Jeff London
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-07-2025 6PM EST
The son of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Peter Yarrow grew up in New York City and began performing folk music at Cornell. He met Mary Travers and Paul Stuckey in the Greenwich Village folk scene, and the three teamed up as Peter, Paul, and Mary. The trio was an enormous success in the early 1960s, and Yarrow co-wrote this top 40 hit.
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NPR News: 01-07-2025 6PM EST
Yarrow was a political activist throughout his life, but his reputation was tarnished because of a sexual assault conviction against a minor in 1970. He served three months in prison and was ultimately pardoned by President Jimmy Carter. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-04-2025 4PM EST
Mamma Mia opened on Broadway in October of 2001, a little over a month after the 9-11 terror attacks. And its mixture of pop tunes and an escapist story set on a Greek island proved irresistible to audiences. It ran for 5,773 performances, making it the ninth longest-running show in Broadway history.
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NPR News: 03-04-2025 4PM EST
After 10 years away and numerous productions around the world and on cruise ships, it's coming back. Producer Judy Kramer told the New York Times, it celebrates women, it's about second chances, it's about hope, and it's not political. It brings audiences together. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-19-2025 8PM EST
After playing many theater roles in London, Cynthia Erivo burst on the Broadway scene in 2015 as Celie in the Tony Award-winning revival of The Color Purple.
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NPR News: 02-19-2025 8PM EST
She won a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical that season. And on June 8th this year, she'll serve as host for the 78th Annual Tony Awards. It's been quite a year for Erivo. She's been nominated for several awards for Wicked, and it was just announced that she'll be appearing as the title character in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl in August. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.