50 Years of the Public Theater

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
We celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Public Theater with its new artistic director, Oskar Eustis, and one of its biggest fans, Rosie Perez.

Events: Rosie Perez and Oskar Eustis will be participating in:
The Public Sings
Monday, January 30th at 7:30pm
New York City Center
West 55th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
For tickets: call 877-581-1212 (toll free) or 212-581-1212; or click here

Listen to Sara Fishko's piece "New York Shakespeare"...a history of Shakespeare in the Park originally broadcast on 6/24/2005.

Music: Aquarius, Track 1, from the HAIR soundtrack, and One, Track 11, from A Chorus Line soundtrack.

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