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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Front Row Classics is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma. Brandon is joined by three guests who are currently involved in the Springfield Muni’s production opening this weekend. We welcome Assistant Director, Jacob Pahde along with Curley & Laurey themselves, Nathan Moss and Brooke Seacrist. We discuss their feelings on the show and how they’ve approached this production. Then, we’ll move on to the film version and how it still captures the magic of the stage production.
FEATURING: Brandon Davis, Nathan Moss, Brooke Seacrist and Jacob Pahde
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