'A Bird In The Hand' | feat. Danny Burstein ("My Fair Lady") and Rebecca Luker ("The Sound of Music")

Circle Round

WBUR

Ages 4-10, Children, Storytelling, Kids & Family, Childrens' Story, Books, Stories For Kids, Kids, Storytime, Story

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2019

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In this folktale with roots across Europe and Asia, Broadway legends -- and real-life couple -- Rebecca Luker (The Music Man, The Sound of Music) and Danny Burstein (My Fair Lady, Moulin Rouge) play a clever bird and the prince who tries to catch her.

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0:00.0	Is that a lion?
0:04.6	I think he's saying our fourth picture book, The Lion's Whiskour, hits shelves this spring.
0:12.4	And on Saturday, June 17th, we're throwing a party at WBUR's city space in Boston to celebrate
0:18.6	and you're invited.
0:20.5	Find more details and get your in-person or virtual tickets at WBUR.org slash circle
0:26.0	round.
0:30.0	Produced by the iLap at WBUR Boston.
0:37.0	Have you ever gotten a piece of advice?
0:44.7	It can feel wonderful when somebody offers a tidbit of wisdom to help guide your way.
0:50.9	But as we'll hear in today's story, in order for advice to truly work, you first need
0:57.2	to listen.
1:03.2	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:09.0	Today our story is called A Bird in the Hand.
1:13.2	Versions of this folk tale go all the way back to ancient Greece and have spread throughout
1:17.1	Europe and Asia.
1:22.9	Some really great people came together to bring you our tale, including Broadway legends
1:27.4	and real life, husband and wife, Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luka.
1:32.6	Right now you can see Danny and Lincoln Center Theatre's Tony Award-winning production of
1:36.3	My Fair Lady.
1:37.8	And Rebecca has starred in such Broadway classics as The Music Man and The Sound of Music.
1:47.7	Those circle round everyone for a bird in the hand.
1:54.1	Once there was a prince.
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