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Shortly after Hamilton celebrates its 10th anniversary on Broadway in August, Leslie Odom Jr. will once again step into the role of Aaron Burr, the man who desperately wanted to be in the room where it happened and who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
Shortly after Hamilton celebrates its 10th anniversary on Broadway in August, Leslie Odom Jr. will once again step into the role of Aaron Burr, the man who desperately wanted to be in the room where it happened and who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
Odom was involved in the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical through its developmental workshops and off-Broadway production and played Burr for a year on Broadway. Since leaving, he's been active in film and television and has written a memoir. He also produced and starred in Pearly Victorious on Broadway last season. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
Odom was involved in the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical through its developmental workshops and off-Broadway production and played Burr for a year on Broadway. Since leaving, he's been active in film and television and has written a memoir. He also produced and starred in Pearly Victorious on Broadway last season. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
The proposed cuts were first reported by The Washington Post and Ars Technica. They say that NASA's Science Missions Directorate, which runs everything from Mars rovers to the James Webb Space Telescope, would see funding slashed nearly in half, according to the White House budget proposal. Casey Dreyer is chief of space policy at the Planetary Society.
The proposed cuts were first reported by The Washington Post and Ars Technica. They say that NASA's Science Missions Directorate, which runs everything from Mars rovers to the James Webb Space Telescope, would see funding slashed nearly in half, according to the White House budget proposal. Casey Dreyer is chief of space policy at the Planetary Society.
The president's budget is only at a draft stage and will be finalized later this spring. Ultimately, Congress will set the funding level for the space agency. Jeff Brumfield, NPR News.
The president's budget is only at a draft stage and will be finalized later this spring. Ultimately, Congress will set the funding level for the space agency. Jeff Brumfield, NPR News.
Those patients not only had a better overall survival if they were more physically active, they actually looked like they had a slightly better overall survival compared to the general population.
Those patients not only had a better overall survival if they were more physically active, they actually looked like they had a slightly better overall survival compared to the general population.
Clooney and his partner Grant Heslov took their 2005 screenplay and adapted it for the stage. Both the film and play look at journalist Edward R. Murrow as he took on Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare in the 1950s. There are a certain kind of people wired a certain kind of way who know there's a story behind the story, if you're bold enough to search for it.
Clooney and his partner Grant Heslov took their 2005 screenplay and adapted it for the stage. Both the film and play look at journalist Edward R. Murrow as he took on Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare in the 1950s. There are a certain kind of people wired a certain kind of way who know there's a story behind the story, if you're bold enough to search for it.
Even before opening, the play has caused a sensation. For the last two weeks, it's brought in around $3.3 million. That's a record for a play on Broadway with tickets going for as much as $799. It runs through June. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
Even before opening, the play has caused a sensation. For the last two weeks, it's brought in around $3.3 million. That's a record for a play on Broadway with tickets going for as much as $799. It runs through June. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
These are just two super different engineering cultures. You know, and the way I've come to think about it is Silicon Valley loves to go fast and break things. The nuclear industry has to move very, very, very slowly because nothing can ever break.
These are just two super different engineering cultures. You know, and the way I've come to think about it is Silicon Valley loves to go fast and break things. The nuclear industry has to move very, very, very slowly because nothing can ever break.
These are just two super different engineering cultures. You know, and the way I've come to think about it is Silicon Valley loves to go fast and break things. The nuclear industry has to move very, very, very slowly because nothing can ever break.
On Tuesday, the producers of Othello on Broadway announced that about 2,000 New York area school kids will be seeing the hottest show in town for free because of a partnership with the New York Department of Education, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and several anonymous donors. In addition, a limited number of $49 student rush tickets will be available for each performance.