Fresh Air Weekendhighlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:
'Raisin In The Sun' Revival: A Uniquely American Story Is Back On Broadway:Denzel Washington and LaTanya Richardson Jackson star in the latest production of the play, which debuted in 1959. The revival's run is nearing its end — and Jackson says she's "in tears."
New Season Of 'Orange Is The New Black' Has A Strong, Unsettling Start: Netflix's women-in-prison series, based on a memoir by Piper Kerman, returns Friday. Fresh Air listens back to interviews with Kerman and series creator Jenji Kohan.
A 'New Yorker' Writer's Take On China's 'Age Of Ambition':On the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, author Evan Osnos discusses his new book that explores the tensions between China's economic expansion and its commitment to authoritarian rule.
You can listen to the original interviews here:
'Raisin In The Sun' Revival: A Uniquely American Story Is Back On Broadway
New Season Of 'Orange Is The New Black' Has A Strong, Unsettling Start
A 'New Yorker' Writer's Take On China's 'Age Of Ambition
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