Tracing Muslim Identity on New York's Biggest Stages

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 19, 2015

Writer, actor, and playwright Ayad Akhtar is the winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his stage play Disgraced, now on Broadway. He and guest host Aasif Mandvi, who starred in the original production of Disgraced, discuss moving the play to Broadway, the unexpected ways Akhtar's career has developed, and what’s next for the author. 

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