WITH the exception of the 1940 film, “Grapes of Wrath,” and the 1998 PBS documentary “Surviving the Dust Bowl,” this period of American history hasn’t exactly been fodder for popular entertainment.

Whoever said there’s nothing new under the sun? Originality isn’t dead. People just don’t bother looking for it anymore. Such is the case with HBO’s “Carnivale”, a revelation in television ...

Johnny Meah still remembers the struggle over the oil can. When producers of HBO's new series Carnivale needed an expert on the long-gone world of 1930s-era carnivals, they turned to Meah, a ...

Adrienne Barbeau has found success on TV (Maude, Carnivale), movies (The Fog, Creepshow) and stage (Grease, Pippin). The 70-year-old California native will meet with fans at Scare-A-Con New England in ...

Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, singer and the author of three books. Barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical Grease, and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Broadway actress joins us to talk about ...