hasn't been mounted on broadway -- iconcal -- hasn't been mounted on broadway in 58 years. i'm not even 50 yet. for people out there that don't know fannie bryce, tell them the significance of her. >> fannie bryce, so many people don't know she was a real person. she's a tremendously famous comic born at the end of the 1800's and popular in the 1920's. she was this clown. she had these iconic characters. she was this tremendous woman. if it wasn't for fannie bryce, i believe there's no jewish woman on a stage today performing that would be there if it wasn't for fa.nd opened every door. thank you, and she, um, thank you to her and she was -- she's an incredibly unapologetic character. that's something that is really inspirational to play every night. we all know the songs, "people" and "don't rain on my parade." and "i'm the biggest star." she pursued what she wanted. the belief in herself is a beautiful thing to get inside of. >> stephen: this role was a star turn for barbara streisand. >> my queen. let's just make that clear. >> stephen: she made this role famous and in s

broadway broadway yes. i'm i'm afraid i'm that cliche the you know. what impact is broadway have even it's mostly in new york and a lot of these shows travel now. yeah, but what impact does that have on our culture? it has vastly west that used to. in the 40s and the 50s in the gory days of rogers and hammerstein. it was the hip rate. you know the latest hit songs were on broadway. the tonight show the original incarnation of the tonight show the america after dark grew out of broadway after dark i mean television of course was so new york centric. and the days of winchell and dorothy killed gallon and ed sullivan before he was on tv news people exactly who are those people they were one day once everyone know who they were everyone knew they were and that's how important broadway was and broadway journalism what you know, liz smith died not long ago at 94, you know, i don't know if there's any and she wasn't really a broadway i mean, but you know, do you think kill gallon do dorothy killed gallon was again? what would you remember there was a time wh

. >> broadway. >> broadway, yes. i'm afraid i'm that cliche, the, you know, broadway obsessive. >> a lot of these shows travel now, but what impact does that have on our culture? >> it has vastly less than it used to. in the '40s and '50s, the glory days of rodgers and hammerstein, it was the hit parade. the latest hit songs were on broadway. "the tonight show," the origin carnation of "the tonight show," "america after dark," grew out of "broadway after dark." television was so new york-centric. the days of winchell and dorothy killgalen ed sullivan. >> who are those people? >> once, everyone knew who they were. liz smith died not long ago at 94. and she wasn't really a broadway -- >> what did dorothy killgallen do? >> remember, there was a time when new york, in our memory, had eight or nine daily newspapers. each with a distinct profile and each with a constituency, each covering broadway, which, you know, again, in the '30s and the '40s -- we talk about the golden age of hollywood. much of the golden age of holly

. >> our pal jackson daly catches up with the stars of the hit broadway show "the music man." >> have you ever gotten nervous to do one? >> every single one. >> all the time. >> and this 12-year-old is cleaning up the beach one bottle and can at a time. >> if no one picked that stuff up, what could happen to it? >> that could go into the ocean and harm an animal like a sea turtle >> his inspiring message just ahead. >>> this is nbc nightly news, kids edition. >> welcome back to nightly news, i'm lester holt. here we are on a hol iday weekend. we have a jam packed lineup from koalas and the stars of the music man will join us and share secrets of the stage first, let's begin with the stories making news this week. monday is the deadline for filing federal taxes here in the united states. and it got us thinking, just what are taxes and why do grown ups have to pay them our good friend stephanie ruhle is here to explain >> hi, i'm sonia, and i'm from chicago, and i'm 9 and my question is what are taxes, and why do adults make such a big deal of them? bye. i love nbc kids edition. >> that

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i mean, it's called "broadway rising." >> jimmy: "broadway rising." >> yeah. >> jimmy: i mean, this city is the greatest city on earth i mean, we're lucky enough to have broadway. you know, and as a show, we have broadway even here -- [ cheers and applause >> yeah. >> jimmy: -- but on our show as a guest. and man, they got hit, you know >> they got hit so hard. and so many people lost their jobs not just the actors, and the directors, and producers, but like, all the restaurants in times square, and like the dry cleaners who clean the costumes up in the bronx. and so our documentary really celebrates that entire community. so it's a really special film. >> jimmy: jesse tyler ferguson, you're a good man, thank you for doing this [ cheers and applause congrats on the play go see "take me out" on broadway, now through june 11th. shawn mendes is going to perform after the break. you don't want to miss it. [ cheers and applause i love shawn mendes. ♪ there's a different way to treat hiv. it's every-other-month, injectable cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only compl

can you imagine this schmuck in his living room making videos making a show on broadway? i hope, i hope, i hope it is coming. >> reporter: sounds good to me. >> sounds like a happy ending to me. when you need help it's great to be in sync with customer service. a team of reps who can anticipate the next step genesys technology is changing the way customer service teams anticipate what customers need. because happy customers are music to our ears. genesys, we're behind every customer smile. >> pauley: eleanor roosevelt, betty ford, and michelle obama, certainly among the many fascinating women to occupy the white house. lesley stahl is talking with the stars portraying these three remarkable first ladies. >> reporter: michelle pfeiffer plays betty ford. >> the e.r.a. has never been concerned with making women paid as men, just equal to. >> i didn't know how much she had done behind the scenes, and how really politically active she actually was. >> reporter: viola davis plays michelle obama. >> in four years, i don't want to look back and think, what did i become living in

in acts >> you've seen me on the broadway >> jimmy: i've seen you on the broadway >> yes, yes. >> jimmy: but does it bum you out when you have friends in the crowd? >> i don't like to know when people are out there >> jimmy: really >> i think fishburne and darren don't mind >> jimmy: because why? do you try to put too much muster on it >> yeah, exactly, exactly. >> jimmy: did you try to show me your chops too much >> hey, calm down. >> jimmy: you got the oscar, bud, we're good. i know how good you are. >> dude, relax >> jimmy: jimmy fallon, man, that's good. and you're like, "jimmy, sit down." you're not bothering me. it's ed harris is bothering me i don't care if you're here, buddy. but i don't know - >> no, that would make me nervous if you were there, you and nancy. >> jimmy: i don't know if i would come back to see you is that rude >> no, you know what that's actually not rude i think it's actually good let the actors, you know - >> jimmy: wonder >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: they'd probably enjoyed it >> but also, just, like, just let them go to bed you know, you don't have to --

he last performed on broadway in 2013. >>> broadway performers gathered today to show solidarity with the ukrainian people through song. ♪ ♪ >> dozens of stars from the stage performed the song "do you hear the people sing" from "les miserables." several of the bill boards in times square switched to the collars of the ukrainian flag for this event. >>> anthony flores is joining us now. it is really tough to keep track of the oakland a's roster with the opening day coming up. >> i think a lot of the guys in dugout were doing this, what's going on? because it was the case of trading places for shawn. he woke up in oakland, and later in the day, he was pitching against them. the deal that sent him to san diego. stick around. sports is next. thrived on this land. now, we share a destiny with all californians. when voters granted our sovereign nations exclusive gaming rights, it advanced self-sufficiency and created thousands of good jobs. but now, out of state corporations are coming to california. their online sports betting initiative would break the promise between us. it's bad fo

. >> pauley: billy crystal is back on broadway. he'll explain to our tracy smith just how he has grown into his latest role. ♪♪ ♪ oscar, oscar ♪ >> reporter: you might have heard billy crystal sing on stage before, but not like he does in this... ♪ but i never thought i'd get there until now ♪ >> there is an electric feeling. when i sing that young duet when i'm 28, i feel like i'm 28. >> reporter: now, when you get off stage, do you still feel 28? >> no. i feel like 97. >> pauley: on this easter sunday morning, bells are ringing for our seth doane. [bell ringing] >> reporter: the sounds coming from this part of the italian countrysid have not changed much in a thousand years. >> to remove it, you have to smash the mold, outside and inside. so you cannot duplicate it. >> reporter: every bell here is one-of-a-kind? >> absolutely. >> reporter: we'll ring in easter ahead on "sunday morning." [bell ringing] >> pauley: ben tracy tells us about a new legal push to make the fossil fuel industry the next big tobacco. dr. jon la

the broadway league announced today that all 41 broadway shows in new york city or extending the current mass mandate for audiences through at least the end of may. but many theaters will no longer check proof of vaccination effort. april the 30th. the league recommends ticket holders. consult with show websites. if you do have questions, president of the broadway league says since opening back up last fall, over five million people have seen broadway show football fans have a reason to celebrate this weekend as fox sports is officially kicking off. the opening season of the usfl, the united states football league and it's a day that many people have been waiting months for fox news correspondent madison alworth has more from birmingham. the wait is finally over. the united states football league kicks off this weekend with the birmingham stallion's hosting the new jersey generals , but this is not like any regular game with the amount of access that we're going to have. with this broadcast. it's more similar to the super bowl than to a regular season game. one of the things that makes t

i saw you in "death of a salesman" on broadway. i think i talked about this last time you were there. the night i saw it, i then went to a bar, and you were there afterwards maybe i haven't. and you were talking to the woman who played your mother, who was wonderful. >> linda emond, yeah the great linda emond. >> seth: and it was too late i realized it too late but it was obviously such an intense show to perform. and you guys were sort of deep in conversation. i just walked over, i was like, "hey, great job! and you were both like, "uyour honor. [ laughter ] i realized, like, "oh, it definitely takes them a little bit longer to get out of performing the show than it did for me to, like, watch, seeing the show." and that was mike nichols. >> yeah, directing it, yeah. >> seth: and you know, i just read his biography, which i loved. and i was wondering if you could tell me, because i only met him once, obviously, you know, here was this guy with an incredible career, and you would assume, with the wide shot, he was just, like, living

but this is your broadway debut. >> yeah. >> seth: i can't imagine there's anything quite like the broadway schedule >> it's insane >> seth: yeah. >> it's pretty crazy now that we're done with tech and the rehearsals, we were doing 10 to 12 hour days of rehearsal, then doing a show eight, nine times a week now we're just doing our show. so you get there a couple hours before but it is a high-wire act. it's so much more physical than tv >> seth: yeah. and i think one of the hardest parts about tv, which people don't really understand, is how it's like sitting around and waiting for your time. whereas especially with a show like this, there's not a lot of sitting around for you >> no, it's --it's so physical and complete i am absolutely depleted and exhausted after every single show >> seth: and yet you also know you have to do it the very next day. >> or in two hours because you do two a day >> seth: yeah. so two a day, twice a week or once week? >> now to a day, twice a week. i mean, in previews it was a show friday night, two saturday, two sunday, then we moved into two wednesday. >> seth:

jacobs theatre on broadway. but before we get to all that good stuff, a bizarre and ultimately pointless drama unfolded yesterday after piers morgan, an on-and-off friend and ally of donald trump, debuted a trailer for an interview in which he claimed trump angrily walked out, and then trump later released audio he claimed contradicted the trailer and showed that, in reality, the ending was cordial. also, coup plotter rudy giuliani was on "the masked singer. for more on this -- wait do we want more on this? al lright. we do? all right. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause >> seth: republican politics these days is often so relentlessly stupid it genuinely feels like we're being punished for something. it's like we got busted watching an episode of "maury" and god said, "okay, you like that how about if everything is an episode of maury from now on [ laughter ] do you like that?" every damn day we have to deal with something insane like stories about congressional orgies or s

the broadway musical hamilton. yeah, that's true. i love you know, i love broadway. i love musicals. hamilton and you know i i'm it's only fair that i annotate that with the observation that i have seen as everyone see there's a phenomenon and it's a wonderful phenomenon that there are lots of young people who are coming to history. through hamilton. there are people who who can who can sing the lyrics to every song just as i could to carousel. you know, well my fair lady. but for different reasons, so it's it's an ideal exercise in a way and that is wonderful, and i i salute the creators of the show. it's simply not my cup of tea. it's simple as that. what does that mean? no hip hop, and it's just not you know, i don't i don't question. it's legitimacy. i don't question. it's you know actual substance. i'm just talking about as an experience of going to the theater. you know i go to the theater to escape. this all too depressing temporary world in which we find ourselves, but hollywood doesn't make my kind of movies anymore, you know great big historical epics. they

at shows on broadway. so that's an indication that people are still enjoying broadway right now, fred, though they have to keep the mask on for at least a little while longer. >> people want to get out but it means being in so you have to be safe. polo sandoval, appreciate that. >>> we need ammo, we need fraud examples, we need it this weekend. i quoting now, messages to mark meadows in the weeks leading up to the insurrection. what the texts reveal about attempts to overturn the election next. find more ways to grow at miracacle-gro.com ♪ three times the electorlytes and half the sugar. ♪ pedialyte powder packs. withepatitis c i felt i couldn't be at my best for my family. in only 8 weeks with mavyret i was cured. i faced reminders of my hep c every day. i worried about my hep c. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret i was cured. mavyret is the only 8-week cure for all types of hep c. before starting mavyret your doctor will test if you've had hepatitis b which may flare up and cause serious liver problems

your broadway debut, how old were you when you did "brighton beach memoirs? which was also neil simon. >> 20. >> seth: wow >> yeah. >> seth: is it -- do you think back, do you reflect back on that time now? >> a little bit. i mean, it's 40 years ago. and here i am in a neil simon play, and i have a little scene where i lie on a bed you know, she's in the other room, and i'm just on the bed in the other room and there was a scene in "brighton beach" where, when other scenes would happen, i'd be in my bedroom, and the set was that you wouldn't leave. so i was always lying on this little foreshortened bed and i'm back on a bed, and it's the same writer, and i'm, you know, incredibly old, and it's sort of amazing to sit there i mean, i don't know what to make of it, but it does occur to me once in a while >> seth: do you remember that time as a time that you were anxious and fearful of the weight of doing a broadway show? >> yeah, i definitely was nervous. but you know, when you're 20, you're kind of like, "eh, i think i can -- you know, i don't know i didn't get

this is during her debut on broadway in chicago. so anderson playing the lead role of roxy. so far the reviews seem to be good with critics saying she can carry a tune and pull off the choreography, and with all she's done in her career, it's good to know that she had it coming. and veteran lana gordon, who has also starred in lion king and jesus christ superstar. >> i really want to hear her sing. >> i do, too. i guess that's why they're not giving us a clip. a lot of times they go on promotions on talk shows and stuff. i would like to see if she's going to do that. >> the whole broadway play, you've got to belt it out. >> she's the star. >> she must be good. >> we'll look it up. >> we'll find it. >> back here at home, no broadway musical to talk about, but some rain. >> singing in the rain. >> we're going to have that tomorrow. today we're still dry and we'll start out with a clear sky as we take a look at our beautiful light in the sky. we're approaching sunrise a little bit earlier. the days are getting longer but it's very chilly out there with low 40s. this is where we

[ light laughter ] our first guest tonight is the biggest star on broadway his enormously successful musical revival is called "the music man. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: he can dance please welcome hugh jackman! [ cheers and applause ♪ >> jimmy: i'm wearing a new toupee how are you doing? >> i'm doing good. great to see you >> jimmy: do they have april fools' day in australia, your homeland >> we have it. it's australia, hello. yeah [ laughter ] like, we have it for the entire month of april actually, i do remember -- i remember one time my dad freaking out on april fools' because in "the sydney morning herald," volvo - we had a volvo do you remember the old volvo? they used to call them the fridge >> jimmy: yeah >> you know, they're like a fridge turned over so, we had we had a fridge volvo. and they had a full-page ad announcing that there were fake volvos out there and you could tell by the emblem, whatever the emblem of volvo was, it was flipped the wrong way. so my dad's like running out and freaking out and then when we found out this was a full-page april fools' joke [ laughter ]

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all workers in broadway theaters are required to be vaccinated. they also require all theatergoers to be vaccinated and wear masks. >>> it is masters week in augusta, georgia and a full gallery of spectators will be on hand for this year's tourney. when the gates opened, fans streamed onto the course ready to watch some of the best in action. they are also excited because they might witness the big return of tiger woods. it will and game-time decision when the tournament starts on thursday. >> speaking of tiger woods, a lot of ratings if he does come back. the latest on his chances of playing in the masters. that's next. when it comes to cybersecurity, the biggest threats don't always strike the biggest targets. so help safeguard your small business with comcast business securityedge™. it's advanced security that continuously scans for threats and helps protect every connected device. on the largest, fastest, reliable network with speeds up to 10 gigs to the most small businesses. so you can be ready for what's next. get started with internet an

this time is a leading lady on broadway. the biggest part she's ever held, tomi lee. new york city's ambassador leader, pam anderson will start as roxie hart in the broadway musical chicago making her the worst chicago actor since jussie smollett. producers say she's a natural especially since they out of in a scene where roxie is running on a beach. she'll help with sales since a lot of fellows will sit through the entire show to see her bow at the end. there they are. pamela makes a broadway debut, tickets on sale now but if i wanted to see a washed up blonde trying to sing, i go to a motley crew concert. [laughter] nothing against her. topic number three. investigating a businessman found in possession of a 1000 piece black-market taxidermy collection. now said to be the biggest assortment of stuffed animals outside of carter's bedroom. a search of two warehouses uncovered this stockpile including 400 protected species, each one stiff and lifeless as pamela anderson's acting. among them, cheetahs, leopards, rhinoceros, not to mention the elephant in the room from t

the broadway league voted to extend the mask mandate until may 31st and says it will update audiences throughout the month. come may 1st, theater owners will be able to decide whether or not audience members have to show proof of vaccination. >>> on the "money watch," it is tax filing day, and "harry potter's" "dumbledore" takes the to the top spot at the box office. elise preston is in new york with that and more. good morning, elise. >> reporter: good morning, diane. stock futures are pointing to a lower opening this morning as things ramp up with ibm, procter and gamble and netflix and tesla. the u.s. stock markets were closed friday for the holiday. >>> today is tax filing day. if you haven't filed your taxes or asked for an extension, time is running out. the irs is also warning there is a backlog. filers who did get their paperwork in on time will will have to wait for their refunds. the agency says this year anyone who filed a paper return may have to wait anywhere from six to nine months to receive a refund. tat's up from the usual six-week wait. >>> the fda is investigating l

. >> i heard you say you will not see the broadway musical hamilton. >> but for different reasons. so it's an intellectual exercise in a way. that's wonderful. and i salute the creators of the show. it's simply not my cup of tea. it's as simple as that. >> what does that mean? >> hip hop and i don't question it's lgitimacy. i don't question its intellectual substance. it's an experience of going to the theater, i go to the theater to escape this all too depressing contemporary world in which we find ourselves. hollywood doesn't make my kwiend of movies. great being his tort call ethics. they don't exist. so also having gone to a great many broadway shows over the years, and harboring a hobby offing musical theater. you develop tastes and preferences. and dislikes. i wouldn't be interested in seeing a country western. for the same reason. >> you mentioned hurricanes. you tracked them for years. >> i'm a hurricane freak in 1985, it was a weekend in november. ronald reagan was in geneva having his historic meeting with gorbachev. i was on the hill working for pete wilson. sm on the st

so a loof us call what is between broadway and hill "new chinatown" because in the970s, there was an asian-american movement, and a lot of chinese-americans and asian-americans came out to try and improve chinatown, but anyone who was making it and being able to, were moving to the 'burbs, ok, and that included monterey park, alhambra, san gabriel. san gabriel valley is only 10 minutes from chinatown, and it was a bedroom community. chinese today want 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a 2-car garage, and you were not gonna find that in downtown l.a. anymore. and so then became this slow migration of mandarin-speaking chinese at first into the san gabriel valley. at some point, monterey park was about 60%, 70% asian, with 3 chinese, i think, on the city cncil. it earned the name of "little taipei." jon: my parents came over when they were, i think, 25. they came to america, had nothing, and then my mom would tell me stories like, "yeah, like, we would get just meat scraps and then ask them to grind it at the market," and then they would just make whatever out of it. mr. yao: when we can, y

. >>> and in new york, broadway is extending its mask mandate until at least the end of may. theaters went dark at the start of the pandemic, only resuming performances last fall with strict masking and vaccine protocols. many theaters now ending those vaccine mandates at the end of this month, but those masks must stay on. >>> and it turns out that infamous football tom brady used to throw what was thought to be his last touchdown pass will not be sold after all. $518,000 is what it fetched at auction less than 24 hours after the seven-time super bowl champ announced his retirement in january. well, that retirement lasted all of 40 days. the buyer and seller have now agreed to nullify the sale. we robinson 75 years after he broke the 75 ye or atopic dermatitise under control? hide my skin? not me. because dupixent targets a root cause of eczema, it helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of it. hide my skin? not me. and for kids ages 6 and up that means clearer skin, and noticeably less itch. with dupixent, you can change how their skin looks and feels.

later, a new sit-down with the talented and hilarious jane lynch starting in the highly anticipated new broadway "funny girl" and playing the unforgettable sue sylvester on "glee." >> she was so bad. she would come up with the darkest and most violent things to say and because she's not -- you would laugh. >> a sit-down with jane lynch and a another life well lived a bit later in the show. >>> let's begin in ukraine where mariupol is on the brink of falling this morning. nbc's ralph sanchez is in lviv with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. the strategic port city of mariupol would be a major prize for vladimir putin after weeks of setbacks on the battlefield. there are grim indications he may be about to take it. the defenders of mariupol making what may be their last stand. ukrainian troops outnumbered and out gunned. russia demanding they surrender by 6:00 a.m. local time. a deadline that came and went. unclear how much longer they can hold on. the mayor of the devastating city saying this week, 10,000 civilians already been killed already and warning the final toll

the event at broadway plaza is a favorite among locals . several vendors set up tents showcasing their goods. the nonprofit assistance league of diablo valley participated in the earth day celebration by holding a dead end drive. very cycling, you know, so it's an up cycle. it's using it again. denim is really hard to recycle. so rather than not taking care of, you know, once you're done with him, you're done with them. this will allow us to resell repurpose and do some good with it. the denim collected in today's drive will go to the assistance league of the apple valley to resell it, and it's thrift shop that funds their philanthropic programs. ukraine says its fighters are still holding out in mario ble despite russian claims of victory. i'm griff jenkins and keith i've got those details coming up. also had a recent late rain season has certainly helped keep gardens green. but is it helping? with the drought coming up? we'll take a look at california reservoir levels. and a barrier weather. nice to see some more sunshine for today. in fa

this happened on broadway street. the owners told us the man appeared to be intoxicated and that he harassed them. the business owners also say that they tried to get the man to leave. they recorded encounter on their cell phones. they also gave us a photo of the man the business owners have reported the incident to police. a bill that would prevent police from using the dna of assault survivors to investigate. unrelated crimes has passed a state senate committee. san francisco da chesa boudin and state senator scott wiener wrote the bill earlier this month. judy, in condemned the san francisco police department for using rape victim's dna to arrest them for future crimes. not long after police chief bill scott vow to stop the practice and it is now banned in san francisco. however, it is still allowable throughout other parts of the state and the country. a controversial plan to get the homeless and severely mentally ill into court ordered care passed unanimously. the plan known as care court was proposed by governor

broadway, the golden age of broadway, '30s, '40s, '50s, somewhat even into the '60s. sondheim. i mean, that's my milieu, that's -- you know, who's to analyze, i suppose? it's just a world that i wanted to inhabit. >> so let me contrast what you've said with the recent death of neil simon, where do you put him? >> neil simon, certainly -- it's interesting, i'm fascinated by what happens to people after the peak of their careers. i mean, neil simon was the most successful playwright of his team. he never -- with some exception, he never received the kind of critical embrace that popular audiences -- and indeed, to some degree, he suffered because of his popular appeal. you know, i don't think -- i'm trying to think whether i've ever seen a neil simon play. it sounds snobbish, and i don't mean to, but what's interesting about neil simon to me is, in his later years, he lived -- i mean, i think his last successful play was in the early '90s, which something, sort of 25 years in which you are this institution, you know, you have theaters named after you, you are the most successful

and none of this was in a vacuum broadway the golden age of broadway 30s 40s 50s some even into the 60s. sondheim i mean that that's that's my mayor that's you know who's to to analyze i suppose just a world. that i wanted to inhabit. so let me contrast what you've said with just recent death of neil simon. where do you put him? neil simon will certainly it's interesting. i'm all i'm fascinated by what happens to people. after the peak of their careers i mean neil simon lived long neil simon was the most successful playwright of his time. he never with some exceptions. he never received the kind of critical. embrace that popular audiences and indeed to some degree he suffered because of his popular appeal. you know, i don't think i'm trying to think whether i've seen a neil simon play, but i don't. i got it sounds that sounds snobbish and i don't mean to. but what's the interesting about neil simon to me is in his later years. he you know, he lived. i mean i think his last successful play was in the early 90s. which something you sort of 25 years? in which you are this institution you,

you know, i love broadway, ellis musicals. hamilton -- and you know, it's only fair that i imitate that with the observation that want to have seen [inaudible] is a phenomenon. and it's a wonderful phenomenon that there are lots of young people who are coming to history through hamilton. there are people who can sing the lyrics to every song, just as i could to carousel, you know, or my fair lady. but for different reasons. so, it's an intellectual exercise in a way, and that is wonderful, and i salute the creatives of the show. it's simply not my cup of tea, it's a simple as that. >> what does that mean, though? >> hip-hop and -- it's just not, you know. i don't question its legitimacy, i don't question its intellectual substance. i'm just talking about, as an experience of going to the theater, you know, i go to the theater to escape this all too depressing contemporary world in which we find ourselves. but hollywood doesn't make my kind of movies anymore, you know? great big historical epics. they don't exist. so, anyway, b

guys, last night, i got to go to the opening of a broadway show, which was fun to do. we're in the best city in the world, new york city, and you get to do stuff like that. and i went to go see "mr. saturday night," starring billy crystal at the nederlander theater. [ applause ] he plays buddy young jr., this borscht belt comedian, also known as mr. saturday night, and he's just getting older, and he's not sure what to do with his career. but, gosh, it was so funny i was crying laughing, and i was sitting -- i was sitting behind tina fey, martin short was there, steve martin. and martin short just kept laughing every time he would laugh, i would laugh harder and i was, honestly, almost passed out. [ light laughter ] but i want to recommend this go see "mr. saturday night" at the nederlander theatre in broadway [ cheers and applause billy crystal. billy crystal's amazing. guys, we have a great show tonight. christina ricci is here tonight. [ cheers and applause my man diplo is here he's got a new album out [ cheers and applause he's gonna be talking to us, and he's perf

off-broadway in new york the revival of his beloved musical, harmony. written by manilow and his longtime collaborator, bruce sussman, harmony tells the story of a group of german singers. some jewish, some not, who hit it big in the 1920s and 30s. they were comedians? >> they were comedians. the marx brothers. they invented this wild combination of things where they were sophisticated with musical harmonies and they were funny. these six brilliantly talented young men not only found musical harmony but they found personal harmony. even in their relationships. a jewish fellow marries a gentile woman. a gentile member of the group marries a gentile. there was stark contrast to what was happening in the world around them. >> we don't know them in america but there were so famous. the stories, is even more weird because of what happened to them, they just disappeared. all the records were just destroyed. all the movies, 12 movies were burned. they just annihilated them. they are being so tremendously popular around the world. >> reporter: it's a story the

in fact, recently broadway announced though they plan to relax their vaccine requirements and don't expect to require proof of vaccination at the end of april, they did announce that they will be extending the mask mandate for broadway performances at least until the end of may. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. >>> in shanghai, the covid-19 outbreak shows no signs of slowing. more than 26,000 new cases reported across china on saturday and almost all of those were in shanghai. that city has been in a strict lockdown for weeks now, as authorities try to curb the spread of the virus. we're also following sign of economic progress. cnn has just learned some key industries in shanghai will be allowed to resume production again, including companies that produce buyer medicines, automobiles, and integrated circuits. more than 600 companies impacted by that decision. >>> musicians and artists in ukraine using their skills to comfort and encourage their fellow citizens. cnn speaks to one rock star who is using the power of song to help fellow civilians forget about the horrors of war. i booked our ho

april 27th. >>> broadway stars, singing in the rain in new york, times square to support ukraine last night. electronic billboards decked out in blue and gold. the musical theater stars sang do you hear the people sing. organizers hope their gesture offers hope to the fight for democracy and ukrainians displaced by the war. >>> victims families looking for answers, how they are remembering their loved ones this morning. the president with a call to action, his message to victims families and the country after this latest shooting. >>> a live look outside before we head to break. a live look east. we'll be right back. >> tech: does your windshield have a crack? trust safelite. >> tech vo: this customer had auto glass damage, but he was busy working from home... ...so he scheduled with safelite in just a few clicks. we came to his house... ...then we got to work. we replaced his windshield and installed new wipers to protect his new glass, while he finished his meeting. let safelite come to you. >> man: looks great. thank you. >> tech: my pleasure. that's service on your time. schedule

>> your honor i would love submit into evidence and offer as my rebuttal another rendition of the broadway musical celebration of total censorship. we don't make an arguments and that's why turn hear rolled is copy was happy to we are he would have to say. no one defend what we are seeing here today. how democrat get behind this idea because party tolerance truly party silence. silence to hear opposition. what i am concerned about instinct under the party to say i disagree with you there for you should be silents. almost everything that's been called disinformation over last two years has turned out to be true from matt to slack cleans to russia to ahunter biden if you yell disinformation it probably but probably means it is true. i am going to leave you with this. you are right there no coincidence comes on the heels of elon musk buying waiter. that's was beginning not the end of the fight for free speech. here come regulators. here come censors. here come everybody they will be asking for the power to silence their opposition. >> all right. i come to you wrap it all up >> let me ask you

the event at broadway plaza is a favorite among locals. several vendors set up tents showcasing their goods. the nonprofit assistance league of diablo valley, participated in the earth day celebration by holding a denim drive. very cycling, you know, so it's an up cycle. it's using it again. denim is really hard to recycle. so rather than you know, not taking care of, you know, once you're done with him, you're done with them. this will allow us to resell repurpose and do some good with it. the denim collected in today's drive will go to the assistance league of the valley to resell it. it's thrift shop that funds their philanthropic programs. twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the science of climate change. the company said in a statement on earth day that adds shouldn't distract from important conversations about the climate crisis. there was no indication that the change would affect what users post to twitter says it will provide more information in the coming months and how it plans to provide reliab

the broadway league announced today most theaters will no longer require ticketholders to be vaccinated. that policy takes effect at the end of this month. the decision come as covid cases are rises in new york city and across the northeast >>> severa >>> are you feeling a little more forgetful lately? losing your keys, misplacing your wallet and you think, why did i come in here researchers say that could be a side effect of pandemic whether you had covid or not as life returns to normal, the stress that do you feel could be making your more forgetful >> reporter: we're finding ourselves searching for the correct words or asking questions such as what is tlaer name or did i bring my keys. add to that those every day stresses constantly dcoming at us on our tv or pinking to our cell phones our brains are getting overwhelmed. >> too much stress can destroy memory cells. >> reporter: the stress of caring for a toddler and getting back to routines has taken a toll on her memory >> i keep forgetting names i feel like it's after spending a year plus on zoom where you have the names right the

broadway theaters are extending the mandates recently. tell me more. >> reporter: yeah. it's not going to go away anytime soon. you have to owners and operator here in new york that have decided to extend the mandate at least through the end of may. starting the end of april, they will no longer be asking for vaccination proof. so that's certainly a small return towards normalcy. but, look, about 5 million people have enjoyed a show since broadway started opening up, so people are still willing to leave the mask on if it means catching a show. >> polo sandoval, thanks so much. >>> meantime, shanghai is reporting more than 23,000 new cases for friday. that's more than 95% of the newly reported cases in china. china's most populous city is one of at least 44 places across the country that has been subjected to lockdowns as authorities try to curb the spread of a highly contagious new variant. cnn's david culver has more from shanghai where he's been documenting life under these strict measures. >> reporter: a few steps of freedom granted to some shanghai resident, strollin

the spotlight a former first lady has decided to try her hand at acting and will be making her off broadway debut later this month. in this hit show. ♪ >> jesse: who will be playing the role of the giant? is it hillary clinton? or michelle obama? answers, ladies? >> emily: are we collaborating on the answer? >> jesse: no you are against each other. >> carley: switch up the rules? >> carley: healthy competition. let's not collaborate but i will say. >> emily: really? is it really her? >> jesse: a time limit on this. >> carley: i'm not paying for that ticket. >> jesse: yes. real news i'm really excited check out the production if you are in little rock that's what they call off, off broadway. >> carley: no one is going to that. carley is up. >> jesse: next category called scratch and sniff. this woman had a close encounter with president biden at the white house earlier this week. and had a smile plastered on her faces a joe got up close and personal. who was it? was it pelosi? or was it aoc? >> carley: looking at the age of the hand. >> emily: i was looking at the height. you have pelosi l

>> yes. >> reporter: making her broadway debut at the critically acclaimed musical "six." jillian has no clue she's about to get her own backstage pass. >> oh, wow. >> hi. >> this is from everyone and we're just so honored that you're here. thanks for coming. >> would love to take a photo. >> one, two, three. >> as far as how she's doing, jillian tells us that she's doing really well right now and takes her condition day by day. we continue to wish her all the best. we'll be right back. ♪ >>> welcome back. we've covered more than 1,500 miles so far in our ev road trip. we are so charged up but also want to make sure that everyone knows we've been enjoying this. it's been kind of a seamless and eerily easy trip in the tesla model y but this car costs low 60,000s right now brand-new and that's before tax incentives but still that is way out of most folks' budget.ews isthere are re size cars. we asked the experts which ev might be right for you and your family. ♪ when you think of evs, you probably think of compact vehicles like the nissan leaf or a tesla. in reality, the

in fact, recently broadway announced though they plan to relax their vaccine requirements and don't expect to require proof of vaccination at the end of airplane wrb they did announce they'll be expanding the mask mandate for broadway performances at least until the end of may. paolo sandoval, cnn, new york. >>> and here in the u.s. more than half a million people under critical fire danger stretching from western nebraska to new mexico, and parts of that state are under evacuation orders as firefighters fight five blazes. wild fires have kill at least two people, charred thousands of acres and destroyed hundreds of struckkers. windy and dry weather conditions could allow these fires to spread even more. joining me now is meteorologist derek van dam. sounds like things will get worse before they get better. >> unfortunately, we another day where ingredients are coming together for critical fire danger there threat. we've got strong winds, like you mentioned very dry conditions, ongoing drought across the western u.s. and very low relative humidity. we're talking about 10% relative humidity

. >> this may sound familiar, covid is again taking center stage on broadway. sorry jessica parker and her husband tested positive, forcing a broadway show process week to cancel its thursday night performance. two other shows also had to cancel recent performances because of the virus. at some point, it all feels familiar and unfamiliar at the same time, because instead pandemic started in 2020, we're seeing still no clear way to predict what will happen next with this virus. and it has already taken so much. the u.s. is close to hitting a truly unbearable milestone, 1 million americans dying from this pandemic! we see a bright side when reality can be so dark. new study from the commonwealth has found covid vaccinations how are preventing over 2 million deaths in the u.s.. a reminder that while we might not know what the next variant could bring, we do know vaccines work, and still offer the best hope for fighting and unprecedented and unpredictable virus. a new hour of american voices begins right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the night in ukraine, pressing for peace.

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