Before Janis Ian (inarguably Lizzy Caplan's most famous role) became the fan-favorite sarcastic misfit in Mean Girls, she ...

"I went in and they were resistant to casting me," Caplan said of behind-the-scenes figures, noting that another entertainer ...

This is FRESH AIR. Janis Ian, the singer-songwriter who had her first hit record as a teenager in the 1960s, is the subject of a new documentary, "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, " now available to ...

Lizzy Caplan opened up about her 'Mean Girls' auditions, stating she had to “fight” for the role and revealing who the film ...

Janis Ian was just 13 years old when she decided to change the world. But the hurdles came fast, particularly with one racist gig that changed her life.

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Lizzy Caplan nearly didn’t play Janis Ian in “Mean Girls.” The actress, 43, appeared on the latest episode of Penn Badgley’s ...

Ian enjoyed an even bigger hit in 1975 with the coming-of-age anthem "At Seventeen," which won a Grammy Singer-songwriter Janis Ian is best known for her 1975 Top 10 single "At Seventeen," but at 16, ...

Singer/songwriter Janis Ian will always have a special place in my heart. Janis was the first artist I ever interviewed at the beginning of my journalism career. It was 1994, after the release of what ...

Morning Edition's series called One-Hit Wonders / Second-Best Songs focuses on musicians or bands whose careers in the United States are defined by a single monster hit, and explains why their ...