On Broadway: La Boheme and DefPoetry Jam
Thursday, December 12, 2002
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(Photo of Richard Barone by Tony Visconti)
Mark Riebling exposes the tensions between the FBI and CIA, from Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, Wedge. Plus, Baz Luhrmann, director of the celebrated films Moulin Rouge and Strictly Ballroom, discusses his Bazmark version of Puccini's tragic romantic opera La Boheme showcasing on Broadway. Richard Barone and David Johnsen, also known as "Buster Poindexter", join the show to perform their own version of Handel’s Messiah, Downtown Messiah. And hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons takes Broadway by storm with his DefPoetry Jam.
Mark Riebling
Mark Riebling exposes the tensions between the FBI and CIA, from Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, Wedge: The Secret War Between the FBI and CIA.
Music: Primal Fear soundtrack composer James Newton Howard tracks 15, 17
Music: Primal Fear soundtrack composer James Newton Howard tracks 15, 17
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann, director of the celebrated films Moulin Rouge and Strictly Ballroom, discusses his Bazmark version of Puccini's tragic romantic opera La Boheme showcasing on Broadway.
Links:
WNYC Presents Baz on Broadway: An Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Look at Baz Luhrmann's Production of La Boheme
Music:La Boheme original cast recording tracks 10, 12
Links:
WNYC Presents Baz on Broadway: An Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Look at Baz Luhrmann's Production of La Boheme
Music:La Boheme original cast recording tracks 10, 12
Richard Barone and David Johnsen
David Johnsen, also known as "Buster Poindexter", joins Richard Barone to perform their own version of Handel’s Messiah, Downtown Messiah.
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http://www.bottomlinecabaret.com
Russell Simmons
Hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons takes Broadway by storm with his DefPoetry Jam.
www.defpoetryjam.com
Music: Run DMC greatest hits track from DefPoetry Jam
www.defpoetryjam.com
Music: Run DMC greatest hits track from DefPoetry Jam
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