Nathan Lane and playwright Simon Gray tell us about their dark comedy Butley. And we ask how polls work, and what they really tell us about campaigns, on Please Explain.
Nathan Lane and Simon Gray on Dark Comedy
Simon Gray’s dark comedy Butley focuses on an extremely bad day in the life of a literary professor—who loses both his wife and lover. Nathan Lane brings the tragicomic title character to life in a new production at the Booth Theatre.
Please Explain: Polls
As Election Day draws near, many thoughts will turn to the latest polls. On today’s Please Explain, we ask how polls work, what they really tell us, and how much influence they have on voters. Robert Y. Shapiro, Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Center ...
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