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Roman Totenberg: A Musical Life Remembered
By Nina Totenberg
NPR's Nina Totenberg recalls her late father's mastery of music, as well as his love of life.
>>NPR's Nina Totenberg recalls her late father's mastery of music, as well as his love of life.
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A Tribute for Gil Evans on His 100th Birthday
By WGBH Jazz
Jazz legend Gil Evans would have celebrated his 100th birthday on May 13, 2012. WGBH Jazz hosts Eric Jackson and Steve Schwartz dedicate hours of listening to his compositions and arrangements, in particular his work with Myles Davis.
STEVE SCHWARTZ HONORS EVANS >>Jazz legend Gil Evans would have celebrated his 100th birthday on May 13, 2012. WGBH Jazz hosts Eric Jackson and Steve Schwartz dedicate hours of listening to his compositions and arrangements, in particular his work with Myles Davis.
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Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Shadows, Pops and Merry Poppers
By Jared Bowen
Traditions take new and wild turns as a band of theater renegades reinterpret Mary Poppins, Tim Burton drops a vampire into 20th century Maine and the Boston Pops celebrate America's diverse music history with Steve Martin on banjo.
MORE ARTS NEWS >>Traditions take new and wild turns as a band of theater renegades reinterpret Mary Poppins, Tim Burton drops a vampire into 20th century Maine and the Boston Pops celebrate America's diverse music history with Steve Martin on banjo.
CALLIE CROSSLEY SHOW
Celebrating Woody Guthrie at the A.R.T.
By Callie Crossley
To see the performance "Woody Sez," and to hear Guthrie's songs again, one is struck by how relevant the music is today, given our country's current economic situation.
To see the performance "Woody Sez," and to hear Guthrie's songs again, one is struck by how relevant the music is today, given our country's current economic situation.
Author Interviews
'A Wedding In Haiti': Making Good On A Promise
By NPR Staff
When Julia Alvarez told a lonely Haitian boy that she would attend his wedding someday, she didn't expect that she would be held to her word. Her new memoir tells the story of her journey to a remote village in Haiti to make good on her promise.
>>When Julia Alvarez told a lonely Haitian boy that she would attend his wedding someday, she didn't expect that she would be held to her word. Her new memoir tells the story of her journey to a remote village in Haiti to make good on her promise.
Caught in the Act
Porgy and Bess Earns Tony Nominations
The Gershwin revival that got its start at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge has become a Broadway hit that just earned no less than 10 Tony award nominations.
Film & Television
'America': A Gleefully Violent Pop-Culture Pushback
By Ella Taylor
In a black comedy taking aim at American popular culture, a middle-aged man with terminal cancer (Joel Murray) decides to kill lowlifes — including texting moviegoers and reality TV stars. Critic Ella Taylor says God Bless America is a one-trick pony, but delivers venomous cultural criticism.
>>In a black comedy taking aim at American popular culture, a middle-aged man with terminal cancer (Joel Murray) decides to kill lowlifes — including texting moviegoers and reality TV stars. Critic Ella Taylor says God Bless America is a one-trick pony, but delivers venomous cultural criticism.
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'The Dictator' Rules With A Satirist's Fist
There was Ali G, Borat and Bruno — and now, in The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen has a new character to add to his repertoire: the capricious ruler of an oil-rich country who travels to the U.N. to assert his right to have nuclear warheads. - READ MOREABC's Fall Schedule: Reba McEntire, Country Music, And Satan The Landlord
ABC's new schedule features some old favorites, a return to an old comedy structure, and two different country-themed shows. - READ MOREClassical Music Is Supreme Today At The Nation's Highest Court
Piano legend Leon Fleisher plays for the Supreme Court today, while Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reveals her list of favorite recordings. - READ MORE
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