'Almost Famous' on Broadway, 'Evanston Salt Costs Climbing,' Full Bio: Chuck Berry, Taylor Swift's 'Midnights'
All Of It with Alison Stewart | Nov 10, 2022
The 2000 film "Almost Famous," the beloved semi-autobiographical film from Cameron Crowe, has now been adapted for the Broadway stage. Pulitzer Prize winning composer and co-lyricist Tom Kitt joins us to discuss the production, alongside Solea Pfeiffer, who is making her Broadway debut as Penny Lane, an alluring and charming woman who follows the band Still Water on the road.
"Evanston Salt Costs Climbing," a new play from The New Group, follows two salt truck drivers in Evanston, Illinois, over the course of three winters. The play is written by Will Arbery, Pulitzer Prize finalist for his play "Heroes of the Fourth Turning." Ken Leung, who also stars in the latest season of HBO's Industry, plays one of the drivers. Arbery and Leung join us to discuss the production, which runs through December 18 at The Pershing Square Signature Center.
We continue our Full Bio series discussing the life of Chuck Berry with biographer RJ Smith, author of the new book Chuck Berry: An American Life. Today we discuss Berry's forays into film and television.
For the first time in history, all 10 of the top Billboard Hot 100 songs were by female artists... and by the same female artist, Taylor Swift. Her latest album Midnights presents a more bedroom pop feel for the mega star. But how does it compare to her other work? Ann Powers, music critic for NPR, joins us to discuss what she called Taylor Swift's "most challenging album."
