The classic musical, which comes to the Lyric February 2-4, changed Ira Glass's life and became a template for a certain NPR show. Here's what the This American Life host told us in 2009...
I didn’t...
Pamela, Paris, and now, Ira? NPR fans will love This American Laugh and Julian Joslin's spot-on Ira impression.
Local fave Laura Lippman will be on NPR's Diane Rehm show this morning at 11 am (88.1, WYPR) talking about her new novel, The Most Dangerous Thing. It's an excellent book, and you can check out my...
Ed Norris stole something last week. I witnessed it, and so did hundreds of other Baltimoreans. Norris stole the show at Centerstage.
At the end of The Second City Does Baltimore show last Wednesday...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
It's tough, because I've been inspired all my life by visual art and literature in addition to music. But I'd have to say, in terms of my...
Driving home from work last night, I was startled to hear NPR host Melissa Block declare, "David Franks was a Baltimore-based poet, writer and artist who blurred the line between his life and his art...
The Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) has received four proposals regarding the purchase or lease of the troubled Senator Theatre. They range from WTMD's proposal to redevelop the site as the...
Radio From Downtown (RFD), the Eastern Shore's take on the classic radio variety show returns to Easton's Avalon Theatre on Halloween night. An RFD taping is sort of Prairie Home meets Marx Bros in...
During a recent interview with This American Life host Ira Glass, I asked about his favorite storytellers. Here's his list...
Errol Morris
Michael Lewis ("especially The Blind Side")
Malcolm...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
I didn’t see it this way at the time, but, in retrospect, I think Fiddler on the Roof changed my life. My mom used to take my sisters and...
