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Bienvenue! Stéphane and the SLSO in Forest Park
Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Stéphane Denève, talks with host Julie Schuster about his busy summer (which included his family’s move to St. Louis), and the annual concert he “adores”… the season-opening free concert on Art Hill in Forest Park that takes place September 14th at 7pm. For more information about the…
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Villains and Intrigue Open The Black Rep’s Season 46
Ron Himes, the Founder and Producing Director of The St. Louis Black Repertory Company, tells listeners about the first production in The Black Rep’s 46th season: The African Company Presents Richard III, which is on stage September 7-25. Find out more and purchase tickets here. From The Black Rep website: It’s 1821 in New York,…
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The Ringmaster… David Kaplan from Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Director David Kaplan shares how the vision for the 7th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis production of “The Rose Tattoo” came to be and what realizing that vision has meant to him. From the festival website: The Rose Tattoo is a tale of love, death, and resilience in a downtrodden but hopeful 1940’s immigrant…
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Send in the Clowns… Bradley Tejeda from Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Actor Bradley Tejeda shares his insights into the 7th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis production of “The Rose Tattoo”, how it relates to the work of Italian film director Federico Fellini, and what audiences should watch for as they experience the Big Top version of this play. From the website: The Rose Tattoo is a…
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A Rose is A Rose… Rayme Cornell from Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Actor Rayme Cornell shares her insights about the 7th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis production of “The Rose Tattoo”, the arts community in St. Louis, and her very personal connection to playwright Tennessee Williams. See Rayme under the Big Top through August 28th as Serafina Delle Rose. From the festival website: The Rose Tattoo…
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Go go go Jessica! Jessica Vosk at the Muny
Jessica Vosk is starring as the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Muny August 12-18. In this discussion with Julie Schuster, you’ll hear how Jessica’s personal journey has some parallels to the events of the show, hear her tips on things you should watch for in this spectacular production, and find…
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Under the Big Top with Carrie Houk – Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Execuitve Artistic Director of the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, Carrie Houk, gives an overview of this year’s events, which run August 18-28. Hear about the Fellini-esque production of The Rose Tattoo, which will take place under the Big Top at the Grand Center Arts District; the accompanying events happening in The Hill neighborhood of…
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Intercultural Music Initiative at WCHOF
Host Julie Schuster speaks with Brian Woods, Music Director at the World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), and Wendy Hymes, Director of the Intercultural Music Initiative (IMI), about the IMI Chamber Players’ August 4th concert, “Let’s Dance”, part of the WCHOF Music Series. For more information or to purchase tickets, click HERE. From the WCHOF…
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Meet Michael V. Smith of the Des Lee Fine Arts Collaborative
Host Kathy Lawton Brown talks with Michael V. Smith, Ph.D., the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Music Education at the University of Missouri – St. Louis and the Director of the Des Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative. Prior to coming to UMSL in January of 2016, Dr. Smith headed the Music Education Division of…
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Son of Legally – Fergie L. Philippe at the Muny
Actor, writer, director, and puppeteer Fergie L. Philippe joins Julie Schuster to discuss his upcoming performance in Legally Blonde the Musical at the Muny July 25-31. Hear about the hit his credit card toook when he was filming his initial audition tape, as well as a big reason audience members will be surprised by his…