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World Music Descends on NYC

January 09, 2009

Sunday night at Webster Hall - it's New York's annual sneak peak at bands that could be on the verge of international fame. Global Fest brings together 12 world music acts on three stages. And WNYC....


Healthy Compensation for NYC Civil Servants

January 08, 2009

A new study finds civil servants with six-figure compensation packages are the norm in New York City with firefighters making, on average, $186,000 a year, and police officers, $164,000. The study, ....


Broadway and Beyond

The Brian Lehrer Show

January 09, 2009

Robert Viagas, host of Playbill Radio and editor of The Playbill Broadway Yearbook, and Sandra Gibson, president and CEO of Arts Presenters, the national service organization for performing arts presenters, look at what the recent spate of Broadway closings means for the theater industry -- in New York and the rest of the country.


Country Music Royalty

The Leonard Lopate Show

January 09, 2009

Singer/songwriter Carlene Carter, daughter of June Carter and Carl Smith, talks about what it’s like to be a member of country music’s First Family.

Event:
Carlene Carter will be performing
Fri. Jan. 9 at 9:30 PM
Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette
More info here


Sara Fishko

From the Archives: "Evans' Archive" (4/29/05)

The Fishko Files

January 09, 2009

Classical music is a field as star-studded as any; but there are still plenty of hidden treasures, buried in anonymity, waiting to be unearthed. In this edition of the Fishko Files, Sara Fishko tells a tale of the belated discovery of a major player, Irén Marik.


Sounds of the Three Kings Day Parade

January 07, 2009

Mexican tribal performers joined camels, sheep and some politicians in the Three Kings Day parade in East Harlem yesterday. The annual event is organized by El Museo del Barrio and marks the Christi....


Looking Under the Radar

January 07, 2009

A dozen Broadway shows may be closing, but sixteen more shows open downtown in a theater festival that starts today. It’s the Under the Radar festival: it bring plays, musicals and performance ....


In Brooklyn, Steam and Whistles Usher in 2009

January 01, 2009

It's not just about dropping crystal balls and confetti. On the Clinton Hill campus of Pratt Institute, a few hundred revelers gathered last night for a once-a-year cacophony: factory whistles, steam....


A Samba New Year's Eve

January 01, 2009

The sounds of the Bahian Allstars who played out 2008 with a Samba beat at S.O.B.'s. The club in SoHo hosted a new year's party called "Havana Meets Rio!" Club artistic director Mario Pereira expla....


Homage to Pinter

December 30, 2008

Broadway will dim its lights at exactly 7 p.m tonight in memory of Harold Pinter, the playwright, actor and director. Pinter died late last week. Harold Pinter won the Nobel Prize for Literature in ....


Sara Fishko

From the Archives: "Keith Jarrett in Japan" (Originally Aired 5/6/05)

The Fishko Files

January 02, 2009

Keith Jarrett’s 2005 CD, "Radiance", was his first solo concert recording since the middle of the 90’s, when illness got in his way. Jarrett talked with Sara Fishko about his process this time around...for this encore edition of the Fishko Files.


Sara Fishko

From the Archives: "'Angels' on Stage" (Originally Aired 5/13/05)

The Fishko Files

December 26, 2008

The four dramas nominated for Tony Awards this week bring to mind another Broadway season, when the play that won the Tony was more than a play. "Angels in America" appeared in New York in early May of 1993, and it was heralded as a groundbreaking moment--a moment that might just change Broadway forever. It may not have done that, but for a generation of theatre-goers that had lived through the 1980’s, the play evoked powerful feelings about history, politics, religion...and just Life on Earth. Sara Fishko has more in this edition of The Fishko Files...


Union Square Dance Studio Closes

December 23, 2008

Djoniba Drum and Dance Center has been teaching dance in its seventh floor studios since 1992. But the studio was hit with a huge rent increase and with fewer students able to afford class, it has t....


Theater for the Real World

The Leonard Lopate Show

December 23, 2008

How can theater be relevant to big issues in the real world? John Walter is director of a new documentary, "Theater of War,' which features playwright Tony Kushner and and the Public Theater’s Oskar Eustis as two of its subjects. It opens Dec. 24 at Film Forum (209 W. Houston).


White Christmas

Irving Berlin’s ”White Christmas: The Musical”

The Leonard Lopate Show

December 23, 2008

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas: The Musical” tells the story of two showbiz buddies who put on a show in a picturesque Vermont inn, and find their perfect mates in the bargain. Kerry O’Malley and Stephen Bogardus co-star. It’s at the Marquis Theatre (211 W. 45th St.) through Jan. 4.


Celebrating Carnatic Music

December 19, 2008

For many music lovers, Indian classical music is synonymous with Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who inspired the Beatles decades ago. But here in New York, Indian classical music is alive and well....


Middle Collegiate Church Rocks the House of Worship

December 21, 2008

Its roots go back to a group of Dutch traders who came to lower Manhattan in the 1600's, and it's the oldest continuous Protestant reform church in the country. But when you walk through the doors of....


Philip Glass

Philip Glass: The Glass Box

The Leonard Lopate Show

December 22, 2008

Philip Glass, one of the most influential modern composers, is often described as a minimalist – but he prefers to call himself of a composer of “music with repetitive structures." He talks about a new box set retrospective of his work called "The Glass Box."


The Wrestler

The Leonard Lopate Show

December 19, 2008

Director Darren Aronofsky talks about the buzz surrounding his new film, "The Wrestler." It stars Mickey Rourke as a has-been fighter trying for a last shot at success.


An Inner-City School in Paris

The Leonard Lopate Show

December 19, 2008

Laurent Cantet’s new film, “The Class,” follows a teacher’s efforts to cope with challenging students at an inner-city school in Paris. It’s gotten great reviews, and won the Palme D'Or at Cannes.


Bonus Track: "Days Aren't Long Enough"

Studio 360

January 02, 2009

Allison and Steve perform their duet from Washington Square Serenade.


"City of Immigrants"

Studio 360

January 02, 2009

Steve Earle's wife and musical collaborator, Allison Moorer, joins Earle on this love song to their new hometown.


Nereida Comes to America

Studio 360

January 02, 2009

Sarah Jones channels a young Dominican immigrant living in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. "Nereida" tells her story about her family’s first miracle in America.


Willing to be Lucky

Studio 360

January 02, 2009

Kurt remembers the essay that brought him to New York, and the blind date that changed his life.


"Tennessee Blues"

Studio 360

January 02, 2009

Steve Earle performs this song about leaving his adopted home of Nashville with no regrets.