WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley salutes the genius of Frank Zappa as The Zappa Band plays The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on Sunday and Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland next Tuesday. First, you’ll hear a brand new conversation with Zappa Band member Mike Keneally, who takes a deep dive into Zappa’s records, followed by a throwback conversation with Frank’s son Dweezil Zappa from 2016.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Tony winner Kelli O’Hara, who joins her fellow Tony winner Adrienne Warren for “Broadway in the Park” at Wolf Trap next Friday, June 24. They discuss O’Hara’s prolific career of seven Tony nominations, including “The Light in the Piazza,” “South Pacific” and “The King and I,” which finally won her the prize.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with D.C. native Ethan Slater, who earned a Tony nomination as the original star of Broadway’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” musical in 2018. A regional production just opened at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia, Maryland, so it’s the perfect time to revisit this Tony-themed conversation conducted in a pineapple under the sea.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks today’s 55th anniversary of the “Loving v. Virginia” Supreme Court decision, which legalized interracial marriage on June 12, 1967. He spoke to director Jeff Nichols (“Mud”) and actor Joel Edgerton (“Zero Dark Thirty”) when they visited Washington D.C. to discuss their touching movie “Loving” in 2016.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Steven Van Zandt to mark last night’s 15th anniversary of “The Sopranos” finale, which cut to black on June 10, 2007. They spoke in 2017 when Van Zandt played the annual Rock and Roll for Children benefit concert, which returns tonight to The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Tharaha Tavakumar, a mom and a therapist joins us with her thoughts, concerns, and expertise.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Oscar winner Mark Rylance about his new golf comedy “The Phantom of the Open,” which opens in Washington D.C. movie theaters today. They discuss the incredible true story of Maurice Flitcroft, who in 1976 shot the worst round of golf ever at the British Open. They also discuss Rylance’s career from “Bridge of Spies” to “Dunkirk” to “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley salutes Julie Andrews, who receives the AFI Life Achievement Award tonight in Los Angeles. They spoke briefly on the red carpet at the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. You’ll also hear a 2015 conversation with Elisabeth Von Trapp, the granddaughter of the real-life Maria and Baron Von Trapp, to preview a live concert in Virginia for the 50th anniversary of “The Sound of Music.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with monster-truck driver Adam Anderson, who competes at Monster Jam at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland this Saturday. They discuss the 40th anniversary of the iconic monster truck Grave Digger, which was built by his father, Dennis Anderson, in Chesapeake, Virginia back in 1982.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Billy Joel’s longtime drummer Liberty DeVitto, who performs at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland this Saturday for the annual Rock & Roll for Children concert to benefit The Children’s Inn at NIH.
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