Nina Totenberg and Jeffrey Toobin on SCOTUS' Politicization, Arthur Miller's 'Crucible' with Saoirse Ronan

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 8, 2016

Saoirse Ronan, Bill Camp and Sophie Okonedo star as Abigail Williams, Reverend John Hale and Elizabeth Proctor in a new production of Arthur Miller's, "The Crucible" on Broadway. Veteran Broadway producer Jack Viertel offers an inside look at the making of a Broadway musical. A look at the Edvard Munch and Expressionism exhibit at the Neue Gallerie. On today's Please Explain, Jeffrey Toobin and Nina Totenberg discuss the politicization of the Supreme Court. 

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