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Three Emmy Award winners will play the friends whose relationships fray over a postmodern painting. James Corden, the former host of The Late Late Show and a Tony winner, Neil Patrick Harris of How I Met Your Mother, who's also a Tony winner, and Bobby Cannavale, recently of The Watcher.

Three Emmy Award winners will play the friends whose relationships fray over a postmodern painting. James Corden, the former host of The Late Late Show and a Tony winner, Neil Patrick Harris of How I Met Your Mother, who's also a Tony winner, and Bobby Cannavale, recently of The Watcher.

The play, written in France and premiered in Paris, was a Broadway hit in 1998, when Alan Alda, Victor Garber, and Alfred Molina headlined in it. The Broadway revival opens in September. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.

The play, written in France and premiered in Paris, was a Broadway hit in 1998, when Alan Alda, Victor Garber, and Alfred Molina headlined in it. The Broadway revival opens in September. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.

Good to be with you, Scott.

Good to be with you, Scott.

Good to be with you, Scott.

So the NRC was set up back in 1974 by Congress as an independent agency, and it's operated under the purview of five commissioners, a mix of Democrats and Republicans. And their job is to enforce the rules of the nation's nuclear reactors. But now the White House is getting involved. Two U.S.

So the NRC was set up back in 1974 by Congress as an independent agency, and it's operated under the purview of five commissioners, a mix of Democrats and Republicans. And their job is to enforce the rules of the nation's nuclear reactors. But now the White House is getting involved. Two U.S.

So the NRC was set up back in 1974 by Congress as an independent agency, and it's operated under the purview of five commissioners, a mix of Democrats and Republicans. And their job is to enforce the rules of the nation's nuclear reactors. But now the White House is getting involved. Two U.S.

officials tell NPR that any new rules for nuclear safety must now go through the White House Office of Management and Budget for review, which before they can be finalized. And the White House also reserves the right to change those nuclear safety rules if they see fit. This is a big departure. I spoke to a former chair of the NRC, Alison McFarland.

officials tell NPR that any new rules for nuclear safety must now go through the White House Office of Management and Budget for review, which before they can be finalized. And the White House also reserves the right to change those nuclear safety rules if they see fit. This is a big departure. I spoke to a former chair of the NRC, Alison McFarland.

officials tell NPR that any new rules for nuclear safety must now go through the White House Office of Management and Budget for review, which before they can be finalized. And the White House also reserves the right to change those nuclear safety rules if they see fit. This is a big departure. I spoke to a former chair of the NRC, Alison McFarland.

She was appointed by President Obama, and here's what she had to say.

She was appointed by President Obama, and here's what she had to say.

She was appointed by President Obama, and here's what she had to say.

She felt this kind of review should be off limits.

She felt this kind of review should be off limits.

She felt this kind of review should be off limits.

Yeah, that's right. This executive order is entitled, quote, ordering reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. It calls for a reduction in force at the NRC, a, quote, wholesale revision of nuclear safety regulations, speeding up review of licenses for new kinds of reactors. And lastly, it instructs the agency to look into relaxing its