This American Life: Live at BAM

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.

Full Cast of This American Life: Live at BAM

Ira Glass as Host

Ira Glass

as Host

Ira Jeffrey Glass is an American public radio personality. He is the host and producer of the radio and television se...

Mike Birbiglia as Himself

Mike Birbiglia

as Himself

Mike Birbiglia (born June 20, 1978) is an American comedian, writer, and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia...

Lin-Manuel Miranda as Narrator

Lin-Manuel Miranda

as Narrator

Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980) is an American composer, lyricist, playwright, and actor best known for cr...

Anthony Ramos as Justin Laboy

Anthony Ramos

as Justin Laboy

Anthony Ramos Martinez (born November 1, 1991) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. In 2015, he originated th...

Josh Hamilton as Joshua

Josh Hamilton

as Joshua

Joshua Cole Hamilton (born June 9, 1969) is an American actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Ham...

Stephin Merritt

as Himself (Musical Guest)

Crew of This American Life: Live at BAM

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