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David Chase
David Chase
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with "The Sopranos" creator David Chase about the prequel "The Many Saints of Newark," which opens in movie theaters nationwide tomorrow. They discuss the show's legacy, his favorite episodes and the controversial finale. (Theme Music: Scott ...
Cappy McGarr
Cappy McGarr
WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with Cappy McGarr, creator of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He releases a new book today called "The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous," featuring behind-the-scenes stories about the award's funniest recipients ...
Counting Crows
Counting Crows
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Counting Crows guitarist David Immerglück as the band rocks MGM National Harbor this Friday near Washington D.C. They spoke about the band's biggest hits from "Mr. Jones" to "Round Here," from "Hanginaround" to "Accidentally ...
Leslie Odom Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Leslie Odom Jr., who hosts a unique Tony Awards tonight honoring the best of Broadway after a long pandemic hiatus. They spoke when he performed at the Kennedy Center Spring Gala tribute to Marvin ...
Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Idina Menzel, who performs in the TV special "Broadway's Back!" after the Tony Awards on Sunday night. They spoke in 2017 when she came to MGM National Harbor, discussing her originating the role of ...
Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Stephen Chbosky, director of "Dear Evan Hansen," which hits movie theaters today after premiering in Washington D.C. in 2015 before winning the Tony for Best Musical on Broadway in 2017. They discuss the joys ...
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Rufus Wainwright, who performs this coming Tuesday at The Anthem in Washington D.C. They discuss his versatile career from pop to opera, including being named Rolling Stone magazine's Best New Artist, recording "Hallelujah" for ...
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley and colleague Dave Preston chat with Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward, who performs tonight at Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland. Hayward phoned in for a pair of conversations, first in 2016, then in 2018 after the band ...
Five for Fighting (Part 1)
Five for Fighting (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting, who plays The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on Sunday night. They spoke about him creating hits like "Superman" and "100 Years," as well as his hockey fandom. He even ...
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
WTOP Entertainment Reporter chats with Nathaniel Rateliff, who plays Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on Friday for the Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson and Sturgill Simpson. They spoke in 2016 about Rateliff forming The Night Sweats for the hit song ...