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This weekend on Theater Talk, Anthony talks about a recent meet with Broadway's BarBara Luna. Three shows wrap up. In HAMILTON at Shea's, A.D. Weaver excels in the role of George Washington in HAMILTON, BONNIE & CLYDE (Bellissima at Allendale) is a musical gem with Aaron Shapiro conducting a solid pit with beautiful melodies. Gilbert & Sullivan's operetta, H.M.S. "Pinafore" (OperaLytes this weekend) has a Chase family history. Anthony's parents met on stage during a production of that show!For 31 years (as of November 2023), Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, and Chautauqua are covered as are other relevant art forms, including ballet and opera.

On Monday's Scoreboard... Sabres hockey is back, as Buffalo handled New York on Saturday; The Bandits got their revenge with a win in San Diego; plus the PWHL took over Buffalo yesterday with a thrilling shootout finish.

For over 25 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. Last week was about understudies, swings, and standbys. This week, January 7, we see the impact of Covid on Buffalo Theaters.

In our weekly series, Lost and Found Sound, a collaboration between NPR and independent producers, we learn about self-appointed disc-jockey Eric Byron.

By Mark ScottAlbany, NY – The State Senate and Assembly passed a $121.7 billion state budget Wednesday. The budget, which was due April 1, increases…

This week the lore-rich, genre-smashing, entirely anonymous hard-rock band Sleep Token lands its first-ever No. 1 album. Elsewhere, on the Hot 100 singles chart, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" registers a 13th consecutive week at No. 1.

While most big releases from the first half of the year held their ground, a few dark horses swooped into top slots — and sent some All Songs favorites tumbling down the list.

Following her duet with Luke Combs at the Grammys, the 1988 song sped to the top of the iTunes chart — streams more than tripled and digital sales shot up more than 38,000%, Billboard says.

Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation to meet with top Senate Democrats over judicial ethics, citing “separation of powers concerns.”

This week, the album at No. 1 on the charts is one everyone saw coming: With the biggest streaming numbers of 2025 and strong sales to boot, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem is the chart-topper it had always seemed destined to become.