KCRW's Theatre Talk
By James C. Taylor
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Podcast Description
In-depth, provocative reviews and commentary on theatre in Southern California and beyond from James C. Taylor. He is an in-demand film/TV editor with a passion for theatre and opera who flies all over the world to see what's happening on stage.
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Pysch-o Awards | It?s no surprise that awards?and awards shows?are more arbitrary and less official than they would have you believe, but this year?s two biggest theater awards have shown just how imperfect and devalued these awards can be. | 5/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HD or Not HD: That Is the Future? | Today we're going to talk about the future of theater ? and how you may be watching it at movie theaters or even on your laptop... | 4/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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L.A.'s Ears Are Ringing | Last week and this week have been a festival of riches for fans of big, innovative operatic work. The main event that kicked off one week ago was Los Angeles Opera's Ring Festival LA. The centerpiece of this two-and-a-half month celebration is of course | 4/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Linguistic Elegies | A big, ambitious, and rough new drama is currently receiving its World Premiere in Culver City. It's called The Wake and it's a must-see before it moves north to Berkeley Rep and inevitably east to New York... | 4/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Truly Awake | -- | 4/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Love and Forgiveness | One of the best Off-Broadway plays of last year ? one that hasn't made it to Los Angeles yet ? was titled Becky Shaw. Written by veteran Law & Order writer Gina Gionfriddo, Becky Shaw was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and it offered a | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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American Masters | In the world of theatrical American music two men stand out. In musicals, it's Stephen Sondheim and in opera, it's John Adams. This week, here in Los Angeles, both men are receiving faithful and lively revivals of the first works they composed in these f | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Scottsboro Boys and Detroit Dreamgirls | There are some subjects that just feel right for musicals ? a singing family in the Alps, for example, or a backstage look at dancer's audition. And then there are subjects that don't feel so right for musicals ? like lynch mobs or electric chairs. Los A | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bridge Project, Globe Project? | Okay, we have to talk about Shakespeare. Last week I was in New York to see this year's installment of the Bridge Project, an ambitious, imperfect but exciting endeavor that attempts to stage repertory theater at a high, international level of quality... | 3/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Junkers | The lives of artists, especially painters, are very tempting to put on stage. Not only do you have the inherent conflict that comes with tempestuous artistic personalities, but you also have a singular visual element to give the show... | 2/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
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