The Enduring 'Capeman'

Soundcheck | Aug 11, 2010

Paul Simon's Broadway musical, The Capeman, closed after 68 performances and lost $11 million. This weekend, the Public Theater will stage a concert version of the musical in Central Park.

We talk about the saga of The Capeman with Elizabeth Wollman , Baruch College music professor and author of The Theater will Rock: A History of the Rock Musical from Hair to Hedwig.

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