This week on “Sunday Morning” (April 21)

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Host: Jane Pauley

ON THE COVER: How wildlife crossings protect both animals and people
To protect wildlife movement impeded by busy roads, a series of artificial overpasses and underpasses across the United States help animals large and small cross the street safely, avoiding collisions and saving Lives. About 1,500 of these structures have already been built. Correspondent Conor Knighton examines how they have protected the genetic diversity of animal populations while significantly reducing road deaths. He also visits the site of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing near Los Angeles, which, when completed, will help cougars cross one of the nation’s busiest highways.

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ALMANAC: April 21
“Sunday Morning” looks back at the historical events of that date.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Photographer James Balog on Documenting Climate Change: ‘An Adventure with a Purpose’
Correspondent Ben Tracy reports.

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BOOKS: “The Water Alliance” author Abraham Verghese
Dr. Abraham Verghese teaches medical students the importance of good bedside manner at Stanford University School of Medicine. But he has another calling, as the author of the New York Times bestselling novel “The Covenant of Water,” the multigenerational story of an Indian family dealing with love and tragedy. Verghese talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about uprooting his family to attend a writing program at the University of Iowa to pursue his dream of becoming a writer; and learning that her latest novel would be an Oprah’s Book Club pick.

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SCENE: Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome: “Cabaret” returns to Broadway
“Sunday Morning” examines the enduring popularity of the John Kander/Fred Ebb musical “Cabaret,” from its 1966 debut and Bob Fosse’s Oscar-winning film, to its final Broadway revival, in a production titled “Cabaret at the Club Kit Kat.” Correspondent Mo Rocca speaks with actors Eddie Redmayne (who plays the master of ceremonies), Gayle Rankin (Sally Bowles) and Bebe Neuwirth (Fraulein Schneider), as well as designer Tom Scutt, about their goal of diving the audience in history.

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PASSAGE: In memory
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable people who passed away this week.

INVESTIGATIONS: A widow’s tragic story highlights the romance scam epidemic
Laura Kowal was looking for love online and ended up being scammed out of $1.5 million before her mysterious death. A year-long CBS News investigation found that many experts believe law enforcement has failed to combat romance scams like the one Kowal fell victim to. Correspondent Jim Axelrod reports the first in a four-part series, “Anything for Love,” a look at the romance scam epidemic gripping the country.

Don’t miss part two of our series on “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell,” Monday, April 22.

COMMENTARY: Alex Edelman on the tradition of Passover
The actor reflects on the symbolism of the Passover Seder and its resonance well beyond Judaism (and even the stomach).

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BOOKS: Julie Andrews on finding her voice as a children’s book author
Singer and actress Julie Andrews began a new career when she teamed up with her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton to write a series of bestselling children’s books. Their 35th, “Waiting in the Wings,” about a troupe of theater ducks, is based on a true story. “Sunday Morning” anchor Jane Pauley talks with Andrews and Hamilton about a remarkable mother-daughter collaboration.

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HARTMAN: to be determined

EARTH DAY: in numbers

MILITARY POST

NATURE: Icebergs

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Impressionism at 150 years old (YouTube video)
On April 15, 1874 – 150 years ago – the first Impressionist exhibition opened in Paris. Watch these fascinating “Sunday Morning” portraits of innovative painters who created a new artistic language, including: Édouard Manet, whose seaside vacation gave birth to Impressionism (2004); Vincent Van Gogh (1998); Claude Monet (1995); Camille Pissarro (1995); Edgar Degas (1988); Mary Cassatt (1998); Paul Cézanne (2006); Georges Seurat (1991); Gustave Caillebotte (1995); the Brooklyn Museum of Art exhibition “Impressionists in Winter: Effects of Snow” (1999); Pierre-Auguste Renoir (2010); Late Period Degas (1996); and Childe Hassam (2004). Director Julian Schnabel and actor Willem Dafoe also talk about reimagining the life of Vincent Van Gogh in the film “At Eternity’s Gate” (2019).

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