17 min listen
Drama club
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Theater magic, starting with “Tootsie” composer David Yazbek and musical theater obsessive John McWhorter on the art and wonder of tongue-twisting patter songs. Kurt Andersen talks with performance artist Taylor Mac on writing the new Broadway play, "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus." And the odd mixture of religious fervor, class concerns and gender politics that made performing Shakespeare outdoors so popular in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Sharon Jones's Soul Revival: Sharon Jones burst onto the music scene about 10 years ago — she was backed by The Dap-Kings, a straight-out-of-the-1960s funk band with a fantastic horn section. And at just 5 feet tall, Sharon had all of the funk and spark of James Brown. The band was by Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen