The King's Face feat. Derrick Baskin and Brandon Uranowitz

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Broadway stars Derrick Baskin ("Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations," "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee") and Brandon Uranowitz ("An American in Paris," "Burn This") play a curious king and clever farmer in this tale with roots in Russia, Italy, India, Greece, Africa and Iran.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer here.
0:04.1	Before we get to today's story, I'd like to invite you to join the Circle Round Club.
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0:19.8	me.
0:20.8	Learn more about the Circle Round Club and become a member at WBOR.org slash Circle Round Club.
0:31.0	Produced by the I-Lab at WBOR Boston.
0:40.0	Do you have a piggy bank?
0:42.9	If so, how do you decide whether you'll save a coin in your bank or spend it?
0:48.5	Well we're about to meet a farmer whose answer to this question makes a very big impression
0:53.9	on the king.
0:56.7	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round.
1:01.4	Where story time happens all the time.
1:04.2	Today our story is called the King's Face.
1:08.3	Versions of this tale come from a bunch of places, including Greece, Hungary and Italy,
1:13.7	India and Russia, parts of East Africa and modern-day Iran.
1:19.9	Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this folktale, including
1:24.0	Broadway stars Derek Baskin and Brandon Uranowitz.
1:28.6	Derek has taken the stage in the 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Little Mermaid
1:33.8	and is currently starring in Inked 2 Proud, the life and times of the temptations for
1:38.7	which he received a Tony Award nomination in 2019.
1:42.2	And Brandon Uranowitz has received three Tony nominations for an American in Paris,
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