All this week, as part of the launch of the 2024 Public Song Project, we’re debuting contributions from professional musicians and friends of WNYC. For Valentine’s Day, Billie Marten shares a song of heartache blues. After the song, we’re joined by musicology professor Anna Celenza to talk about the history of love and heartbreak songs and take your calls.
In the new original musical “The Connector,” an aspiring new journalist named Ethan Dobson (Ben Levi Ross) joins the staff of the beloved magazine, The Connector, quickly rising through the ranks. His rise comes much to the dismay of his new friend Robin, who has been working at the magazine for much longer. But is Ethan really everything he seems? We speak with composer Jason Robert Brown, director Daisy Prince, and star Ben Levi Ross about their new show, which is running at the MCC theater through March 17.
American Patchwork Quartet is a new musical group that seeks to highlight the immigrant histories of American roots music. Their debut album features American folk songs and standards blended with jazz, West African, East and Southeast Asian influences. Members Falu and Clay Ross join us to share performances, including their contribution to our 2024 Public Song Project.
In order to immerse viewers in a strange version of Victorian England and beyond for the film “Poor Things,” production designers Shona Heath and James Price had a lot of sets to build and decorate, including a fantasy version of Lisbon and an elegant cruise ship. They join us to discuss their Oscar-nominated work for our ongoing series “The Big Picture,” which spotlights Oscar nominees who work behind the camera.
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