Elliott Forrest appears in the following:
Lewis Black in Conversation
Sunday, November 04, 2012
This fall, Grammy Award winning comedian and America's favorite curmudgeon, Lewis Black returns to Broadway. He sat down with Elliott Forrest, Peabody Award winning host of WQXR and WNYC, in a free-wheeling conversation in The Greene Space. They discussed Lewis' life, his comedy, the world around us that he rails about and the upcoming election.
The Greene Space
Inside Look: An Enemy of The People
Thursday, October 11, 2012
5:00 PM
Tony winner Doug Hughes (Doubt, The Royal Family, The Whipping Man, Defiance) returns to MTC to direct a fresh and provocative version of Henrik Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE and Emmy winner Richard Thomas (Race, Democracy, Fifth of July). They will join us for an Inside Look.
The Greene Space
INSIDE LOOK: Chaplin the Musical
Friday, October 5, 2012
5:00 PM
Theater Happy Hour: Join us for a conversation and performance with the stars and artistic team of the new Broadway musical along with Tony Award-winning co-book writer Tom Meehan.
The Greene Space
INSIDE LOOK: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
Monday, September 24, 2012
7:00 PM
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy Topdog/Underdog is one of the most powerful dramas in the American theater. Acclaimed for its taut theatricality and surprising humor, the play tells the story of two brothers, Lincoln and Booth—names given to them as a joke by their father, as ...
The Greene Space
Lewis Black In Conversation
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
7:00 PM
This fall, Grammy Award winning comedian and America’s favorite curmudgeon, Lewis Black returns to Broadway. He sat down with Elliott Forrest, Peabody Award winning host of WQXR and WNYC, in a free-wheeling conversation. They discussed Lewis’ life, his comedy, the world around us that he rails about and the upcoming election.
Wynton Marsalis in Conversation
Friday, August 17, 2012
This season, Wynton Marsalis marks 25 years at the helm of Jazz at Lincoln Center. To celebrate this milestone, Marsalis sat down with Elliott Forrest, the Peabody Award-winning radio host of WQXR and WNYC.
Line by Line
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Elliott Forrest fills as guest host. He’ll speak with David Wessel about the federal budget as the United States approaches the so-called fiscal cliff. Photographer Lawrence Schiller tells us about his relationship with Marilyn Monroe. Charles Yu discusses new collection of short stories Sorry Please Thank You. And D. L. Hughley describes why he thinks America is in need of a wake-up call.
Rough Seas
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Elliott Forrest fills in for Leonard. He’ll speak with Michael Lemonick about climate change and the future “global weirdness” he sees coming. We’ll look at the dark side of SeaWorld, and the problems with holding killer whales in captivity. Two of the stars of “Nice Work if You Can Get It,” a new musical comedy featuring the music and lyrics of the Gershwins, talk about the show. And Lisa Miller looks at the money-empathy gap.
The Greene Space
The NEXT New York Conversation: Wynton Marsalis
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
12:00 PM
Join trumpeter and Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis for a conversation with WQXR's Elliott Forrest and a performance with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Commentary: When 'Dancing with the Stars' Gets Classical
Monday, April 30, 2012
This week, one of the hottest shows on TV today, "Dancing with the Stars," has embraced classical music for the second year in a row. Elliott Forrest thinks it's a good thing.
The Greene Space
A Conversation with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Mike Nichols
Thursday, February 2, 2012
7:00 PM
Arthur Miller's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Death of a Salesman, in a new production directed by eight-time Tony Award(r) winner Mike Nichols and starring Academy Award(r) winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman, Obie Award winner Linda Emond as Linda Loman and Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, The ...
A Musical Movable Feast
Friday, January 13, 2012
A new organization is bringing chamber music to informal venues around the city, including restaurants, cafés and wine bars. Elliott Forrest reports from a former auto-repair shop.
The Greene Space
Manhattan Theatre Club’s After Words: “Venus in Fur”
Thursday, November 17, 2011
5:00 PM
Get an inside and behind the scenes look at the Broadway premiere of David Ives’ “Venus in Fur,” starring Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy.
WQXR's Beethoven Awareness Month
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Graham Parker, vice president of WQXR, and WQXR’s Elliott Forrest give details about the upcoming Beethoven Awareness Month, which includes a “Where’s Beethoven?” photo contest and a 12-hour marathon of Beethoven’s piano sonatas performed by some of classical music’s brightest rising stars, including Joyce Yang and Jonathan Biss in Greene Space.
WQXR Classical Comedy Contest
Friday, September 23, 2011
WQXR host Elliott Forrest talks about the upcoming WQXR Classical Comedy Contest, and he’ll explain what makes for a one-of-a-kind talent and how to judge what’s funny.
A Classical Crack-Up
Monday, September 19, 2011
Classical music has been described as stuffy, elitist... and positively hilarious. From P.D.Q. Bach to Jack Benny to Bugs Bunny, we take a look at classical music's lighter side. Plus, a sneak preview of the WQXR Classical Comedy Contest with WQXR host Elliott Forrest.
Fixing, Fonts, Healing, Home Repair
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Elliott Forrest fills in for Leonard Lopate. He'll speak with a Liberian woman about her activism and her efforts to broker peace in her war-torn country by mobilizing Muslim and Christian women. Then, we'll take a look at the history of fonts—from Gutenberg’s favorites to the much maligned Comic Sans. Lucia Greenhouse discusses her journey away from Christian Science. Plus, Al and Larry Ubell take your calls on home repair!
Behind the Scenes
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Elliott Forrest fills in for Leonard Lopate. Washington Post reporter Dana Priest discusses the ever-expanding top-secret world that the U.S. government created after 9/11. Calvin Trillin talks about his latest collection of writing. Tahmima Anam discusses her latest novel, The Good Muslim, about the rise of Islamic radicalism in Bangladesh. And Michael Moore talks about his autobiographical book, Here Comes Trouble.
Escape Route
Monday, September 12, 2011
Join guest host Elliott Forrest on today’s show: He’ll speak with musicians Laurie Anderson, Dar Williams, and Joan Osborne about how they wrestled with whether to leave New York City after 9/11. Also, a look at upstate farms struggling in the wake of Hurricane Irene.Then, Julie Salamon on Wendy and the Lost Boys, her revealing biography of the very private Wendy Wasserstein. Plus, Albert Brooks and director Nick Refn on their new movie "Drive"!
Coming Together
Friday, August 05, 2011
A new CD collection called “Come Together” compiles Beatles covers that were recorded by African-American artists. We'll discuss how black musicians shaped – and were shaped by – the Fab Four. Guests include the author of the disc’s liner notes, Tony Rounce, and music journalist Nelson George.
