Arthur Laurents Directs the "Gypsy" Revival.
Writer, producer, and director Arthur Laurents. Laurents wrote the stories for the plays "Gypsy" and "West Side Story" and the screenplays for the movies "The Way We Were" and "The Turning Point." Laurents is currently directing the Broadway revival of "Gypsy," starring Tyne Daly.
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Other segments from the episode on January 31, 1990
"The Art of Joseph Szigeti."
Classical music Lloyd Schwartz reviews a series of compact disc reissues featuring violinist Joseph Szigeti (si-GETT-ee).
Michael Norman Discusses the "Friendships he Forged" in the Vietnam War.
Journalist Michael Norman. Norman served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and his memoir, "These Good Men: Friendships Forged from War," he tells the stories of some of the men he served with. Norman, a former columnist for the New York Times, spent 5 years looking for his comrades, traveling from Oklahoma to London, finding out what had happened to them in the 20 years since the war and trying to understand how his own life had been changed.
Setting Poetry to Music.
Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg puts together the meters of poetry and music with a game he calls, "Settings." (originally broadcast 9/28/88).
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Veteran Film Director Robert Wise
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