'Funny Girl' Revival Hits Broadway, New Novel Depicts Life at a School for the Deaf, Full Bio: Jackie Robinson, Subway Safety
The first ever revival of "Funny Girl," the musical about comedian Fanny Brice, is now on Broadway! We speak with Beanie Feldstein, who stars as Brice, and Jared Grimes, who plays choreographer Eddie Ryan and blows audiences away with his tap dancing routines. "Funny Girl" is running now at the August Wilson Theater.
The new novel True Biz tells the story of Deaf teenagers enrolled at the River Valley School for the Deaf, and their headmistress, a Child of Deaf Adults (CODA) facing the possible closure of the school. Along with vivid storytelling, the book features mini ASL lessons and facts about the history of Deaf culture. Author Sara Nović, herself a Deaf educator and advocate, joins us to discuss. A video is embedded in the segment page for those who wish to engage with this interview in ASL. Our interpreter was Genaere Lowery.
For the latest installment of our ongoing Full Bio series, we speak with Kostya Kennedy, author of a new biography about Jackie Robinson, called, True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson. The book comes almost 75 years after Robinson made his professional baseball debut. On day one, we talk about Robinson's early years growing up California, his playing career in Canada, and how he first suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
A swath of recent crime incidents on the subway, from a woman being pushed to her death in front of a train in February to the subway shooting in Brooklyn, have left some people uneasy about riding the subway. What's the real story with the perceived rise in subway crime? And do subway riders have to say about this? Journalist Reeves Wiedeman joins us to discuss his recent New York Magazine cover story, "Who's Afraid of the Subway?" and take calls from listeners.
