Julia Furlan

WNYC Culture Producer

Julia Furlan appears in the following:

Theater Reviews: 'Diary of a Madman' at BAM

Friday, February 25, 2011

Geoffrey Rush goes bananas—and lets the audience in on it—in Gogol's "Diary of a Madman" at BAM's Harvey theater.

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Theater Reviews: 'Compulsion' at the Public Theater

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

"Compulsion" brings the story of a man obsessed with being remembered to the Public Theater. Written by Rinne Groff and directed by Oskar Eustis.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Offers Funding to NYC Cultural Groups

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

On Tuesday, the Mayor's charitable organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, announced that it will invite 250 arts organizations to apply for $32 million in funding as part of an "Arts Advancement Initiative."

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Theater Reviews: 'In the Pony Palace/Football' at the Bushwick Starr

Monday, February 14, 2011

"The Pony Palace/Football" at the Bushwick Starr brings audiences back to high school.

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Awarding Classical Music

Friday, February 11, 2011

In advance of this Sunday's Grammy Awards, previous winner Sharon Isbin and Sedgwick Clark, editor of Musical America, weigh in on the importance of awards in classical music.

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Susan Sarandon's Famous (and Some Forgotten) Roles at Brooklyn Academy of Music

Thursday, February 10, 2011

From Thursday through Sunday, BAM hosts a 13-film series featuring Sarandon, with some films followed by question-and-answer sessions.

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Museum of the City of New York Celebrates the Apollo Theater

Monday, February 07, 2011

A new exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York tells the story of the Apollo theater's 77-year history with memorabilia.

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Docu-Operas Bring Real Lives to the Stage

Friday, February 04, 2011

Washington Post classical music critic Anne Midgette weighs in on the real lives and events in docu-operas.

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'Street View' Technology Goes Artsy With Google's New Art Project

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

On Tuesday, Google launched its "Art Project," which lets online users tour 16 museums worldwide, including three in New York: the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Frick Collection.

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The "Glee" Effect

Friday, January 28, 2011

Kerry Nolan talks to P.S. 22's Gregg Breinberg and Sanford Sardo of Calhoun High School about the growing popularity of choral music.

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Artist Transforms FBI Files Into Short Films

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Artist Jenny Perlin uses film to take a peek into one of New York City's most notorious trials.

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History Museum Puts Spotlight on Tibetan Tangkas, Meditation

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The American Museum of Natural History is taking some time for meditation. On Tuesday, the museum invted the public to meditation sessions guided by Buddhist monks to celebrate its "B...

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Broadway Bands Take the Stage

Friday, January 21, 2011

Theater critic Elisabeth Vincentelli weighs in on Broadway bands onstage.

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New Yorkers Rally in Support of the Belarus Free Theater

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

New Yorkers, Belarussians and representatives gathered in support of a small, underground theater company called the Belarus Free Theater on Wednesday.

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Broadway Marquees Dimmed in Honor of Ellen Stewart and Romulus Linney

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Wednesday night, as theater goers line up to get their tickets at will-call windows, the marquees of Broadway will go dark for one minute, at 8 P.M.

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Bronx Music Man Don Kirshner Dies at 76

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Don Kirshner, the Bronx music publisher, producer and television host who saw promise in musicians who spanned decades and genres, passed away on Monday of heart failure at the age of 76 in Boca Raton, Florida.

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Art Case Pianos

Friday, January 14, 2011

New York Times writer and author James Barron discusses the history of the world's most beautiful pianos.

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Gig Alert: The Beatles Complete on Ukulele

Friday, January 14, 2011

For two days, Mark Greenawalt and his gang of uke-masters will play the complete Beatles on little tiny ukuleles.

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A Year Later, New York Honors Victims and Survivors of Haiti Quake

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

On the year anniversary of the quake, the outpouring of support is decidedly less star-spangled, but in a city populated with some of the biggest money makers and opinion formers in t...

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Caroling Groups Spread Glad Tidings

Friday, December 24, 2010

Two caroling group directors talk about why they sing during the holiday season.

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