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The Nose Has Got A Lot Of Brains But No Polish

Disney

Four years ago, over the course of three days, film crews documented the musical Hamilton as performed by nearly its entire original Broadway cast. Eventually, Disney bought the distribution rights to the movie and planned to release it in theaters next fall. But then there was a pandemic, and people were stuck in their houses, and .

And: . Unless . But .

Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:


  • Welcome to the viral world of hyper-realistic cake slicing videos.

  • "Are we human? Or are we cake?"

  • After coming out of retirement, the cartoonist says digital technology has allowed him to rediscover the fun of drawing

  • After decades onscreen, nothing surprises the Westworld actress, though what she’s ready to share will surprise you.

  • How do you write about Hollywood’s most self-referential screenwriter at a destabilizing moment in history? It takes more than one draft.

GUESTS:

  • Taneisha Duggan - Producing associate at TheaterWorks
  • Jacques Lamarre - A playwright and director of client services at Buzz Engine

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.

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