Leonard talks to two of the finest stage actors of our time: Patrick Stewart, now starring as Macbeth at BAM. Then S. Epatha Merkerson, who plays a faded beauty queen in "Come Back, Little Sheba." Also, a strange-but-true Nazi counterfeiting scheme during WW II. And Please Explain is all about the fascinating lives of ants!
Patrick Stewart as Macbeth
Patrick Stewart reinforces his reputation as one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time in his role in "Macbeth," now at BAM through March 22. The UK's Telegraph calls this production "brilliantly inventive, heart-stoppingly scary."
S. Epatha Merkerson in "Come Back, Little Sheba"
S. Epatha Merkerson stars as a faded beauty queen trapped in a lonely marriage in the new Manhattan Theatre Club production of William Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba." It's at the Biltmore Theatre at 261 West 47th Street (between Broadway & 8th Ave.) through March 16th.
Nazi Counterfeiters in WWII
The new film "The Counterfeiters" tells the strange but true story of a Nazi counterfeiting scheme during WWII. Stefan Ruzowitzky is the director; Karl Markowitz is one of its stars. It opens today at the Angelika (18 W. Houston St) and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.
Please Explain: Ants
We look into the fascinating lives of ants. For example: some ant species can form floating rafts in order to survive floods. Another species, weaver ants, build nests in trees by sewing leaves together.
Brian L. Fisher is the Chairman of Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences and creator ...
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