All Of It with Alison Stewart

Actor James McAvoy stars as Cyrano in the U.S premiere of the Martin Crimp adaptation, "Cyrano de Bergerac," using spoken word, rap, rhymes, and poetry to seduce his one true love. We are joined by Evelyn Miller who stars as Roxane. The show runs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music through May 22.

*James McAvoy was scheduled to join us for this conversation, but we were unable to reach him.

Easter is around the corner and a lot of our listeners will be boiling--and dyeing--eggs. What to do with all the hardboiled eggs afterwards? We'll hear some tips plus recipes for all year round from Lisa Steele, chicken farmer and author of the book, The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook: Over 100 Fabulous Recipes to Use Eggs in Unexpected Ways.

In January, Cat Power released Covers, her third record of tribute songs. The artists covered include Iggy Pop, Jackson Browne, Nick Cave, The Replacements, and more. Power joins us for a Listening Party and to preview her April 18 show at Brooklyn Steel.

According to the American Library Association, the number of individual books challenged in 2021 was 1,597, the highest number since they've been tracking it. In response to this increase in attempted censorship, the New York Public Library is launching an initiative called, "Books for All", which will make e-versions of books like Catcher in the Rye, Stacked, King and the Dragonflies, and Stamped, available to all. President of the NYPL Tony Marx and Lynn Lobash, the NYPL's Assistant Director of Reader Services, join us to discuss the issue of book banning today and the library's role in making sure information is accessible. Plus, we'll take your calls.

Michelle Willis is a New York-based singer-songwriter and member of David Crosby's Lighthouse and Sky Trails bands. Her new album, Just One Voice, features contributions from Crosby, fellow Lighthouse band member Becca Stevens, and Michael McDonald. Willis joins us for a Listening Party.

It's the last month to check out Lenapehoking, a special exhibit at the Greenpoint branch of the Brooklyn Public Library that honors the Lenape people. We'll speak to curator Joe Baker, who is also the founder of the Lenape Center, about the exhibit and his efforts to bring awareness to the history of New York's first residents.

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we talk to acclaimed author Colm Tóibín about his debut poetry collection, Vinegar Hill, which discusses religion, death, sexuality, and the pandemic.

The New York Times calls "At the Wedding," the new comedy playing at Lincoln Center Theater, a "comic tour-de-force." We speak with its writer Bryna Turner and director Jenna Worsham. "At the Wedding" is showing until April 24.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, is a new exhibit featuring over 200 of his pieces, some of which have never been shown to the public. Curated by Jean-Michel's sisters, Lisane and Jeanine Basquiat, the show offers a multidimensional portrait of Jean-Michel's life and work. Lisane and Jeanine Basquiat join us to discuss their brother's art, and the show, which is on view now.

Following our Listening Party with Maren Morris, we take a deep dive into the recent history of women in country music with Marissa R. Moss, author of the forthcoming book, Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be. Subjects of the book include Morris, along with Mickey Guyton, Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile, and the Chicks. Her Country will be published on May 10.