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Here’s my obit of Chuck Mangione for npr.org. He wrote so many earworms! R.I.P.
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Chuck Mangione, whose jazz horn warmed up the pop charts, has died
With his beard, long hair and brown felt fedora, the jazz flugelhorn player and composer cut an unforgettable figure in American culture.
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July 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Here’s my obit of Chuck Mangione for npr.org. He wrote so many earworms! R.I.P.
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My all-too-brief appreciation of playwright Richard Greenberg on @npr tonight.
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Remembering Tony-winning playwright Richard Greenberg, dead at 67
Richard Greenberg, the Tony Award-winning playwright behind Take Me Out, has died at a nursing home in Manhattan. He was 67.
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July 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My all-too-brief appreciation of playwright Richard Greenberg on @npr tonight.
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R.I.P. Alfred Brendel. My obit will air on tonight's All Things Considered on @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/06/17/5...
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June 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
R.I.P. Alfred Brendel. My obit will air on tonight's All Things Considered on @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/06/17/5...
Latino musicals take the stage on Broadway www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
Latino musicals take the stage on Broadway
Two new musicals are telling Latino stories in New York City. And they’re bringing new audiences to Broadway theaters.
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May 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Latino musicals take the stage on Broadway www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
A fun piece to report! Im a big fan of Dead Outlaw and Operation Mincemeat.
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Two new original musical comedies on Broadway share a curious plot point
Two new original musical comedies based on true historical events are the toast of Broadway this spring -- and both feature corpses as a major plot point.
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April 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A fun piece to report! Im a big fan of Dead Outlaw and Operation Mincemeat.
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My profile of Jasmine Amy Rogers. I met her as a high school senior, participating in the @jimmyawards.bsky.social. Now, she's starring in @boopthemusical.bsky.social. Audio to be added later today.
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This Betty Boop is Broadway's newest star
Jasmine Amy Rogers is starring in her first Broadway musical. Eight years ago, NPR talked with her when she was still in high school.
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March 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My profile of Jasmine Amy Rogers. I met her as a high school senior, participating in the @jimmyawards.bsky.social. Now, she's starring in @boopthemusical.bsky.social. Audio to be added later today.
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My appreciation of playwright Athol Fugard, who I interviewed twice. A great man and great playwright. Audio to be added later. www.npr.org/2025/03/10/1...
Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92
The celebrated South African playwright was known for Blood Knot, The Road to Mecca and "Master Harold"...and the Boys. He said his job was to make "leaps out of my reality and into other realities."
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March 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
My appreciation of playwright Athol Fugard, who I interviewed twice. A great man and great playwright. Audio to be added later. www.npr.org/2025/03/10/1...
The full episode of my KCRW The Business interview with Camille and Clément Ducol, the married couple who composed the score and songs for Emilia Pérez and are up for three Academy Awards this Sunday.
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‘Emilia Pérez’ songwriters on sparking debates; What’s next for James Bond and Star Wars?
Podcast Episode · The Business · 02/28/2025 · 30m
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February 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The full episode of my KCRW The Business interview with Camille and Clément Ducol, the married couple who composed the score and songs for Emilia Pérez and are up for three Academy Awards this Sunday.
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
New Downtown Voices podcast.
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Stephen Sands on Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir
Listen to Stephen Sands on Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir by SoundCloud #np on #SoundCloud
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February 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
New Downtown Voices podcast.
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on.soundcloud.com/yUTeYFdCXWy7...
A beautiful web page to accompany my story about Maybe Happy Ending, a delightful musical, went live on theworld.org. Check it out!
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Can robots fall in love? A sci-fi musical from South Korea is now a hit on Broadway. - The World from PRX
“Maybe Happy Ending” is an intimate science fiction story that has been performed many times in Seoul, South Korea. Now, its adapted version is playing on Broadway. The story, about a pair of robots, ...
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February 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A beautiful web page to accompany my story about Maybe Happy Ending, a delightful musical, went live on theworld.org. Check it out!
theworld.org/stories/2025...
theworld.org/stories/2025...
A preview of my interview with the songwriters of Emilia Pérez for KCRW’s The Business. The full episode drops around the Oscars
.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business/id73330606?i=1000691994226
.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business/id73330606?i=1000691994226
SPECIAL PREVIEW: Songwriters Camille & Clément Ducol on 'Emilia Pérez'
Podcast Episode · The Business · 02/13/2025 · Bonus · 8m
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February 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A preview of my interview with the songwriters of Emilia Pérez for KCRW’s The Business. The full episode drops around the Oscars
.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business/id73330606?i=1000691994226
.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-business/id73330606?i=1000691994226
I had an enjoyable chat with Scott Simon on @npr.org about the upcoming Broadway season and recovery from the pandemic.
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Broadway is seeing a steady revival after the pandemic, partly buoyed by tourists
Five years after the pandemic, have Broadway audiences come back? And what musicals and plays are opening, in the weeks ahead, that might draw in crowds?
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February 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I had an enjoyable chat with Scott Simon on @npr.org about the upcoming Broadway season and recovery from the pandemic.
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/n...
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/n...
Here’s the lovely web page The World created to accompany my piece about Riwaya Ensemble, a very talented group of young musicians.
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Young classical musicians join forces in Middle Eastern ensemble - The World from PRX
A group of young musicians in New York City have gotten together to form the Riwaya Ensemble featuring classical music by Middle Eastern composers of diverse nationalities. They perform music by Pales...
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January 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Here’s the lovely web page The World created to accompany my piece about Riwaya Ensemble, a very talented group of young musicians.
theworld.org/stories/2025...
theworld.org/stories/2025...
My latest story for The World.
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theworld.org/segments/202...
Young classical musicians join forces in Middle Eastern ensemble - The World from PRX
A group of musicians in New York City have gotten together to form an ensemble featuring classical music by Middle Eastern composers of diverse nationalities. They perform music by Palestinians, Leban...
theworld.org
January 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My latest story for The World.
theworld.org/segments/202...
theworld.org/segments/202...
A story near and dear to my own heart. I got a Lionel Train set when I was a little kid.
Lionel toy trains 125 years and still chugging
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Lionel toy trains 125 years and still chugging
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Trains, tracks, and tradition: Lionel celebrates 125 years of Christmas fun
Lionel trains turns 125, celebrating more than a century of holiday magic. From historic models to smartphone-controlled locomotives, these iconic toy trains continue to captivate kids and collectors ...
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December 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
A story near and dear to my own heart. I got a Lionel Train set when I was a little kid.
Lionel toy trains 125 years and still chugging
www.npr.org/2024/12/18/g...
Lionel toy trains 125 years and still chugging
www.npr.org/2024/12/18/g...
My story about Lloyd’s Carrot Cake, a New York institution. Delicious assignment!
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November 25, 2024 at 12:44 PM
My story about Lloyd’s Carrot Cake, a New York institution. Delicious assignment!
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