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Tony Kushner
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
Playwright Tony Kushner ("Angels in America") tells us that Moby-Dick had the single greatest impact on his own writing.
Moby-Dude
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
Studio 360 presents "Moby-Dude" from David Ives, the master of the short play. Mark Price plays a contemporary teenager who summarizes the great American novel for his English teacher...in two minutes flat. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
Call Me Ishmael
Studio 360: American Icons
November 27, 2009
The composer and performer Laurie Anderson was so taken with Moby-Dick, she composed a strange, cool, modern opera called Songs and Stories from Moby-Dick. Anderson tells us how Melville hooked her in the first few pages.
Homo-Thespian
Studio 360
November 20, 2009
A new play, "Hominid," reenacts a violent incident that took place in a chimpanzee colony. Primate expert Frans de Waal and the play's actors describe what it took to stage a chimpanzee drama with a very human story. Produced by Philip Graitcer, with Rob Weisberg.
Deaf Actors Demand Equal Stage Time
November 17, 2009
"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter". started previews last week at the New York Theater Workshop. The action takes place in a small town in Georgia in the 1930's, and revolves around a central character, ....
Carrie Fisher
Studio 360
November 13, 2009
Broadway's "Wishful Drinking" stars Carrie Fisher as Carrie Fisher. Like memoir of the same name, the one-woman show blurs the line between person and performer for the movie star, as she draws from the most painful periods in her life for comic material. She tells Kurt that her public life started even before "Star Wars."
From the Archives: Chayefsky (Originally Aired Friday, October 20, 2006)
The Fishko Files
November 06, 2009
Film is a visual medium, but the words that inspire the pictures are critical. The screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky died 28 years ago, but people still remember his films, vividly; and what they tend to remember...are the words.
Timely Musical
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 06, 2009
Three members of the improvisational musical comedy group The Made-Up Musical
Call for Ideas! Suggest a song title, pulled from the headlines, for the instant musical.
People's Hall of Fame: James Hatch and Camille Billops
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 29, 2009
Five notable New Yorkers are inductees into the City Lore 2009 People's Hall of Fame. They join us as part of a week-long series.
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People's Hall of Fame: Margarita Kagan
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 28, 2009
Five notable New Yorkers are inductees into the City Lore 2009 People's Hall of Fame. They join us as part of a week-long series.
Today:
People's Hall of Fame: Michael Smith
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 27, 2009
Five notable New Yorkers are inductees into the City Lore 2009 People's Hall of Fame. They join us as part of a week-long series.
Today:
Aha Moment: Billy Squier
Studio 360
October 23, 2009
Indie rocker Mitch Davis recently got to collaborate with his childhood idol: 80's guitar hero Billy Squier. Davis performs as Orba Squara -- his new album features Squier and brings everything full circle. Produced by Studio 360's Derek John.
Has a work of art changed your life? Tell us.
100 Years of Whiffenpoofs
Studio 360
October 23, 2009
Every year at Yale, 14 male seniors are tapped to sing in an elite a cappella group called the Whiffenpoofs. Their repertoire ranges from Cole Porter to Gladys Knight, and they perform around the world. In early October, 600 Whiffenpoof alumni (aged 22-92) gathered in New Haven for their 100th reunion. And they sang. A lot. Produced by Gretta Cohn. Additional concert recording by Roger Arnold.
From the Archives: William Bolcom (Originally aired November 17, 2006)
The Fishko Files
October 16, 2009
American Composer William Bolcom's compositions are widely performed and recorded; he's written music of every type, comfortably mixing styles and genres. As WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, Bolcom was, and is, a careful, passionate music-listener as well, and what he listens to tells us a lot about the history of music, both high and low.”
Fela Kuti
Studio 360
October 16, 2009
The Nigerian musician, activist, and father of Afrobeat inspired a generation of artists -- one of whom is choreographer Bill T. Jones. Kurt talks with Jones about his new Broadway musical "Fela!" which celebrates the art and life of a music legend. (Originally aired: December 19, 2008)
Body of Work
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 15, 2009
Writer and performer
Watch an excerpt from Let Me Down Easy:
"Let Me Down Easy" runs through December 6th at 2nd Stage Theater, 305 West 43rd Street.
Panhandling For Reparations
Studio 360
October 09, 2009
October 10th is the "National Day of Panhandling for Reparations." More than 30 people in dozens of cities will literally beg in the street for reparations. It's a performance project designed to call attention to the legacy of slavery today, organized by artist Damali Ayo. (Originally aired: May 8, 2004)
Stewart Copeland
Studio 360
October 09, 2009
Sting may have been the front man, but drummer Stewart Copeland was the heartbeat of The Police. In his new memoir Strange Things Happen Copeland talks about how the band’s creative friction helped sell over 50 million records. And he blows the cover on his father, who raised the young Copeland in Beirut while spying for the CIA.
Lipsynch: Marathon of Tales at BAM
October 06, 2009
Nine hours of speaking and thinking about words. The marathon show "Lipsynch", explores voice, speech and language, from babies crying, to soloists singing an aria, to characters struggling with thei....
From the Archives: Etudes (Originally Aired 12/8/2006)
The Fishko Files
October 02, 2009
Listening to a musician working on technique might not be your idea of fun; but as WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us, there is music that can make that sort of thing a real experience – for the player and the audience.
