Spider-Man's Surreal Adventures on Broadway

Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. But her biggest mystery unfolded outside the pages of her books. In this episode, Dana examines the 11 days in 1926 when the beloved author went missing, and the rollicking media circus inspired by her disappearance. Hoste ...  Afficher plus

After a party at Nicolas Cage’s Bel-Air mansion, one of the rarest comic books on Earth disappeared. Action Comics #1 — the comic that introduced Superman — is worth millions of dollars. With almost no evidence and a suspect list that includes employees and celebrity guests alike ...  Afficher plus

The most expensive musical of all time, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, finally opened on June 14th, 2011, after completing a record-breaking run of 183 preview performances. The show had been plagued by disaster even from its very beginnings when Tony Adams, the theatre producer ...  Afficher plus

On this episode, stories about the theater, performing, and life on the stage. This episode was hosted by Marc Sollinger.StorytellersRose L finds that playing Jesus in her school’s passion play is trickier than one might expect.Honor Finnegan tries out for the musical, Annie.Podc ...  Afficher plus

When Billy Joel agreed to let dance legend Twyla Tharp turn his songs into a Broadway musical it seemed like a surefire hit. But in previews, Movin’ Out was panned by the critics. It was soon headed for Broadway and was set to be an expensive and embarrassing failure.So how could ...  Afficher plus

Everybody's favorite half-boy/half-spider is back in theaters and we're talkin' about him! And not just the new movie, either (no spoilers until the end, with fair warning). We're also talking about the Spiderverse, and the 6000 other Spider-Man movies that came out in the last 2 ...  Afficher plus