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Jersey Arts Podcast
The Jersey Arts Podcast presents in-depth, one-on-one conversations with the liveliest and most intriguing personalities in New Jersey’s arts scene. From the casts of hit shows to critically acclaimed film producers; from world-renowned poets to classically trained musicians; from groundbreaking dance visionaries to cutting-edge fine artists, our podcast connects you to what’s happening in your local arts community.
Episodes
Jersey Arts PodcastJunot Diaz, Author
For years, Junot Díaz was known for his explosive collection of short stories, "Drown," set in New Jersey and the Dominican Republic. His readers loyally…
Jersey Arts PodcastAlan Menken and Newsies at Paper Mill Playhouse
The 1992 Disney movie-musical "Newsies" was not a box office smash - the epic, fact-inspired tale of a newsboys' labor strike in 1890s New York was a notorious…
Jersey Arts PodcastJed Gaylin, Music Director of the Bay Atlantic Symphony
Conductor Jed Gaylin has transformed the Bay Atlantic Symphony during his fourteen years as Music Director. Eric Schultz talks to Gaylin about sold out concert…
Jersey Arts PodcastSounds Of The City
NJPAC’s Sounds of the City is a summer tradition in Newark – a free Thursday night concert series attracting thousands of people held outside in Theater…
Jersey Arts PodcastThe Smithereens' Dennis Diken
The Smithereens have just released their first album of new material in twelve years - Smithereens 2011 - and now the band of New Jersey natives is back on…
Jersey Arts PodcastOpera New Jersey's 2011 Summer Season
Producer Eric Schultz chats with Richard Russell, General Director of Opera New Jersey, about the company’s 2011 summer season at McCarter Theatre in…
Jersey Arts PodcastSinger-Songwriter Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter’s career began to take shape in college when he decided that playing music was more important to him than neuroscience – and, after years of…
Jersey Arts PodcastJohn Dias, Artistic Director, Two River Theater Company
The Two River Theater Company in Red Bank is hot. New artistic director John Dias has moved quickly to bring new artists and new plays to the stage. His…
Jersey Arts PodcastJoan Snyder: Intimate Works
Artist Joan Snyder has been widely celebrated for her vibrant expressionist prints and paintings and her leading role in feminist art. Producer Eric Schultz…
Jersey Arts PodcastLloyd Kaufman and The 12th Annual TromaDance Film Festival
The TromaDance Film Festival is returning to Asbury Park – April 22nd and 23rd at the Showroom Theater. In this podcast, Christopher Benincasa talks with the…
Jersey Arts PodcastChoreographer Carolyn Dorfman
Producer Eric Schultz talks with renowned New Jersey-based choreographer Carolyn Dorfman. She founded her modern dance group, the 28 years ago. Dorfman…
Jersey Arts PodcastPosing Beauty at Newark Museum
“Black is Beautiful” - Deborah Willis, artist, historian, and curator, explores the history of this idea, from early slave images to an iconic 1970s photo of…
Jersey Arts PodcastO Write My Name
Christopher Benincasa interviews curator Angela Sergonis about a new show at the -- 50 photos of acclaimed African American artists -- from Lena Horne to…
Jersey Arts PodcastPoet Rafey Habib
Christopher Benincasa talks with Dr. Rafey Habib, Professor of English at Rutgers University, author of many books on literary criticism – and a poet. His book…
Jersey Arts PodcastBlack 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…
Jersey Arts PodcastAmiri Baraka
Christopher Benincasa speaks with poet Amiri Baraka on his birthday. Which also happened to be the kick-off date of this year's Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry…
Jersey Arts Podcast[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…
Jersey Arts PodcastBob Morrison on Arts Education
n a special back to school edition, producer Susan Wallner talks to Bob Morrison, founder of Music for All, VH1's Save the Music Foundation, and Quadrant Arts…
Jersey Arts PodcastJoe Paprzycki and the Waterfront South Theatre
Playwright Joe Paprzycki runs a theatre where his grandfather's bar used to be in Camden, New Jersey. In his play Last Rites, he engineered some clever…
Jersey Arts PodcastDave 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. NPR…
Jersey Arts PodcastKeith Haring at Grounds for Sculpture
Artist Keith Haring, who died in 1990 at the age of 31, is famous for his iconic, graffiti-inspired art -- starting in the subways of NYC, then taking the…
Jersey Arts PodcastPassage Theatre's Play Lab
Fortune smiles as the Passage Play Lab returns with another collection of original one-act plays by Trenton area writers (June 25-27). This year, five writers…
Jersey Arts PodcastNicole Atkins and XPN
Singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins is performing at the XPoNential Music Festival on the Camden Waterfront this weekend. State of the Arts producer Christopher…
Jersey Arts PodcastNew Jersey Film Festival
The 2010 New Jersey International Film Festival’s 15th anniversary season takes place on the Rutgers New Brunswick campus June 4-20. Producer Eric Schultz…
Jersey Arts PodcastTake Flight at the McCarter
Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, and the Wright Brothers are the characters in a new musical, "Take Flight," opening at the McCarter Theatre on April 30th…
Jersey Arts PodcastMarvin Rosen from WPRB
Volunteer DJ Marvin Rosen, host of two shows on Princeton's university station WPRB, joins interviewer Susan Wallner for a podcast about the reinvention of…
Jersey Arts PodcastPoetry Out Loud
New Jersey is holding its fifth annual Poetry Out Loud! recitation contest at Drumthwacket, the governor's mansion in Princeton, on Thursday, March 18. The…
Jersey Arts PodcastRossen Milanov - Princeton Symphony
Rossen Milanov has been appointed the new Music Director of the Princeton Symphony. Producer Eric Schultz chatted with him at a rehearsal before his debut…
Jersey Arts PodcastDaniel Beaty - Through The Night
Sia Nyorkor talks with writer/performer, Daniel Beaty, about his newest production, Through the Night, at Crossroads Theatre Company. The play takes us through…
Jersey Arts PodcastA John Waters Christmas
Susan Wallner talks with filmmaker John Waters ("Pink Flamingos," "Hairspray") about his one-man paean to Christmas. Although some call him anti-Christmas…
Jersey Arts PodcastSpringsteen's American Vision
Christopher Benincasa talks with author Louis P. Masur about his book "Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen's American Vision." The book chronicles…
Jersey Arts PodcastTunes from the Crypt
Producer Eric Schultz talks with organist Joanne K. Owen, the first performer in a new pipe organ series in Salem County New Jersey. Owen plays a Halloween…
Jersey Arts PodcastI Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts
In this podcast Christopher Benincasa interviews Jersey City Museum’s Rocio Aranda-Alvarado about the museum’s new show I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts…
Jersey Arts PodcastOpera Director John Hoomes
John Hoomes travels throughout the world directing opera. He has staged more than 75 productions. Producer Eric Schultz chatted with the veteran director in…
Jersey Arts Podcast"The Tempest" Outdoors
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s popular outdoor offering this summer is “The Tempest.” From June 24-August 2, Shakespeare’s magical play is being…
Jersey Arts PodcastNJ Film Festival
Christopher Benincasa talks with New Jersey International Film Festival curator Al Nigrin and four of the festival's featured filmmakers - Paul Marcus (Sounds…
Jersey Arts PodcastPaul Muldoon and Susan Wheeler
Christopher Benincasa talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon and poet/author Susan Wheeler about the inaugural Princeton Poetry Festival, which…
Jersey Arts PodcastPlaywright Tarell McCraney
Susan Wallner talks to Playwright Tarell McCrane. The 28 year old is playwright in residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and he’s opening a trilogy, “The…
Jersey Arts PodcastNew Jersey Ballet
The New Jersey Ballet 50th anniversary features a season of works choreographed by some of the greatest names in dance. Producer Eric Schultz speaks with the…
Jersey Arts PodcastMichael Rees, Artist
Michael Rees creates sculptures that are products of the intersection of art and technology. State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with the…
Jersey Arts PodcastTim Vasen on "Troy: After and Before"
At McCarter’s Berlind Theatre, two ancient Greek plays explore a bloody story tying family values to international politics. In “Iphigenia at Aulis” by…
Jersey Arts PodcastReadings of Poet Joe Weil
State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa follows poet Joe Weil around his home town of Elizabeth, New Jersey, stopping along the way to read work from…
Jersey Arts PodcastMel Leipzig, Painter
Celebrated realist painter Mel Leipzig, from Trenton, NJ, is as prolific at 73 as he has ever been. State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz chatted with…
Jersey Arts PodcastInterview with Poet Yusef Komunyakaa
NJN producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa at a Trenton bookstore. Komunyakaa has a new book of poetry…
Jersey Arts PodcastA Tapestry of Expression
The New Jersey State Museum has reopened with an exhibit celebrating New Jersey folk life, “Culture in Context: A Tapestry of Expression” One of the Featured…
Jersey Arts PodcastJoan Lippincott
Organ virtuoso Joan Lippincott recently performed J. S. Bach’s monumental "Art of the Fugue" at the Princeton Theological Seminary as part of the Westminster…
Jersey Arts PodcastCecilias Last Tea Party
"Cecilia's Last Tea Party" is a new play at Trenton's Mill Hill Playhouse that the New York Times called "a modest but ravishing new piece of theater well…
Jersey Arts PodcastMarlo thomas
NJN producer Amber Edwards talks with actress Marlo Thomas -- who's currently at the George Street Playhouse in a world premiere play by Elaine May titled…
Jersey Arts PodcastNell Irvin, Painter
This time on Jersey Arts: The Podcast, NJN producer Amber Edwards talks with Nell Irvin Painter, the eminent historian and author--recently retired from…
Jersey Arts PodcastEdward Albee
Welcome to the very first edition of Jersey Arts: The Podcast. On NJN's recent "Stage & Screen" episode of State of the Arts, Christopher Benincasa produced a…