Friday, May 8, 2020: Daniel Brooks, Burton Cummings and more
Today on q: theatre director Daniel Brooks, Burton Cummings of the Guess Who, actress Emma Rudy, dub poet d'bi young.anitafrika.
Today on q, with host Tom Power:
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Diagnosed with stage four cancer, Canadian theatre director Daniel Brooks discusses uncertainty and reflects on his life in theatre through the perspective of these difficult times.
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Musician Burton Cummings reveals the real story behind the Guess Who's iconic song, American Woman, 50 years after it skyrocketed to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Emma Rudy, the star of Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, talks about the cancellation of the Charlottetown Festival's entire summer lineup, and what it means to her personally as well as to a province that relies on summer tourism to stay afloat.
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