Fun Home traces the coming-of-age of lesbian author Alison Bechdel, from her youth, to her years at Oberlin College, and finally to the present, where Alison, now grown, is struggling to write her own graphic autobiography. Facing the unexpected death of her father, Alison struggles to make sense of the past, particularly her relationship with her father, a man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. A refreshingly honest musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes, Fun Home explores the haunting pull of memory and the power it wields in shaping our identities.
Desus and Mero talk about getting starstruck at the Critics' Choice Awards, interviewing David Letterman and Derek Jeter not getting a unanimous vote for the Hall of Fame.
CPR - Center for Performance Research, which supports the development of new works in contemporary dance, performance and related forms, has been approved for a $15,000 Art Works grant to support Artistic Residencies in 2020. CPR's Artists-in-Residence and Technical Residency programs provide low-cost, high-quality space to the development and presentation of innovative dance and performance. Overall, the National Endowment for the Arts has approved 1,187 grants totaling $27.3 million in the first round of fiscal year 2020 funding to support arts projects in every state in the nation, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Lester Holt talks about President Trump's impeachment trial, the pace of the news cycle and what it was like interviewing Trump when he was the host of The Apprentice.
Kevin Smith geeks out over everything Late Night, asks Seth to stash some of his own homegrown weed in his desk mug and talks about Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.
On Sunday, February 9, Donnie Sengstack (Caroline's on Broadway); Clare O'Kane (Viceland); and Brendan Eyre (Late Night with Seth Meyers); will deliver sets covering STIs, abortion, depression, and more at Doctors Without Boundaries. Check out Clare O'Kane's stand-up here:
Julia Garner talks about her recent visit to the Sundance Film Festival and her film The Assistant, and updates Seth on her progress toward learning how to drive.
DESUS & MERO returns with special guest David Letterman joining the duo in-studio to kick off season two on Monday, February 3 at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. The show will continue to air all-new episodes on Monday and Thursday nights. DESUS & MERO features the duo chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more, as well as giving their take on the day's hot topics in their signature style in front of a small live studio audience from New York City. Additional upcoming guests include Missy Elliott, Penn Badgley, Lakeith Stanfield, Seth Meyers and returning guest Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
ABC News' “Nightline” averaged 1.048 million Total Viewers, 350,000 Adults 25-54 and 245,000 Adults 18-49 during the week of Jan. 20, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” beat leading CBS' “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (315,000 and 210,000, respectively) in both Adults 25-54 (+35,000) and Adults 18-49 (+35,000) for the 5th consecutive week.
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has tied for #1 for the late-night ratings week of Jan. 20-24 in the key demographic of adults 18-49, as well as adults 18-34, and won the week outright versus its ABC and CBS competition in all key adult-female demographics, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.
A distant heir to a family fortune, Monty sets out to speed up the line of succession by using a great deal of charm... and a dash of murdera?? while falling in love! Non-stop laughs will see the doomed heirs meet their end in the most creative and side-splitting ways.
The powerfully moving play, THE WHITE ROSE: WE DEFIED HITLER, by David Meyers opened Friday, January 24, at The Coterie Theatre in Kansas City. The 70-minute play is produced in cooperation with the University of Missouri at Kansas City Theatre Department and produced with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education. The show based on actual events runs at The Coterie through February 9.
