Subscribe:

Sep 9, 2020

Can Broadway learn lessons from theater in South Korea?

British performers have joined a musical with a socially distanced audience in Seoul. Shares fall after drug maker AstraZeneca pauses its COVID-19 vaccine trials. Pandemic lockdowns threaten starvation for over 120 million people.

Download

A South Korean worker sprays disinfectant in a theatre in Seoul.
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images

Subscribe:

Segments From This Episode

How an actor from the West End is helping “Cats” come to life in South Korea
by Victoria Craig
The Really Useful Group
London actor Thomas Inge talks about his 5,000 mile journey to get back on stage and put on a show during the global pandemic.
Download
COVID-19 stokes worldwide fears about food insecurity
by Victoria Craig
ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images
This year, about 121 million people have been pushed to the edge of starvation.
Download

The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

Marketplace®

Subscribe:

Can Broadway learn lessons from theater in South Korea?

Subscribe:

Segments From This Episode

How an actor from the West End is helping “Cats” come to life in South Korea

COVID-19 stokes worldwide fears about food insecurity

The Team