This edition: May 2015
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Original tape date: May 1, 2015. First aired: May 8, 2015.Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson hosts this month's episode of Arts in the City from FDR Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island.
Segments include Tony Guida’s interview with photographer Will Ellis, who recently released a book of photographs of abandoned locations in NYC; Minnie Roh’s story on the increasing number of Asian American comic book writers; Pat Collins’ interviews with the cast and creative team behind Broadway’s biggest spring opening, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two; Donna Hanover’s interview with Andrew Morton, author of the new book 17 Carnations; Barry Mitchell’s night learning about close-up magic; and Andrew Falzon’s profile of the controversial Bjork career retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.
For more information:
FDR Four Freedoms Park - www.fdrfourfreedomspark.org
Abandoned NYC - abandonednyc.com
Wolf Hall - wolfhallbroadway.com
17 Carnations - hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andrew-morton/17-carnations/9781619695887
Bjork - www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1501
A Taste of Magic - www.atasteofmagicnyc.com
Guest List
Eli Bosnick Creator/Producer, A Taste of Magic
Lucy Briers Actress, ‘Catherine of Aragon’, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Leah Brotherhead Actress, ‘Jane Seymour’, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Eric Brown Magician
Amy Chu Comic Book Writer, Wonder Woman
Will Ellis Photographer and Author, Abandoned NYC
Jeremy Herrin Director, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Lydia Leonard Actress, ‘Anne Boleyn’, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Dame Hilary Mantel Novelist, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Ben Miles Actor, ‘Thomas Cromwell’, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Andrew Morton Author, “17 Carnations”
Greg Pak Comic Book Writer, Incredible Hulk
Nathaniel Parker Actor, ‘King Henry VIII’, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Herb Scher Magician
Hudson Taylor Magician
Rachel Wax Magician
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