Drama club

Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen

PRX

Arts

4.6 • 675 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Theater magic, starting with “Tootsie” composer David Yazbek and musical theater obsessive John McWhorter on the art and wonder of tongue-twisting patter songs. Kurt Andersen talks with performance artist Taylor Mac on writing the new Broadway play, "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus." And the odd mixture of religious fervor, class concerns and gender politics that made performing Shakespeare outdoors so popular in the United States.

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0:00.0	from PRX
0:03.4	Today on Studio 360
0:07.7	So I won't have any breakfast, maybe just a little tea,
0:10.9	like when you have to go and get a colonoscopy.
0:13.3	A masterclass on creating one of the musical theater staples,
0:17.2	The Patterson.
0:18.9	A patter song is like a tap dance.
0:21.5	You have to lean forward.
0:22.7	You have to listen.
0:23.7	You're just entertained so much.
0:25.9	Our teacher, Tony Award-winning composer David Yazbeck.
0:29.8	Plus, why MacArthur genius, Taylor Mac's wild new play, also belongs on Broadway.
0:37.7	I write all my work for Broadway, if I'm honest.
0:40.1	I think Broadway's the queerest thing ever.
0:41.8	You know, the size of it allows for something that isn't being controlled by the Puritan dominance over expression.
0:49.3	Taylor Mack on creating Gary, a sequel to Titus Antronicus.
0:54.0	That and more is ahead on today's Studio
0:56.0	360 all about the theater right after this.
1:04.1	This is Studio 360. I'm Cornetian, And I'm sitting on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
1:13.1	This first level of garden.
1:14.5	This is Thomas Jefferson's vegetable garden.
1:16.3	I like to have the roasted chicken base.
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