Duncan Sheik

[REBROADCAST] Playwright Lynn Nottage, composer Duncan Sheik, and actor Saycon Sengbloh discuss "The Secret Life of Bees."

Playwright Lynn Nottage, composer Duncan Sheik, and actor Saycon Sengbloh discuss "The Secret Life of Bees" playing at the Linda Gross Theater through July 21.

Playwright Lynn Nottage, composer Duncan Sheik, and actor Saycon Sengbloh discuss "The Secret Life of Bees" playing at the Linda Gross Theater through July 21.

The 1980s play a special role in the careers of songwriters (and friends) Suzanne Vega and Duncan Sheik. Vega scored a breakout hit in 1987 with “Luka.” Last year, Sheik paid tribute to music of that era with an album called “Covers 80s.” As they head out on a spring tour together, Vega and Sheik join us to play live in our studio.

Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega (of the massive 1980s hits "Tom’s Diner" and "Luka") tells the life story of one of her favorite writers in a new one-woman show called Carson McCullers...