This American Life: Live at BAM

This American Life: Live at BAM

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2014-06-20

It’s This American Life’s wildest, most ambitious live show ever! Nearly 50 actors, singers, dancers, musicians and comedians joined Ira Glass onstage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Opera House on June 7th, 2014 to try some things they'd never tried before. The result? Journalism turned into opera, into plays, into a Broadway musical. Comedy from Mike Birbiglia, and SNL’s Sasheer Zamata. Songs from Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields. Dance from Monica Bill Barnes & Company.

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This American Life: Live at BAM

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It’s This American Life’s wildest, most ambitious live show ever! Nearly 50 actors, singers, dancers, musicians and comedians joined Ira Glass onstage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Opera House on June 7th, 2014 to try some things they'd never tried before. The result? Journalism turned into opera, into plays, into a Broadway musical. Comedy from Mike Birbiglia, and SNL’s Sasheer Zamata. Songs from Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields. Dance from Monica Bill Barnes & Company.

Released

2014-06-20

Runtime

109

Director

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Music

Language

English

Production

Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ)

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    Ira Glass

    Ira Glass
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    Mike Birbiglia

    Mike Birbiglia
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    Sasheer Zamata

    Sasheer Zamata
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    Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Lin-Manuel Miranda
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    Lindsay Mendez

    Lindsay Mendez
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    Stephin Merritt

    Stephin Merritt
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    James Ransone

    James Ransone
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    Anthony Ramos

    Anthony Ramos
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    Josh Hamilton

    Josh Hamilton
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    Joshuah Bearman

    Joshuah Bearman