This American Life: Live at BAM

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Ira Glass

Host

Age : 65 | Popularity : 6%

Mike Birbiglia

Himself

Age : 45 | Popularity : 7%

Sasheer Zamata

Herself

Age : 37 | Popularity : 10%

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Narrator

Age : 44 | Popularity : 15%

Lindsay Mendez

Naomi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Stephin Merritt

Himself (Musical Guest)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

James Ransone

David

Age : 44 | Popularity : 20%

Anthony Ramos

Justin Laboy

Age : 32 | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Mike Birbiglia Ira Glass Lin-Manuel Miranda Sasheer Zamata Joshuah Bearman
Production	Executive Producer	Ira Glass
	Producer	Ben Cohen Ben Katz Allison Davis Robert Saenz De Viteri Robyn Semien
Directing	Director	Seth Lind
Editing	Editor	Seth Lind Ben Cohen
Crew	Cinematography	Reuben Kleiner
Department	Role	Name

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