49 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)
Close Encounters: This week, a stereophonic odyssey into the Amazon, the otherworldly nature of octopuses, and why a theater critic thinks Shakespeare is much ado about nothing. by Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen