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In The Heights: A New Musical (Joan Marcus)Way Beyond Broadway
Critics say Broadway and Off-Broadway are playing it safer and safer, rarely veering far from nostalgia. Today on Soundcheck, two playwrights who break the mold with a musical about Washington Heights and another about self-defense and anarchy. Also: a live performance from jazz guitarist Miles Okazaki.
Playing it Safe Off Broadway
Critics say Broadway and Off-Broadway are playing it safer and safer, rarely veering far from nostalgia. Time Out New York theater editor David Cote explains why this appears to be the case and what trends are at work.
Way Beyond Broadway
Critics say Broadway and Off-Broadway are playing it safer and safer, rarely veering far from nostalgia. Two playwrights trying to break the mold join Soundcheck. Composer Lin-Manuel Miranda created and stars in the musical ``In the Heights,'' about his Washington Heights neighborhood. Playwright Adam Rapp's new play, "Essential Self-Defense," is a rock n' roll fairy-tale about a mysterious loner who works as an attack dummy for a women's self-defense class.
In the Heights's web site
Essential Self-Defense's web site
Miles Okazaki
Guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki makes jazz that tries to imitate the blending of mathematical order and organic beauty in nature. He brings a band for a live performance in studio as a part of our Soundcheck Showcase series.
Miles Okazaki's web site
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The Ill Effects of Urban Noise
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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