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Friday Specials for September 21, 2007
1:05 PM - 2:00 PM
Today's Highlight: "From NPR: A Place for Us: Fifty Years of West Side Story "
Today's program celebrates and explores the cultural phenomenon surrounding this groundbreaking American musical. An adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in contemporary Manhattan, West Side Story seamlessly integrated story, song and dance into a unique artistic vision, at once visceral, theatrical, romantic and violent. A Place for Us looks at the show from a variety of angles, and includes interviews with members of the original creative team and cast, members of the movie cast, and a variety of critics and artists talking about the creation of the musical and the movie and also the impact of the show and its score on popular culture. A Place for Us abounds in music -- not just from the original cast recording and movie soundtrack, but with classical, jazz and pop interpretations of the score as well as selections from foreign productions of West Side Story, a recent high school production at a yeshiva in the Bronx and a production performed by inmates at Sing-Sing. Hosted by NPR's Scott Simon.
Special radio documentaries, seasonal offerings, and unique radio presentations including programs from Hearing Voices, American Radio Works, America Abroad and independent producers. The Friday Special is selected each week by Program Director Michael Marsolek
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