With our first podcast since the inauguration of Steve Bannon and Donald Trump as President, we wanted to speak with someone who could look forward at the path ahead and towards the potentials for revolt, as well as look back at what has gone down over the Obama era with a critical eye. Catching up … Continued
Fun Home: Alison Bechdel and Jeanine Tesori, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Alison Bechdel is the author of the graphic novel “Fun Home,” and Jeanine Tesori is the composer of the musical adaptation of “Fun Home”. Originally opening at New York’s Public Theatre, “Fun Home” moved to Broadway and won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Musical. Jeanine Tesori shared the Tony for Best Original Score with lyricist and librettist Lisa Kron.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews Native Son by Nambi E. Kelley, adapted from the novel by Richard Wright, at Marin Theatre Company through February 12, 2017.
Robert Olen Butler, author of the novel “Perfume River,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Robert Olen Butler is the author of several novels and short story collections. His collection, “A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain” won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The author of sixteen novels and six collections of short stories, his best-known works focus on the legacy of Vietnam, either looking at the war itself or on its aftermath in Vietnam and in America.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the Jewish Circle Theatre production of “Love Sick,” at the Osher Studio in Berkeley through February 12th and at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, February 23-March 12.
Bill Scott Sworn In As New San Francisco Police Chief. Is The California Governor Ready For Trump? The Largest Single Political Protest Action In The U. S. Since The Sixties.
Bill Scott Sworn In As New San Francisco Police Chief. Is the California Governor Ready for Trump? The Largest Single Political Protest Action in the U. S. Since the Sixties.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the musical play “Finding Neverland” at SHN Orpheum through February 12, 2017.
Ashley Judd, interviewed by Richard Wolinsky on April 25,2011 On Saturday, January 21, 2017, Ashley Judd captivated the crowd at the Women’s March in Washington with her presentation as a “Nasty Woman”. While most people simply know her as an actor in films and television, her real center lies as an activist for health and social justice. Richard Wolinsky had a chance to interview Ashley Judd when she was on tour in 2011 for her memoir, “All That Is Bitter and Sweet,”
Gregory Dawson is the founder and artistic director of dawsondancesf, which presents the world premiere of Dawson’s work “les vérités” at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on January 27th and 28th. He is interviewed by C.S. Soong.
