WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with country star Clay Walker, who performs at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia on Friday night. They discuss his biggest hits from “If I Could Make a Living” to “A Few Questions,” as well as detailing his brave battle with multiple sclerosis since his diagnosis in 1996.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with gospel legend BeBe Winans on the eve of the 52nd annual Dove Gospel Music Awards tomorrow night in Nashville, Tennessee. Winans joined us in 2016 when his life story was adapted into a musical at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. You’ll also hear from his niece, actress Deborah Joy Winans, who portrayed her aunt CeCe Winans in the musical.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Judy Collins, who performs tonight at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. They spoke earlier this year when Collins hit Wolf Trap to recreate her first solo concert at New York City’s Town Hall in 1964. They also discussed her biggest hits from “Both Sides Now” to “Send in the Clowns.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks the return of the Middleburg Film Festival this weekend in Middleburg, Virginia by bringing back one of his favorite Middleburg interviews. In 2017, he spoke with Greta Gerwig upon the release of “Lady Bird,” which made Gerwig the first woman to earn an Oscar nomination for her directorial debut.
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Dr. Julie Pham, who is “proud” to have come to the U.S. with other Vietnamese “boat people” discusses her family’s connection to Vietnam and immigration to the U.S. She sets the record straight about the Vietnam War, Vietnamese contributions to American business and she discusses her book, “The 7 Forms of Respect”.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with actors Ann Dowd and Jason Isaacs of the new Oscar-contender drama “Mass,” which hits movie theaters in Washington D.C. today. You’ll also hear from writer/director Fran Kranz about why he made this harrowing film.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with New Kids on the Block founder Jonathan Knight as tickets go on sale for the group’s 2022 Mixtape Tour, which wraps at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. next July. They discuss the group’s formation in the 1980s, breakup in 1994 and reunion in 2008, inspiring countless boy bands along the way.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with “Dopesick” creator Danny Strong and star Peter Sarsgaard as the miniseries premieres today on Hulu. Strong also reflects on writing HBO’s “Recount,” creating TV’s “Empire” and growing up in California where he frequented Quentin Tarantino’s video store, while Sarsgaard remembers his prolific acting career, namely “Shattered Glass.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with actor André De Shields, who won a Tony for Broadway’s “Hadestown,” which opens at the Kennedy Center tomorrow. De Shields stopped by in 2015 alongside director Timothy Douglas to discuss August Wilson’s “King Hedley II” at Arena Stage, as well as De Shields’ memories of originating the title role of “The Wiz.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with musician Todd Rundgren, who performs at Capital Turnaround in Washington D.C. on Oct. 17-18 just days before being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Oct. 30. They spoke about his biggest hits from “I Saw the Light” to “Hello, It’s Me” to “Bang the Drum All Day.”
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