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Sara Bareilles plays the Baker's Wife in <em>Into the Woods</em>. She says the first thing she did after taking the role was give her character a real name: "I named her Rebecca."

Sara Bareilles thought 'Into the Woods' would last 2 weeks — she ended up on Broadway

What started as a stripped-down production with a limited run became a Grammy award-winning Broadway musical with six Tony nominations. Bareilles plays the Baker's Wife: "I'm so glad that I said yes."

In September 1971, prisoners at Attica prison in update New York revolted in protest of inhumane living conditions.

How the Attica prison uprising started — and why it still resonates today

A new documentary goes behind the walls of the deadly 1971 uprising. Attica filmmaker Stanley Nelson and former prisoner Arthur Harrison reflect on the five-day revolt, and its lasting legacy.

Andie MacDowell says her experience with her own mother's mental illness informs her portrayal of Paula in the Netflix series <em>Maid.</em>

Andie MacDowell draws from the chaos and darkness of her childhood for 'Maid'

MacDowell grew up with a mother who was mentally ill and addicted to alcohol. "Understanding the complexity of mental illness was something that I'm versed in," she says.

Kieran Culkin says the cursing on <em>Succession</em> has affected his speech: "The F-word just slides out of me."

Kieran Culkin is having fun with 'Succession' — and he hopes you are too

Culkin plays one of three siblings vying for control of a media empire: "This guy grew up never having to suffer consequences, and so he doesn't really know what that means to suffer consequences."

Halle Berry plays MMA fighter Jackie Justice in <em>Bruised</em>.

Halle Berry entered the ring ready — she's been a fighter all her life

Berry stars as a disgraced MMA fighter in Bruised — a film she also directed. It's a role that she identifies with fundamentally: "I've also been a fighter my whole life, my whole career."

<em>Out of Office </em>co-author Anne Helen Petersen says the pandemic has created a rare opportunity to rethink the shape of work life.

Working 9 to 5? 'Out of Office' author says maybe it's time to rethink that

Journalist Anne Helen Petersen says the notion that employees should be in the office for certain hours every day is an arbitrary one: "You don't need to be in an office to answer emails."

Bernadette Peters leans forward to discuss the recording of the "Sunday in the Park with George" album with Stephen Sondheim and producer Thomas Z. Shepard in June 1984.

10 Stephen Sondheim songs we'll never stop listening to

Stephen Sondheim has died at 91. Pop Culture Happy Hour's Linda Holmes looks back on her favorite Sondheim tunes.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., listens during the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on July 27, 2021.

After his son's suicide and the Jan. 6 attack, Rep. Jamie Raskin is not giving up

Raskin's son died just days before the Capitol insurrection. Now Raskin serves on the House select committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 attack. His new memoir is Unthinkable.

Actor Kal Penn isn't afraid to take chances, on screen or in life

Penn got his start in stoner comedies, then took a hiatus from acting to work for the Obama administration. He shares stories from his life and career in the memoir You Can't Be Serious.

The container ship Hyundai Hope is loaded in Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 1, 2021.

The global supply chain is amazingly efficient. So why did it break down?

"Americans went on a shopping spree as soon as lockdown started, and we haven't really stopped," journalist Christopher Mims says. His book, Arriving Today, goes inside the global supply chain.

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