Christopher Benincasa talks with Dr. Rafey Habib, Professor of English at Rutgers University, author of many books on literary criticism – and a poet.
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Black Nativity
"Black Nativity," by the great poet Langston Hughes, premiered in 1961 on Broadway. Since then, the gospel-inspired musical play has become a holiday favorite.
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[title of show] at George Street Playhouse
[Title of Show] is about two guys writing a show – Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen – who really did write and star (as themselves) in the show, which ended up on Broadway with 3 Obies!
Dave Isay, Founder, StoryCorps
MacArthur Genius Dave Isay started StoryCorps in 2003 -- it's an oral history project that has everyday people interview each other about their lives.
The Garden State Film Festival (from a guy who really, really likes movies)
And I think very, very deeply about them. For example, consider the Indiana Jones trilogy. (Yes, it’s still a trilogy.) I used to be a Raiders, Crusade, Temple guy, but, as I got on in years, I became a staunch Raiders, Temple, Crusade guy – because, awesome as Crusade is, you have to admit that it’s essentially a spiffed-up rehash of Raiders.
Interview with Poet Yusef Komunyakaa
NJN producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa at a Trenton bookstore.
A Tapestry of Expression
Mary May is not only a master basketmaker but an historian of South Jersey baskets. NJN Producer Susan Wallner finds out more about this traditional craft.
Joan Lippincott
Lippincott spoke with NJN producer Eric Schultz shortly after the concert and explained some of the intricacies of writing a fugue and why she thinks Bach’s "Art of the Fugue" is such a masterpiece.
Christopher Benincasa recently spoke with the play's star Nitya Vidyasagar, who plays Cecilia, a young girl whose parents have disappeared in the midst of 1940s political upheaval on an unnamed island in the Pacific Rim
NJ Everywhere?
Susan Wallner spoke to guest curator Laurel Ptak about where she got the idea for the show and why it’s proven to be so popular.
Marlo Thomas
Amber Edwards talks with actress Marlo Thomas -- who's currently at the George Street Playhouse in a world premiere play by Elaine May titled "Roger is Dead"
Nell Irvin, Painter
Amber Edwards talks with Nell Irvin Painter, the eminent historian and author--recently retired from Princeton
Edward Albee
Christopher Benincasa produced a story about Edward Albee's new play, "Me, Myself, and "', directed by Emily Mann at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton.