Leonard Lopate Videos

Actor Bill Murray made headlines this week as he made multiple trips to revisit one of his finest roles in the musical version of his iconic film Groundhog Day on Broadway.

HAMILTON director Thomas Kail and Tony nominees Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom, Jr. joined WNYC's THE LEONARD LOPATE SHOW yesterday, where they opened up about the show's background, their parts, and the making of the music. You can listen to the full interview below!

Earlier this afternoon, Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey joined The Leonard Lopate Show's guest host Anna Sale to talk about his roles as RICHARD III on stage, Frank Underwood in HOUSE OF CARDS, and his documentary NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage. Click below to listen!

LA SOIREE, the unforgettable night of grown-up entertainment, was recently featured on WNYC Radio's Leonard Lopate Show. Listen to the interview below!

Listen to see Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, who star in Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT, on WNYC Radio's 'Leonard Lopate Show.' McKellen and Stewart talk with Lopate about performing in the two plays in rep on Broadway. Click below to listen!

PippinTony Award nominees Terrence Mann, Andrea Martin and Patina Miller were recently interviewed by WNYC host Leonard Lopate about their experiences in PIPPIN. Click below to listen to the radio interview!

Listen to CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF stars Ciaran Hinds and Benjamin Walker talk about their roles in the Broadway show on WNYC Radio's The Leonard Lopate Show below!

Luna Stage will present the world premiere of Nikkole Salter's Carnaval - a play that was inspired by the author's discovery of the underground world of sex tourism and man-cations in Brazil. The play was developed in part through Luna Stage's New Moon Play Reading Series. Luna Stage Associate Artistic Director/Director of Play Development, Cheryl Katz, will direct. Previews for Carnaval begin tonight, January 31st, 2013. The production runs Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm through March 3rd, 2013, with the official press opening on Friday, February 8th. Watch an interview with the playwright below!

Luna Stage will present the world premiere of Nikkole Salter's Carnaval - a play that was inspired by the author's discovery of the underground world of sex tourism and man-cations in Brazil. The play was developed in part through Luna Stage's New Moon Play Reading Series. Luna Stage Associate Artistic Director/Director of Play Development, Cheryl Katz, will direct. Previews for Carnaval begin on January 31st, 2013. The production runs Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm through March 3rd, 2013, with the official press opening on Friday, February 8th. Watch an interview with the playwright below!

Listen to director James MacDonald and cast members Jason Butler Harner and Amanda Quaid from Mike Bartlett's new hit play COCK as they speak with WNYC Radio's Leonard Lopate about the play. Click below to listen!

Hear co-creator Daniel Okrent and cast members Todd Susman and Audrey Lynn Weston from the off-Broadway hit OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES as they visit WNYC Radio's Leonard Lopate. Click below to listen!

RELATIVELY SPEAKING stars Marlo Thomas and Steve Guttenberg sat down live in studio on WNYC Radio's 'The Leonard Lopate Show' this afternoon. Listen to the complete segment below!

For the first time in its history of visiting the United States, the Royal Shakespeare Company will perform five of Shakespeare's plays in repertory, for a total of 45 performances this summer. The company is presented by Lincoln Center Festival, and Park Avenue Armory, in association with The Ohio State University.

John Leguizamo's Broadway show GHETTO KLOWN is currently running at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street); today he and director Fisher Stevens visited WNYC Radio's Leonard Lopate Show. Lopate calls the GHETTO KLOWN 'hilarious, brash, exhilarating and yes, moving.' Listen to the interview below!

Idina Menzel, whose Broadway credits include originating the role of Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked, released her latest solo album in 2008 and has been promoting it in concerts across the country since. On February 5th, she makes her debut with the New York Philharmonic; she met with Leonard Lopate to discuss the album, concerts, and more. Listen to the interview below!

Broadway's Lombardi was featured last Friday on WNYC Radio's Leonard Lopate Show and on Bloomberg TV.

Check out this audio clip of the legendary Patti LuPone, on the Leonard Lopate Show on September 20.

Jo Loesser, Frank Loesser's widow, recently sat down to talk on the Leonard Lopate Show about the legendary composer and lyricist among other things.

From Wednesday, September 24 - Monday, October 6, WNYC presents 'OUR LENNY,' a 13-day exploration and celebration of Bernstein's enduring New York legacy, emphasizing the personal connections that the station, the city, and the city's citizens shared with this remarkable artist. Weaving together archival material, in-depth features, interviews, in-studio performances and web-exclusive multimedia, 'OUR LENNY' unites personalities from all walks of Bernstein's life to both illustrate and illuminate his enduring legacy.