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Soundcheck

Thursday, April 20, 2006
  • (Nigel Parry)

    Sweeney Todd

    Tony Award winner Patti LuPone joins us to talk about her role in the Broadway revival of Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd." The production finds her singing -- and playing the tuba. Also: Music boxes are typically small, delicate items, but imagine creating one large enough to walk through. We hear about a sound installation in Queens known as Fluxbox. And a look at the Dance Theatre Workshop's new production, "Sourcing Stravinsky," which features six different choreographer's takes on the composer.

Patti Lupone on Sweeney Todd


Tony Award winner Patti LuPone discusses her role in a dark, conceptural production of Sondheim's macbre musical "Sweeney Todd".
» For information and tickets to Sweeney Todd

Dancing to Stravinsky


A look at the Dance Theatre Workshop’s new production: "Sourcing Stravinsky."
» Tickets and information

Fluxbox

A look at a sound installation in Queens known as Fluxbox.
» More info on Fluxbox

Introducing our Video Contest

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John Schaefer gives the lowdown on Soundcheck's music video challenge with the Fiery Furnaces.

In Studio: Angel Deradoorian

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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.

Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico

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Cucu Diamantes went from a tough childhood in Havana, Cuba, to an art school in Rome to underground New York City, where she co-founded the Latin alternative band Yerba Buena.

In Studio: Stephanie McKay

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The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.

In Studio: The Decemberists

The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.

Sound Off

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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.