The State of Hollywood, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez on 'Merrily We Roll Along,' 'The Collaboration' on Broadway, Eri Yamamoto Trio Listening Party

After a series of box office flops for prestige films, some are questioning whether films for grown-ups such as "She Said" and "Armageddon Time" still have the ability to draw audiences into movie theaters. We discuss the state of Hollywood films with Brooks Barnes, a New York Times reporter covering all things Hollywood. We also take your calls.

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's now-beloved musical "Merrily We Roll Along" was a massive flop when it premiered in 1981, lasting on Broadway for only two weeks. But a new production at New York Theater Workshop has opened to rave reviews, signaling the show might have found a new life. Stars Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez join us to discuss the production, and why it's working this time.

Before his untimely death, Jean-Michel Basquiat fruitfully collaborated with Andy Warhol, an artist many considered to be out of fashion by the 1980s. The new play, "The Collaboration." explores the complicated relationship between these two polar-opposite geniuses, with Paul Bettany playing Warhol and Jeremy Pope playing Basquiat. The actors join us to discuss. "The Collaboration" is running at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre through January 22.

Pianist Eri Yamamoto has been recording albums ever since she moved to New York City from her native Japan in 1995, when she decided to study jazz at The New School. Her latest album, recorded with her trio, is called A Woman With A Purple Wig, inspired by Yamamoto's experience during the pandemic and what it felt like to witness an increase in anti-Asian violence. Yamamoto joins us for a Listening Party.