Broadway just finished a record season in ticket sales. But artistically, all may not be well. We’re joined by a New York theater critic who thinks the year’s biggest musicals were loud, bombastic and visually assaulting. And: The band Art Brut burst on the indie scene in 2005 with an album of half-spoken stories and manic, melodic punk. They join us for a live performance.
Poll! The Tony Awards are Sunday. Weigh in on this year's best musicals by voting in our Soundcheck Poll.
Poll! The Tony Awards are Sunday. Weigh in on this year's best musicals by voting in our Soundcheck Poll.
Guests:
Art BrutBroadway’s crippling case of bombast
Broadway has had its strongest season ever in ticket sales. But artistically, all is not well. According to New York magazine theater critic Jesse Green, this year’s biggest musicals were loud, bombastic and visually assaulting. With the Tony Awards this Sunday he’ll tell us what’s ailing the Great White Way.
Art Brut
In 2005, the band Art Brut burst upon the indie rock scene with an album of hilarious, half-spoken stories and manic, melodic punk. They’ll join us to play live and talk about putting the fun back in rock’n’roll.
Recession-proof on Broadway?
I have to admit that I have not seen a single one of the Tony-nominated musicals in our listener poll - so I'm really relying on you folks to steer me in the right direction there. But I'm told this was a really good year for musicals, if you happen to like that sort of thing.
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