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This American Life: Live at BAM

Jun 20, 2014

1h 49m

★ 8.1

Overview

It’s This American Life’s wildest, most ambitious live show ever! Nearly 50 actors, singers, dancers, musicians and comedians joined Ira Glass onstage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Opera House on June 7th, 2014 to try some things they'd never tried before. The result? Journalism turned into opera, into plays, into a Broadway musical. Comedy from Mike Birbiglia, and SNL’s Sasheer Zamata. Songs from Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields. Dance from Monica Bill Barnes & Company.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ)

This American Life: Live at BAM Trailers

Cast

Host

Ira Glass

Himself

Mike Birbiglia

Herself

Sasheer Zamata

Narrator

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Naomi

Lindsay Mendez

Himself (Musical Guest)

Stephin Merritt

David

James Ransone

Justin Laboy

Anthony Ramos

Joshua

Josh Hamilton

Narrator

Joshuah Bearman

Setlist: One Step Closer Lying From You Somewhere I Belong No More Sorrow Papercut Points of Authority Given Up Don't Stay From the Inside Leave Out All the Rest Numb Pushing Me Away (Piano Version) Breaking the Habit In the End Crawling What I've Done Encore: The Little Things Give You Away Bleed It Out Faint

7.3

Good Morning, Vietnam

Dec 23, 1987

A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humor.

7.0

American Graffiti

Aug 11, 1973

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

6.7

Sleepless in Seattle

Jun 24, 1993

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness soon leads to a meeting with a young female journalist, who has flown to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his father.

2.0

Live

Jul 25, 2019

An online 'livecaster' with a dangerous brand has a crisis of conscience over her volatile career choice in a future world where jobs are limited and conflict is currency.

8.5

Queen Live at Wembley Stadium 1986

Jul 12, 1986

One of the world's biggest bands returns to the scene of their Live Aid triumph (one year earlier in 1985) to play all their greatest hits in front of a packed Wembley Stadium.

8.3

AC/DC: Live At Donington

Oct 27, 1992

In August of 1991, AC/DC headlined their third "Monsters Of Rock" festival at Castle Donington. One for the ages, the two hour set is loaded with classics and awesome visuals including firing cannons, the hells bell and a giant inflatable Rosie.

6.0

Radioland Murders

Oct 21, 1994

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

8.3

Rammstein: Völkerball

Nov 13, 2006

Völkerball shows concert-performances by the band in England, France, Japan and Russia. The Special Edition is extended by a second DVD, which contains the documentaries "Anaconda in the net" by Mathilde Bonnefoy and the "Making of the album Reise, Reise" by Rammstein guitarist Paul Landers. The limited edition was released as a large black and white photo-book with photos by Frederic Batier.

10.0

BABYMETAL: Live At Tokyo Dome

Apr 1, 2017

"Babymetal: Live At Tokyo Dome" is the sixth live video release by BABYMETAL. Featuring two concerts, "Red Night" held on September 19th, 2016 and "Black Night" held on September 20th, 2016, at the Tokyo Dome

6.2

Can't Hardly Wait

Jun 12, 1998

It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means - time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to remember, as the nerds become studs, the jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance.

8.3

Mylène Farmer: Nevermore - The Movie

Nov 7, 2024

Released exclusively in cinemas for one night only, the new concert film of Mylène Farmer offers a gripping immersive experience on the big screen at the heart of a monumental show. With fourteen stadiums in France, "Nevermore" is the biggest stadium tour by an artist in French music history.

5.9

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

May 31, 2014

The 29th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony took place on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 2014 Ceremony was open to the public, as it had been for the Induction Ceremonies in Cleveland (2009, 2012) and Los Angeles (2013). This was the first time that the event was held in New York. With performances by Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, KISS, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt, and Cat Stevens.

5.0

Senorita from the West

Oct 12, 1945

Determined to become a radio singer, a young girl runs away from her family. She hooks up with a man who is actually the real voice of a famous radio crooner, who actually can't sing at all.

0.0

The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour

Aug 5, 2022

When verbose radio host Neville Umbrellaman lands in hospital, a group of unexpected performers crash his show The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour. In life, there are no dress rehearsals.

10.0

Slash (with Myles Kennedy) : The MAX Sessions

Aug 15, 2010

A live + intimate concert series

5.4

Haunted Honeymoon

Jul 25, 1986

Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech problems and, seeking out an unconventional cure, he returns to his boyhood home, a mansion in the countryside, bringing Vickie along. Larry reunites with numerous family members, but discovers that there are sinister things afoot within the walls of the creepy estate.