The Leonard Lopate Show
The Spirit of Collaboration
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Playwright Neil LaBute and the cast of This Is How It Goes (Amanda Peet, Ben Stiller, and Jeffrey Wright) discuss the art of collaboration in theater. Then, we’ll hear from Edward Conlon about his life as a New York City cop. Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Everything is Illuminated, tells us about his latest novel. Next, Leonard reflects on the nature of brotherly collaboration with his younger brother Phillip Lopate. And screenwriters Jim Taylor ("Sideways") and Tamara Jenkins ("The Slums of Beverly Hills") tell us how spouses in the same profession collaborate.
All the World's A Stage
Last week, Leonard discussed the art of collaboration in theater with playwright Neil LaBute and the cast of This Is How It Goes (Amanda Peet, Ben Stiller, and Jeffrey Wright) at the Museum of Modern Art. We start the show off with a recording of the live event.
» View pictures from the live taping at the MOMA
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Music:
Tracks #5 and #7 from the soundtrack to the film SIDEWAYS. Composed by Rolfe Kent, available on New Line Records
Blue Blood
Edward Conlon discusses what being one of New York’s finest means to him: he’s fourth generation NYPD, a Harvard graduate, and a contributor to The New Yorker. His new memoir is titled Blue Blood.
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Events:
Edward Conlon will be speaking and signing books on:
Tuesday, April 5th at 7:30 pm
Barnes & Noble
290 Baychester Ave.
Bronx, NY
And Edward Conlon will be signing books on:
Wednesday, April 6th at 1pm
Borders
100 Broadway (at Wall St.)
Music:
Track #2 from the soundtrack to the film HEAT. Performed by Passengers, available on Warner Brothers
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer tells us about the first novel he’s written after the success of Everything Is Illuminated. His new novel, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, follows the life of a nine-year-old New Yorker whose father was killed on September 11th.
Events:
Jonathan Safran Foer reads and signs books
Tuesday, April 5 at 7 pm
Barnes & Noble at Union Square
Music:
Track #5 from the soundtrack to the film THE HOURS. Composed by Philip Glass, available on Nonesuch Records
Brotherly Love
Leonard continues exploring the theme of collaboration in this interview from his live taping at MoMA on March 29th. Leonard discusses the other side of sibling rivalry--sibling collaboration--with his younger brother Phillip Lopate.
» View pictures from the live taping at the MOMA
» More on the Leonard Lopate Show 20th Anniversary
Music:
Tracks #9 from the soundtrack to the film SIDEWAYS. Composed by Rolfe Kent, available on New Line Records
Behind the Screen
Screenwriters Jim Taylor (“Sideways”) and Tamara Jenkins (“The Slums of Beverly Hills”) discuss how couples collaborate--even when they’re working on different films.
» View pictures from the live taping at the MOMA
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