Lara Capuano, speaks about her family and her personal concerns regarding transracial adoption.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates Festivus with Jerry Seinfeld! They spoke twice at the Kennedy Center, first in 2017 for “A Night of Laughter & Song,” then in 2018 at the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. You’ll also hear from “Seinfeld” co-stars Steve Hytner and John O’Hurley discussing their respective roles as Kenny Bania and J. Peterman.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with director Liesl Tommy, who hopes her “Respect” star Jennifer Hudson will compete for Best Actress against Frances McDormand of “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” Tommy stopped by the studio to promote her production of “Macbeth” at Shakespeare Theatre in D.C. in 2017.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Ron Howard’s Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer to mark the 20th anniversary of “A Beautiful Mind,” which opened on Dec. 21, 2001. They spoke in 2015 during the release of his book “A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life,” as well as his memories of “Splash” and “Apollo 13.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Comedy Central creator Art Bell as the cable network celebrates its 30th anniversary this year since its founding in 1991. They spoke in 2020 about his memoir “Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with actor Keith David to mark today’s 35th anniversary of Oliver Stone’s “Platoon.” They spoke in 2019 to promote TV’s “Greenleaf,” his latest role in a prolific career from “Armageddon” to “There’s Something about Mary,” not to mention narrating a series of acclaimed documentaries.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with actor Tom Berenger to mark tomorrow’s 35th anniversary of Oliver Stone’s “Platoon,” as well as memories of playing catcher Jake Taylor in the baseball comedy “Major League.” They spoke in 2017 when Berenger came to D.C. for the G.I. Film Festival.
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Dr. Wendeline Hume, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of North Dakota, was that little girl. Now she’s working to make sure that Indigenous women and girls who go missing, get the same attention as white women and girls.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Andrew Garfield, who just won Best Actor at the Washington Area Film Critics Association for his role in “Tick, Tick…Boom.” They discussed the legacy of Jonathan Larson, the genius of Lin-Manuel Miranda and even a little Spider-Man as “No Way Home” opens nationwide today.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with movie critic Leonard Maltin about his new book “Starstruck: My Unlikely Road to Hollywood.” They discuss Maltin’s rise from growing up in New Jersey to becoming one of the most famous film critics in America, a household name to rival Siskel & Ebert.
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