The British musical “Six” was set to open in March 2020… and then Broadway was shut down. Now the pop musical, which tells the story of the six wives of King Henry VIII, has finally opened. Stars Brittney Mack, Samantha Pauly, and Anna Uzele join us to discuss the show, on now at the Brooks Atkinson Theater.
With the announcement that Superman's son will be bisexual in an upcoming comic, Glen Weldon, host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, comes on to talk about comic culture, and the recent trend of writing LGBTQ+ storylines into classic superhero franchises.
Following our conversation about LGBTQ+ and other representation in comic books, we'll look at the Marvel universe, and the interconnected world that's built between the speech bubbles of dozens of beloved superhero franchises. Douglas Wolk discusses his new book, All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told, for which he read all of the Marvel comics, or at least around 27,000, give or take.
"Freestyle Love Supreme" returned with a star-studded Broadway premiere on October 19. We speak to Anthony Veneziale, who co-created the group with Lin Manuel Miranda, along with cast members Andrew Bancroft, Kaila Mullady and Aneesa Folds, about their return to Broadway and the FLS Academy.