EPISODE · Sep 1, 2023 · 40 MIN
Benjamin Velez — THE TEMPEST
from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host Benjamin Velez, Dan Rubins
Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Tempest is running off-Broadway at the Delacorte Theatre through September 3rd. Find out more at www.publictheater.org.If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org
What this episode covers
Writing the score of a new musical is never an easy task, especially when your book writer is William Shakespeare. Hear from Benjamin Velez what it was like to craft the songs for his new adaptation of The Tempest, write for Hamilton star Renée Elise Goldsberry in the role of Prospero, and learn from the members of the community who make up the dozens-strong ensemble of Shakespeare in the Park's free Public Works summer programming. The isle is full of noises — so stream ours on The Present Stage!
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