2022, Broad Street Review, Podcast, Season 6 Darnelle Radford 2022, Broad Street Review, Podcast, Season 6 Darnelle Radford

BSR_S06E11 - Choir Boy - Jeffrey L. Page - PTC

Today on the podcast, Director and Choreographer, Jeffrey L. Page talks about the Philadelphia Theatre Company production of Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Here is my interview with Jeffrey L. Page.

Honor. Legacy. Pride. Taking his place out front as the choir leader at an elite all-boys, all-Black prep school, Pharus Young is determined to make his mark by challenging expectations in a world steeped in deep-rooted traditions. Can Pharus find harmony among his peers while staying true to his own voice? From Tarell Alvin McCraney, the Academy Award®-winning writer of Moonlight, Choir Boy electrified Broadway with its soaring gospel, spiritual, and R&B performances.

FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/choir-boy/

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2022, Broad Street Review, Podcast, Season 6 Darnelle Radford 2022, Broad Street Review, Podcast, Season 6 Darnelle Radford

BSR_S06E10 - RENT, A Generational Conversation

Today on the podcast, we talk about the musical, RENT as its Farewell Tour, delayed by the pandemic, finally reaches Philadelphia. I meet with a 16-year old June Kaplan-Mayer and mother Gabrielle to talk about its generational impact over the years. Here is my interview with the Kaplan-Mayers for RENT, by Jonathan Larson.

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2022, Season 6, Podcast, Broad Street Review Darnelle Radford 2022, Season 6, Podcast, Broad Street Review Darnelle Radford

BSR_S06E08 - Sculptor, Michael Ferris

Today on the podcast, Bronx native sculptor, Michael Ferris talks about his first east coast exhibition at The Center for Art in Wood titled, “Extra-Human: The Art of Michael Ferris” . Here is my interview with Sculptor, Micheal Ferris.

Guest-curated by art historian Suzanne Ramljak, the collection will display a dozen of Ferris’s distinctive wood sculptures, related drawings, and painted portraits set in intricately inlaid frames. The exhibition will be available to view from November 5, 2021, through April 24, 2022 at The Center for Art in Wood, 141 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://centerforartinwood.org/exhibition/extra-human-the-art-of-michael-ferris/

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