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This American Life: Live at BAM

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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.

Directed bySeth Lind

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
EN
Released
June 20, 2014
Studios
Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ)

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THIS AMERICAN LIFE: LIVE AT BAM - Trailer

THIS AMERICAN LIFE: LIVE AT BAM - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ira Glass

Ira Glass

Host

Mike Birbiglia

Mike Birbiglia

Self

Sasheer Zamata

Sasheer Zamata

Self

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Narrator

Lindsay Mendez

Lindsay Mendez

Naomi

Stephin Merritt

Stephin Merritt

Himself (Musical Guest)

James Ransone

James Ransone

David

Anthony Ramos

Anthony Ramos

Justin Laboy

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton

Joshua

Joshuah Bearman

Joshuah Bearman

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Seth Lind
Written by
Joshuah Bearman
Joshuah Bearman
Mike Birbiglia
Mike Birbiglia
Produced by
Ben Cohen
Ben Katz

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