WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with the supergroup Voices of Classic Soul, which visits Washington D.C. this weekend to perform at the Mayflower Hotel on Friday and the Carlyle Room on Saturday. The group includes Joe Coleman (The Platters), Joe Blunt (The Drifters) and Theo Peoples (The Temptations and The Four Tops).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Def Leppard’s longtime lead guitarist Phil Collen as the band rocks Nationals Park tonight in Washington D.C. They spoke in 2018 when the band played Jiffy Lube Live in Virginia, breaking down hits like “Photograph,” “Foolin,'” “Rock of Ages,” “Hysteria” and “Pour Some Sugar On Me.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Mary Badham, who played the original Scout Finch in Hollywood classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962). Starting today, she’s starring in a stage version at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. They discuss the new play and her memories of working with Gregory Peck on screen.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with three-time Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito, who performs at 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. on Wednesday night. He shares how his Virginia ancestry inspired his newest album “White Jesus Black Problems” and how a car accident and coma changed his perspective on life.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Myles Frost about becoming the youngest individual actor ever to win the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical thanks to his role as Michael Jackson in “MJ: The Musical.” This is their second conversation in recent weeks, so be sure to scroll down and check out their first conversation in our archives to hear all about his journey from Maryland to Broadway. Today’s podcast is all about Tony night and the aftermath of his historic win.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates Father’s Day by chatting with John Carter Cash, the only son of Johnny Cash and June Carter. They spoke in 2016 about publishing his father’s poetry in the book “Forever Words: The Unknown Poems.” You’ll also hear a second interview with Johnny Cash’s daughter, Roseanne Cash, who performed country hits like “Seven Year Ache” at Strathmore in 2019.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Broadway legend Donna McKechnie to mark the 25th anniversary of “A Chorus Line” ending its streak as the longest-running Broadway production at 6,137 performances. They spoke in 2017 when McKechnie starred in “The Pajama Game” at Arena Stage in Washington D.C.
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Politico reporter Daniel Lippman and Brett Bruen, President of the Global Situation Room join us to lay out what’s happening and why.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks the release of Pixar’s “Lightyear” by chatting with the real inspiration for Buzz Lightyear: the legendary NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who was the second man on the moon after Neil Armstrong. They spoke during the release of his 2016 memoir “No Dream is Too High: Life Lessons from a Man Who Walked on the Moon.” You’ll even hear him quote the famous “Toy Story” movie line, “To infinity and beyond!” (Royalty-Free Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with the legendary Paul Anka, who performs live at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland on Tuesday, June 21. They discuss his golden oldies from “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” to “Puppy Love,” as well as songs he’s written for other artists, namely “My Way” for Frank Sinatra. You’ll even hear his reaction to Doja Cat sampling his music in the 2020 hit single “Freak.”
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