After Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana, linemen from across the country flooded the state to restore power. In thanks, a woman named Angel Flood began prepping lunches for the linemen working in and around Houma, La., where there were no restaurants open, while thousands of other women and men were offering assistance to the linemen helping to rebuild their state. Steve Hartman reports on the power of gratitude. Source
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“Diana”: Three acts in the life of a musical
In 2016 composer David Bryan and script writer Joe De Pietro began writing a new musical based on the life of Princess Diana. That production was headed to New York when Broadway shut down in March 2020. Finally, “Diana: The Musical” will open on Broadway this fall, but with a twist: it will make its debut not on the Great White Way, but on Netflix. Correspondent David Pogue looks at the history of the show that rewrote the rules during a pandemic. Source
Adrienne Warren on becoming Tina Turner
“Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” nominated for 12 Tony Awards, is reopening on Broadway next month – which also marks the return of Tony nominee Adrienne Warren. Correspondent Maurice DuBois talks with Warren about how she recreated the rock legend in her fiery performance. Warren also talks about how time off due to the pandemic reoriented her career, including her work with the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, a group dedicated to fighting systemic racism in the theater industry, which will be awarded a Special Tony Award for its efforts. [Don’t miss the 74th Annual Tony Awards ceremony, live on Sunday, September 26 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Paramount+, followed by the special, “The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!,” at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.] Source
David Byrne on the need for social gatherings
The musician discusses the importance of collective rituals, such as concerts, which have been denied us during the pandemic lockdown, and how their return is part of our healing. Source
David Byrne on the return of the group social experience
The musician discusses the importance of collective rituals, such as concerts, which have been denied us during the pandemic lockdown, and how their return is part of our healing. Source
How Adrienne Warren becomes Tina Turner on stage
The Tony-nominated star of “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” reopening on Broadway next month, talks about how she recreated the rock legend in her fiery performance, and how time off due to the pandemic reoriented her career. Source
“Come on down!”: 50 years of “The Price Is Right”
Since 1972, CBS’ longest-running game show has been giving Average Joes a chance to win big – and for the last 15 years another Average Joe, comedian Drew Carey, has won big by stepping into the shoes of Bob Barker. Source
50 years of “The Price Is Right”
Since 1972, CBS’ “The Price Is Right” has been giving Average Joes everywhere a chance to win big. And for the last 15 years, another Average Joe, comedian Drew Carey, has won big, stepping into Bob Barker’s shoes as host of a TV institution. Carey talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about his journey from Marine Corps Reservist to standup comic and sitcom star to game show royalty. Source
“Sunday Morning” Full Episode 9/26
Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Susan Spencer looks at the pain of family estrangements, and the difficulty of repairing broken family bonds. Plus: David Pogue looks at the road to Broadway of a musical about Princess Diana; Maurice DuBois talks with Adrienne Warren about her Tony-nominated performance as Tina Turner; Serena Altschul visits a MoMA exhibit about cars and art; Lee Cowan sits down with “The Price is Right” host Drew Carey; Mola Lenghi interviews former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, one of the few female leaders of a Fortune 500 company; and Seth Doane takes in the pageantry of a medieval jousting competition in the Italian village of Arezzo. Source
Cars and art: “Automania” at MoMA
An exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art explores our fascination with cars and how it’s driven new paths in art and design. Correspondent Serena Altschul visits “Automania,” which features cars as art, as well as art influenced by cars. Source