Theater critic Michael Bourne reviews three new shows about an actor, an author and a scientist. Bernhardt/Hamle t is about Sarah Bernhardt and is a Roundabout Theatre Company production. The Winning Side about Werner von Braun is at the Acorn Theatre. Bill Irwin's On Beckett is at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Click above to hear Michael's review of the three shows.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was at Rowan University to talk about his vision for the future of the Republican Party. He hasn’t taken his eyes and ears off of Garden State politics since leaving office, taking shots at current Democratic Governor Phil Murphy. “I have not spoken about my successor for nine months. My successor can’t stop talking about me. Other than Tammy, I’m the second most popular name that comes out of his mouth over the course of the last nine months,” Christie

New Jersey Transit, in partnership with the Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris unveiled a public art project at Newark Penn Station to bring awareness to the impacts mental illness has on families. Five black and white portraits makeup the new public art space on track one at Newark Penn Station. “Well it came about at the Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris. We wanted to do a public works project to raise awareness in regard to mental health, mental illness, and more

It’s the last hurrah for the mid-century WASP, those men born before WWII, come of age after it, and built or dodged the System, the Death Star of the Military Industrial Complex Eisenhower warned us about in his farewell address in 1960. Time to consider the corporate white male who pre-dated the rise of the Boomers, my crowd, who inherited much, did little but resisted BS in all its manifold guises and forms. We are talking about two films, First Man by Damien Chazelle, that zeroes in on Neil

One difference between shows On and OFF Broadway is that off-Broadway shows frequently have short runs. Theater critic Michael Bourne reviews Final Follies by A.R. Gurney and A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur by Tennessee Williams, a couple of shows he enjoyed -- and are closing soon. Click above to hear Michael's full review.

When doing research papers students do not necessarily consider the fact that representation on Wikipedia affects the way cultures and people can be viewed. And that's probably the case for the general public as well. As part of the National Hispanic Heritage Month activities at Berkeley College, the Berkeley College librarians in Newark have started Wikipedia Edit-A-Thons with select faculty and students in courses such as Gender, Race and Class , taught by Professor Gloria Davy, and

In the first 21 months of President Donald Trump's term he has made good on his pledge to crack down on immigration. Now, some public health officials are warning his policy poses a significant risk to the public health of all Americans because immigrants are now avoiding seeing the doctor. That, experts warn, sets the stage for outbreaks of communicable diseases like tuberculosis that would impact the entire population. WBGO's Bob Hennelly sat down with Dr. Mitchell Katz, CEO and President of

Theater critic Michael Bourne returns to Broadway to review the new comedy "The Nap." Richard Bean is the playwright. Click above to hear the review.

WBGO's Gary Walker chats with trombonist Steve Turre about playing for the Emmy's as part of the Saturday Night Live Band and Turre's new album The Very Thought of You . Click above to hear the interview.

WBGO's Alexandra Hill chats with Associate Program Officer with Greater Newark LISC (Local Initiative Support Corporation) Tenisha Malcolm, about this weekend's 6th Annual Growing Leadership Building Community Conference, taking place this Saturday October 6th at Rutgers Newark. The annual day long conference gives participants the opportunity to attend two of six concurrent ninety-minute workshops. Workshop topics to be covered include: environmental justice, how to become a citizen journalist,