Mario Garcia Durham) announced the exciting line-up today for the eighth annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL, running January 4-15, 2012 at The Public Theater as well as at partner venues around the city.

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director), Producer Mark Russell, and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Mario Garcia Durham) will begin performances for the 2012 UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL on Wednesday, January 4.

Beginning February 16, 2012, art lovers around the world will be able to experience LEONARDO LIVE, a satellite-delivered HD presentation of the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan", captured at the U.K. National Gallery.

The Public Theater and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters have announced that single tickets are now on sale for the eighth annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL, running January 4-15, 2012 at The Public Theater as well as at partner venues around the city.

One of America's longest running musical celebrations of the holiday season, the St. Olaf Christmas Festival will present Rejoice, Give Thanks, and Sing - 100th St. Olaf Christmas Festival Live, a one-day only, in-theater concert event on Sunday, December 4, at 3:30 p.m.

16th Street Theater announces its Season Five 2012: Love, Faith and the Unknown at its Sneak Peek Season Preview on Saturday, December 3 from 5:00 - 6:30 PM at Berwyn Cultural Center, 6420 16th Street in Berwyn.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Marc Maron tonight, Friday, November 25, 2011 at 9:00pm at the Neptune.

16th Street Theater announces its Season Five 2012: Love, Faith and the Unknown at its Sneak Peek Season Preview on Saturday, December 3 from 5:00 - 6:30 PM at Berwyn Cultural Center, 6420 16th Street in Berwyn.

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Joey Parnes, Interim Executive Director), Producer Mark Russell, and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Mario Garcia Durham) announced the exciting line-up today for the eighth annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL, running January 4-15, 2012 at The Public Theater as well as at partner venues around the city.

Tickets are now on sale for one of NPR's most notable voices coming to The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in spring 2012.

One of America's longest running musical celebrations of the holiday season, the St. Olaf Christmas Festival will present Rejoice, Give Thanks, and Sing - 100th St. Olaf Christmas Festival Live, a one-day only, in-theater concert event on Sunday, December 4, at 3:30 p.m.

Bringing the best of British theatre to cinemas across the U.S. this fall, NCM Fathom will present a series of four events from the stage of the National Theatre of Great Britain. National Theatre Live (NT Live) will launch its third season on NCM network screens with One Man, Two Guvnors on Thursday, October 20, followed by The Kitchen on Thursday, November 3; Collaborators on Thursday, December 1; and The Comedy of Errors on Thursday, March 1, with additional titles in 2012 to be announced soon. All events will begin at 7:00 p.m. local time. Presented by NT Live, BY Experience and Fathom, the four-part in-theater series will be broadcast to more than 130 additional U.S. movie theaters nationwide through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.