A Prairie Home Companion

Ready for this weekend’s season opener? Get in the mood for our return to live broadcasts with a gallery of highlights from the 2011-2012 season, including visits from John Lithgow, Brad Paisley, Trampled By Turtles, Martin Sheen, and more!

On October 21, John Lithgow joined Garrison at the Fitzgerald Theater for a fantastic conversation about his new book Drama: An Actor’s Education. Minnesota Public Radio’s “Midday” program will air that conversation today at Noon CDT. If you’re outside Minnesota, you can stream today’s broadcast or listen to the archived audio at the MPR site.

It was John Lithgow’s birthday last week! The cast and crew helped him celebrate before Saturday’s broadcast, with Sue Scott and Tom Keith leading the “Happy Birthday” singalong.

[More from the October 22, 2011 broadcast]

Tune in tonight!

“Can you imagine having Garrison Keillor tell stories from your life? I’m in heaven!” - Garrison and John Lithgow begin tonight’s “In Conversation” event at the Fitzgerald Theater. Tune in this weekend to hear John in several scripts on the show!

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John Lithgow in conversation with Bill Moyers, last night at LIVE from the NYPL. 

Two guests from our “In Conversation” series — one past, one future — on one stage!

Listen to audio from the NYPL event to get ready for John’s visit to St. Paul next week. If you’re in the Twin Cities, tickets are still available for his conversation with Garrison about his new book, on Friday, October 21st. If not, tune in when he joins the live broadcast of APHC on Saturday, October 22nd. (A jam-packed show: Storyhill, Steve Wariner, Peter Ostroushko and Butch Thompson will also stop by.) We’re excited!