Baz Luhrmann appears in the following:
Baz Luhrmann: Screen to Stage
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann has helmed music-forward films like William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge. He crafted an ode to his homeland in Australia, which took in $210 million worldwide. Luhrmann joins us to talk about his role in the New York Musical Theatre Festival - and the stage musical he's planning for his cult classic, Strictly Ballroom.
Close Listeners
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Alex Ross has been writing about music for The New Yorker for well over a decade, covering everything from Schubert to Sonic Youth. Today on Soundcheck, he'll tell us how a broad love of music helps him understand the world. Plus: Writer and director Baz Luhrmann is best known for his work on the films Moulin Rouge and William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. He'll join us to discuss the intersection of musical theatre and contemporary pop culture.
Baz, Funk, Vegas
Saturday, April 19, 2003
Kurt Andersen and director Baz Luhrmann talk about the art of the spectacle.
