Terry Gross

A concert with jazz singer Rebecca Kilgore, accompanied by pianist David Frishberg. Kilgore is known as Portland's premier singer, and is just now emerging as a major talent. She and Frishberg comprise one of the longest running jazz duos in the country. Kilgore's latest CD is "I Saw Stars." "I Saw Stars" with Dan Barrett's Celestial Six, Arbors Records [ARCD 19136, 1994. Her first CD release was "Looking at You", with Dave Frishberg on piano, [PHD Music, 1994.] Includes a preview of tomorrow's concert with Dave Frishberg.

Actor Laurence Fishburne. He was Cowboy Curtis on "Pee-wee's Playhouse," and at 15, he played a young G.I. in "Apocalypse Now." He also played the musician Ike Turner in the film biography of Tina Turner, "What's Love Got To Do With It," and portrayed a streetwise chess pro in "Searching for Bobby Fischer." He plays the title role in the new film adaptation of "Othello." (Rebroadcast from April 6, 1992)

Actor and director Kenneth Branagh. He stars as Lago in the new film adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello. We feature excerpts from two interviews with Branagh from our archives. Branagh's films include a film adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth, with himself in the title role, "Dead Again," a psychological thriller starring Branagh and Emma Thompson, and Much Ado About Nothing," also starring himself.

Critic Steve Vineberg reviews the film adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility."

Critic Steve Vineberg reviews a new film version of Shakespeare's "Othello." It stars Laurence Fishburne as Othello, and Kenneth Brannagh as Iago.

Actor Michael J. Fox. He got his big break on the hit TV show "Family Ties." He went on to star in a number of films, including the "Back to the Future" series. He's also starred in "Casualties of War" and "Doc Hollywood." Currently he plays a fictional character based on George Stephanopolous in the new movie "The American President." (Rebroadcast from September 28, 1993)

Writer Terry McMillan. Her novel, Waiting to Exhale (Viking) has been made into a movie. It opens this week in selected theaters. It's about four strong, urban, black women in their thirties, their successful careers, and their sometimes volatile relationships with black men. She says women -- both black and white -- are frustrated because they can't find a man who's willing to commit, and won't lie or cheat. Her previous novels are Mama and Disappearing Acts. (Rebroadcast from June 2, 1992)

Writer Rebecca Walker. She's a contributing editor to Ms. Magazine, and is cofounder of Third Wave, a national, multicultural organization devoted to encouraging young women's activism. She has edited a new book of writings about feminism today, To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism. (Anchor Books).

Jerry Yang is co-founder of Yahoo, a directory to the World Wide Web. Yahoo has an on-line site, as well as a companion book. Yahoo is one of the most popular sites on the Web. Users can access Yahoo, once in the Web at http://www.yahoo.com. Their new book is Yahoo! Unplugged (IDG books).

Film director Ang Lee. He grew up in Taiwan, but studied theater and film production in the United States. His second feature film, "The Wedding Banquet," was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, as was his next film, "Eat Drink Man Woman." Lee's films often portray family relationships with poignancy, respect, and a light comic touch. His latest film is "Sense and Sensibility," the film based on the novel by Jane Austen.