Obituaries Charles Nelson Reilly Was Always Game May 28, 2007 • Tony-winner Charles Nelson Reilly has passed away at the age of 76. His acting and directing successes were overshadowed for many by his regular appearances as an outsized personality on TV game shows. Charles Nelson Reilly Was Always Game Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10496289/10496290" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Five May 28, 2007 • Commentator Brian McConnachie has been asking listeners to describe their impressions of famous voices. In his last challenge, he asked listeners to describe the voices of Mick Jagger, Eleanor Roosevelt, Barry White and Luciano Pavarotti. Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Five Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10376467/10379226" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music News Fats Domino Gives Tipitina's Crowd a Thrill May 26, 2007 • Rock 'n' roll legend Fats Domino was on stage last Saturday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit his hometown of New Orleans. Fats Domino Gives Tipitina's Crowd a Thrill Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10470031/10470034" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Joshua Redman, 'Back East' at Blues Alley May 26, 2007 • Joshua Redman nearly became a lawyer, but the pull of jazz was stronger. Redman's father was the famous saxophonist Dewey Redman, and the sounds of jazz inspired him to take up the sax himself at age 10. Joshua Redman, 'Back East' at Blues Alley Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10361894/10375040" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture 'High School Musical' Graduates to Multimedia Hit May 24, 2007 • High School Musical began as a modest made-for-TV movie about high schoolers producing their own musical. Now it's become a multimedia phenomenon. By this fall, more than 2,000 schools across the country will have staged the musical. 'High School Musical' Graduates to Multimedia Hit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10229597/10372478" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture 'Lost' Actor Channels his Inner Creepiness May 23, 2007 • No one plays evil incarnate quite like actor Michael Emerson, who plays pivotal bad-guy "Ben" on the TV series Lost. The season finale of the island adventure airs Wednesday night. 'Lost' Actor Channels his Inner Creepiness Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10347856/10347860" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Laurence Olivier: One of a Kind, Twice Over May 22, 2007 • Today marks the centennial of the birth of the 20th century's greatest classical actor. Laurence Olivier was also a 1940s matinee idol who married Scarlett O'Hara. NPR's Bob Mondello offers an appreciation. Laurence Olivier: One of a Kind, Twice Over Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10328436/10331005" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Listen Up, Hockey Puck: It's Don Rickles Fresh Air May 22, 2007 • Comic Don Rickles is known for insulting his audiences on stage, but he doesn't consider himself an insult comic. His heyday was in the '50s and '60s, on TV and in Vegas. Frank Sinatra, an early fan, helped get him noticed. Now Rickles has written a memoir, Rickles' Book. Listen Up, Hockey Puck: It's Don Rickles Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10322840/10322843" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Curtain Opens on New Play About Art and Science May 18, 2007 • Art and science are squaring off in a new play, Phallacy, in which an art historian and a chemist dispute the age of a famous bronze sculpture. The playwright, the lead actor, and the chemist who inspired the work discuss the play, which premieres in the United States this week. Curtain Opens on New Play About Art and Science Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10256860/10256863" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tony Award Nominees Announced for 2007 May 15, 2007 • This year's Tony Award nominations have been announced. The musical Spring Awakening received 11 nominations making it the front-runner. It joins Curtains, Grey Gardens, and Mary Poppins for best musical. Tony Award Nominees Announced for 2007 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10192781/10192798" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture Behind the Music: Rap, Broadway, Life and Art May 14, 2007 • Two documentaries — one about big-budget Broadway musicals and one about a Brooklyn program aimed at high-school rappers — make it clear that art isn't easy. Behind the Music: Rap, Broadway, Life and Art Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10142894/10170385" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The 'Once' and Future Musical May 13, 2007 • NPR's Bob Mondello explains how the makers of the new Irish musical Once have updated the classic musical form to make sense to modern audiences. The 'Once' and Future Musical Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10161673/10161676" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Fresh Air' at 20: Jackie Mason Fresh Air May 9, 2007 • Fresh Air went national in 1987, and we're celebrating that 20th anniversary by revisiting some classic interviews. In this segment: Jackie Mason. His comic roots are planted firmly in the Borscht Belt, but he's conquered everything from HBO to Broadway. Rebroadcast from Sept. 29, 1987. 'Fresh Air' at 20: Jackie Mason Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10092418/10092429" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Jack Viertel's Broadway Lullaby Fresh Air May 9, 2007 • As artistic director of the Encores series at New York's City Center, Jack Viertel is the go-to guy for one of New York's hottest musical-theater tickets. Encores revives vintage Broadway musicals in limited runs, with minimal staging and actors reading from scripts. The latest Encores, Stairway to Paradise, stars Kristin Chenoweth in an homage to the musical revue; it runs May 10 to May 14. Viertel, who's also creative director for the Jujamcyn Theaters group, has been instrumental in bringing shows as diverse as M. Butterfly, Jelly's Last Jam, and The Producers to Broadway. Jack Viertel's Broadway Lullaby Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10092431/10092438" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture 'Fresh Air' at 20: Jerry Seinfeld Fresh Air May 9, 2007 • Fresh Air went national in 1987, and we're celebrating that 20th anniversary by revisiting some classic interviews. First up: Jerry Seinfeld, who sat down with Terry Gross before Seinfeld made him a star. Rebroadcast from Sept. 2, 1987. 'Fresh Air' at 20: Jerry Seinfeld Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10092407/10092416" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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