Terry Gross

Composer and Broadway director Cy Coleman talks about working with Dorothy Fields in the 1960s and 70's with Dorothy Fields. They collaborated on the Broadway shows "Sweet Charity," and "Seesaw." Coleman is the composer and director of the current Broadway show, The Life. (Rebroadcast of 4/12/99)

As part of our encore presentation of our series on American popular son, we remember the late lyricist Dorothy Fields. Born in 1905, She was the only woman in the pre-rock era to sustain major critical and popular acclaim as a songwriter. First, We feature singer Becky Kilgore and pianist Dave Frishberg perform music by Dorothy Fields. (Rebroadcast of 4/12/99)

Philip Furia talks specifically about the lyrics Dorothy Fields wrote. Furia is Chairman of the English Department at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He is also author of "Poets of Tin Pan Alley." (Rebroadcast of 4/12/99)

Singer Becky Kilgore and pianist Dave Frishberg perform music by Dorothy Fields. (Rebroadcast of 4/12/99)

Singer Becky Kilgore and pianist Dave Frishberg perform music by Dorothy Fields. (Rebroadcast of 4/12/99)

Biographer Deborah Grace Winer talks about Fields life and music. Winer is author of "On the Sunny Side of the Street: The Life and Lyrics of Dorothy Fields." (Rebroadcast of 4/12/99)

Character actor John C. Reilly. Reilly can currently be seen in the film “The Perfect Storm.” He's starred in all three of director/writer Paul Thomas Anderson's films. He played a small-time gambler In "Hard Eight," a porn star In "Boogie Nights," and a police officer In "Magnolia." “Magnolia” has just been released on video. Reilly has also worked with directors Brian DePalma ("Casualties of War") and Terrence Malik ("The Thin Red Line").

Biographer Howard Pollack is the author of “Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man” (University of Illinois Press). This year marks the 100th anniversary of Copland’s birth. Though Copland was Jewish, gay, and raised in Brooklyn, his work came to personify the American West, with such well known compositions as “Billy the Kid” and “Rodeo.” Copland also wrote “Appalachian Spring,” and “Fanfare for the Common Man.” Copland also wrote the film scores for “The Red Pony,” and “The Heiress.” Pollack is professor of music history and literature at the University of Houston.

Protestor Michael Morill is the organizer of Unity 2000 a coalition of groups which is staging a rally on Sunday, July 31st, to cover a range of issues. Morill and his organization sued the city to obtain a permit to protest. Also Amy Kwasnicki is a member of the Philadelphia Direct Action Group which is coordinating three days of protests and civil disobedience during the convention. The group was not given a permit to protest.

Staff writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer Thomas Ginsberg. He’s been covering how the city is preparing for the advent of protests during the Republican National Convention.