(L-R) Bradley Cooper, Alessandro Nivola & Patricia Clarkson in THE ELEPHANT MAN at the Booth Theater

Explosive Performances, Predicting Explosions

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 8, 2015

The Elephant Man, the story of a 19th-century British man who became a star of the traveling freak show circuit, is now on Broadway, and we talk to the stars Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola. Jazz pianist and composer Marcus Roberts performs live in studio. Patrick Stewart discusses his latest film, “Match." Our latest Please Explain is all about volcanoes. 

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