A new play, “Love + Science,” tells the story of two gay medical students who connect while working in a retrovirology lab during the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s. Actors Matt Walker (Matt) and Thursday Farrar (Prof. Diane Gold) join us to talk about the show, which is running through July 6.
A new book reflects on the gay and lesbian influence on stage from “female impersonators” of the 1910s to the raucous drag performances of “La Cage aux Folles.” Musical theater researcher Ethan Mordden joins us to take your calls and talk about his latest book, Gays on Broadway.
Don’t plotz, but the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene is holding its “New York Sings Yiddish!” event at Central Park’s Summerstage this evening. So muster your voice and your chutzpa for some sing-alongs with The Klezmatics and other musicians. NYTF’s artistic director Zalmen Mlotek discusses the event, along with Ann Toback, CEO of The Workers Circle, which is celebrating the launch of its YiddishSongs.org archive, from which many of the event’s musical selections were drawn. So, if “Oy vey!” is your default exclamation, get your tuchas to Summerstage to kibitz, nosh, sing along, and celebrate this endangered language that’s very much part of New York City culture.
Netflix just launched its effort to end password sharing, which has helped the company boost subscribers. We speak to Jessica Toonkel, Wall Street Journal deputy media editor, about streaming trends and whether Netflix’s strategy will put an end to password sharing for all services in the future. We also take your calls about your streaming habits.
Today’s episode is guest-hosted by David Furst.
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