(92nd Street Y) Alan Zweibel with Martin Short!

As part of the original writing team on Saturday Night Live, Alan Zweibel has carved himself out a place in comedy history. The Emmy Award-winner has left his mark on shows like Billy Crystal's 700 Sunday's, Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me and Curb Your Enthusiasm. He sits down with Short to discuss his expansive and hilarious career.

(92nd Street Y) Usher Raymond IV and Harry Belafonte with Soledad O'Brien: "Breaking the Chains" of Social Injustice!

Usher Raymond IV and civil rights pioneer Harry Belafonte take part in an important discussion with journalist Soledad O'Brien about the human issues of injustice and the role that the creative community plays in highlighting and solving these injustices.

(92nd Street Y) Nathan Lane with Joy Behar!

One of his generation’s most brilliant comic actors, the two-time Tony winner Nathan Lane joined us to talk about his life in theater, his recent triumphs as Theodore “Hickey” Hickman in The Iceman Cometh and as James Wicker in It’s Only a Play; family, friendship—and his delightful new picture book, Naughty Mabel, which comes out this fall.

(92nd Street Y) Ted Koppel with Charlie Rose on Lights Out!

When Ted Koppel issues a warning, you listen.

The ABC News veteran who’s won every significant TV award (including 42 Emmys) tells us that a major cyber attack on America’s power grid is not only possible, but likely. Such an attack would be devastating—potentially leaving us without power for weeks or months. Scarier still is his revelation that the US is shockingly unprepared: the Department of Homeland Security has no plan for handling the aftermath of an attack. Join one of our most renowned journalists to examine the reality of the threat—and ways we can prepare for catastrophe, as outlined in his new book, Lights Out.

(92nd Street Y) Rod Stewart with Hoda Kotb!

Rod Stewart, the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and global superstar talks about the early days—from his humble childhood to busker, bohemian and Mod in London’s ’60-70s club scene, to fronting The Jeff Beck Group and his five raucous years with the Faces, to writing “Maggie May,” and setting in motion one of the most successful and enduring music careers of all time. About his other great passions (Celtic FC), family and his not-so-private private life, and his renaissance as a songwriter and performer of original hit songs as his second album of the decade, Another Country, hits stores.

(92nd Street Y) A Celebration of Primo Levi!

An evening of readings to celebrate the great Italian writer upon publication of his Collected Works, which is edited by Ann Goldstein and features many new translations of his work.

Goldstein is joined by John Turturro, who played Primo Levi in the film The Truce; David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker; and Robert Weil, who oversaw publication of the three-volume edition for Liveright.

(92nd Street Y) A Ballerina's Tale with Misty Copeland!

Iconic ballerina Misty Copeland made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer of the legendary American Ballet Theater.

Join Misty Copeland and Nelson George, director of the new feature documentary A Ballerina’s Tale, and moderator Gayle King, for the incredible, behind-the-scenes story of how she overcame a tumultuous upbringing and near career-ending injuries to become one of the most revered dancers of her generation. More than just a ballet success story, Copeland’s journey is a hugely inspirational, universal tale of perseverance.

(92nd Street Y) Chelsea Clinton in Conversation with Meg Wolitzer!

You’re never too young to make a difference.

That’s the message in Chelsea Clinton’s inspiring and motivational first book for young readers. Sharing the passion she’s had since childhood, Chelsea breaks down some of the world’s biggest challenges and tells inspiring stories of young people who are already making an impact on their own communities and around the globe.

(92nd Street Y) Don Henley with Billy Joel!

Don Henley and Billy Joel, true American rock royalty, have remained friends throughout their careers.

Joel even sang at Henley’s wedding, while Henley showed his admiration by performing at Joel’s Kennedy Center Honors. Now these two music legends are set to make a rare public appearance together, when Joel moderates a conversation with Henley at 92Y. Hear them talk about their lives, their careers and about Henley’s Cass County, his first solo album in 15 years, a musical return to his roots.

(92nd Street Y) George Takei with Jordan Roth!

We know George Takei for his role as “Star Trek”’s Mr. Sulu, and for his 8.6 million Facebook followers, and for his LGBT advocacy—but when he was a child, he and his family were forced from their Los Angeles home into an internment camp for Japanese Americans thousands of miles away in the swamps of Arkansas, as a “security” measure during World War II.

Hear how his story has become the inspiration for Allegiance, the new Broadway musical in which Takei also stars, as he talks with Jujamcyn Theaters president and owner Jordan Roth.

This event was recorded on September 20, 2015 at 92nd Street Y.

(92nd Street Y) Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis!

Iman talks with Fern Mallis about her efforts to address the lack of diversity on fashion runways.

(92nd Street Y) Ian Bostridge and Jeremy Denk on Winterreise: Anatomy of an Obsession!

Acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk interviews British tenor Ian Bostridge, whose performances of Winterreise “haunt the imagination long after the notes have died away” (New York Magazine) and whose new book, Schubert’s Winterreise: Anatomy of an Obsession, offers a personal examination of the song cycle’s literary, historical and psychological themes. "He is not only a lyric tenor of uncanny focus and intensity but also an accredited scholar and deft commentator on musical matters,” wrote Alex Ross.

(92nd Street Y) Sir Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson on Learning to Drive!

Learning to Drive is a contemporary New York story about the surprising friendship that develops between a literary critic dumped by her husband and an Indian-American driving instructor. Star Sir Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson sit down with Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf to discuss their new film.

Recorded on August 18, 2015 at 92nd Street Y.

(92nd Street Y) Dr. Ruth with Annette Insdorf on The Doctor Is In!

Everyone knows Dr. Ruth as America’s most trusted and best-loved therapist.

But few people know she narrowly escaped death from the Holocaust, was raised in an orphanage in Switzerland or that she was a sniper during Israel’s War of Independence. In spite of this, Dr. Ruth has always had an insatiable zest for life, what she calls her “joie de vivre.” Join us for an exclusive evening with the hilarious, inspiring and profound Dr. Ruth as she celebrates her 87th birthday and shares her secrets for a full life, as revealed in her new book, The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre. She’ll change the way you think about life and love, in all their limitless possibilities.

(92nd Street Y) John Lahr and Tony Kushner On Tennessee Williams!

 

Upon publication of John Lahr’s new biography of Tennessee Williams, the celebrated drama critic sits for a conversation with the playwright Tony Kushner.

“This is a masterpiece about a genius,” wrote Helen Mirren. “Only John Lahr, with his perceptions about the theater, about writers, about poetry and about people could have written this book.”

Recorded September 29, 2014 at 92nd Street Y.

(92nd Street Y) Toni Morrison on the Importance of Writing in the Face of Hate!

Toni Morrison Reads from and Discusses "God Help the Child."

In an exclusive New York appearance, Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison reads from and discusses her new novel, God Help the Child, a searing tale about the way childhood trauma shapes and misshapes the life of the adult. She was introduced by Chirlane McCray, First Lady of New York City, and interviewed by Farah Jasmine Griffin.

(92nd Street Y) Aziz Ansari with Brian Stelter!

Funnyman and "Parks and Recreation" star Aziz Ansari opens up about his meteoric rise from New York University stand-up comedian to Hollywood A-lister. 

(92nd Street Y) Elisabeth Moss, Jason Biggs and Bryce Pinkham on The Heidi Chronicles

Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss returns to Broadway as Heidi Holland—a woman willing to do what it takes to take on the world—in the new production of Wendy Wasserstein's era-defining, Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning play, The Heidi Chronicles.

Join Moss, who embodies the intrepid feminist Heidi from the ‘60s to the ‘80s, in conversation with cast members Jason Biggs and Bryce Pinkham. Lincoln Center Theater artistic director André Bishop, a Wasserstein intimate and the producer of Playwrights Horizons’ initial Off Broadway run of The Heidi Chronicles, rounds out a panel moderated by another close friend of the late playwright, fellow Yale Drama alum Christopher Durang.

Recorded March 29, 2015 at 92nd Street Y.

(92nd Street Y) Candice Bergen with Harry Smith!

Join beloved "Murphy Brown" star Candice Bergen as she recounts with wit and charisma the stories of her career, love and motherhood. Recorded April 8, 2015 at the 92nd Street Y.

(92nd Street Y) Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman: A Reading by Mary Badham!

Join us to celebrate the launch of Harper Lee’s newly discovered novel, Go Set a Watchman.

Mary Badham, who played Scout in the classic film of To Kill a Mockingbird, reads from both books and sits for an interview with Mary Murphy, director of the PBS documentary Harper Lee:  American Masters. Written in the 1950s, the manuscript of Go Set a Watchman was long assumed to be lost. Its recent discovery has made headlines around the world. Featuring a grown-up Scout and exploring how the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird adjust to the turbulent events transforming mid-1950s America, Watchman casts a fascinating new light on Harper Lee’s enduring classic.

Recorded July 14, 2015 at 92nd Street Y.