The Impact of War 'Black Watch' Play Depicts Scottish Soldiers in Iraq August 29, 2006 • Scots have long formed a disproportionate percentage of the British military. Now a play is depicting the soldiers' recent work in Iraq, where the famed Black Watch regiment has been deployed for three years. Black Watch, based on interviews with returning soldiers, suggests a crisis in the British military. 'Black Watch' Play Depicts Scottish Soldiers in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5732408/5732409" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Zero Hour' Puts Mostel's Life on Center Stage August 27, 2006 • The tumultuous life of the late actor Zero Mostel is the subject of a new one-man play in Los Angeles. Zero Hour casts Jim Brochu as the multiple Tony Award winner, known for Fiddler on the Roof and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. 'Zero Hour' Puts Mostel's Life on Center Stage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5710955/5711050" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Updating 'The Fantasticks' for a New Revival August 23, 2006 • After just four years off the stage, The Fantasticks, the longest-running musical in American theater, is opening in a new revival. The production by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt closed in January of 2002. Through the years, Jones, the lyricist, has made various changes to the song, "It Depends on What You Pay," because of its lyrics. Updating 'The Fantasticks' for a New Revival Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5697901/5697902" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Dramatic Redemption: 'Shakespeare Behind Bars' August 21, 2006 • An award-winning documentary follows prisoners at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in Kentucky as they seek redemption and perhaps a greater purpose to their lives as they practice to perform Shakespeare's last play, The Tempest. Dramatic Redemption: 'Shakespeare Behind Bars' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5673246/5673267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Bruno Kirby: A Man of Many Scenes August 19, 2006 • Actor Bruno Kirby died this week. He was just 57. You'll remember him from movie roles in When Harry Met Sally, The Basketball Diaries and Good Morning Vietnam. Bruno Kirby: A Man of Many Scenes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5675100/5675101" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Q&A: The Making of an A Train Play August 12, 2006 • The one-day works of art known as "theAtrainplays" are the brain child of Lawrence Feeney, who produces the shows and also performs in them. He talks to NPR about how the concept of producing these fast-shows on the subway came about, and what keeps him and his fellow artists motivated.
A Train Plays: From Concept to Stage in 28 Hours August 12, 2006 • "A train plays" are created on NYC's longest subway line. Performers, writers, composers and directors have about a day to take a production from the first line on paper to its first performance. A Train Plays: From Concept to Stage in 28 Hours Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5637781/5637797" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Zaide' Production Imports Mozart to Modern Setting August 11, 2006 • In honor of the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth, his music is being performed around the globe. A controversial new production of an unfinished opera Mozart wrote when he was 23, Zaide, has just opened in New York. 'Zaide' Production Imports Mozart to Modern Setting Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5635603/5635939" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Studio Sessions Jazzman Allan Harris Tells a Cowboy Tale August 6, 2006 • His song cycle Cross That River tells how African Americans helped shape the western frontier. The CD is part of a project that includes a novel, a musical and plans for an educational offering in Harlem schools. Jazzman Allan Harris Tells a Cowboy Tale Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5621716/5621769" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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StoryCorps An Old-Time Hoofer with New Tales to Tell August 4, 2006 • For Henry Belcher, learning to dance was a snap. After a friend taught him the basics, he picked up steps from dancers at shows -- and on the streets, where he earned money for "hoofing," a form of tap dance. After a long break, Belcher is back at it. An Old-Time Hoofer with New Tales to Tell Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5613804/5613815" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion When Losing a Job Turns Personal August 4, 2006 • Losing a job on Broadway is never easy. Entertainment is a business where you have to learn to roll with the punches. But sometimes it can get personal. When Losing a Job Turns Personal Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5616997/5616999" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Soprano Schwarzkopf Dies at 90 August 3, 2006 • The renowned soprano Elizabeth Schwarzkopf has died at the age of 90. Schwarzkopf was known for her shimmering "silvery" voice, and also for her membership in the Nazi party. Soprano Schwarzkopf Dies at 90 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5614082/5614083" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Stunt Bike Dancing with the Sprockettes August 3, 2006 • The Sprockettes, a troupe of do-it-yourself performing bicyclists from Portland, Ore., want to popularize a new performance sport that's part dance and part stunt biking. Stunt Bike Dancing with the Sprockettes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5613188/5613189" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Play Captures Life Under South African Apartheid July 31, 2006 • This summer, at the Culture Project in New York City, five South African actors are telling their "true life" stories about growing up under apartheid. The piece is called Amajuba : Like Doves We Rise. Play Captures Life Under South African Apartheid Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5593661/5593662" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Axis of Evil' Comedy, on Tour July 28, 2006 • Three stand-up comedians with roots in the Middle East are performing across America on the "Axis of Evil Comedy Tour." Ahmed Ahmed, Maz Jobrani and Aron Kader talk to Robert Siegel about the challenges of humor during times of war -- and their favorite air marshal joke. 'Axis of Evil' Comedy, on Tour Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5589877/5590335" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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