TT: Words to the wise

• Luciana Souza is singing at the Jazz Standard on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The band consists of Edward Simon, Larry Koonse, Scott Colley, and Antonio Sanchez–the same group heard on her new album, The New Bossa Nova–with tenor saxophonist Chris Potter sitting in on Friday. Two sets each night, at 7:30 and 9:30. Reserve early–this one will sell out. (I’m going on Friday, so look for me at the first set.)
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• I’m the guest on this week’s episode of Downstage Center, the satellite radio program of the American Theatre Wing, the organization that (among other things) runs the Tony Awards. Howard Sherman and John von Soosten, the hosts, interviewed me about my work as the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal, as well as about The Letter, the opera I’m writing with Paul Moravec. The hour-long conversation, which was taped on Monday afternoon, was unusually detailed and wide-ranging, and I think it will make for good listening.
XM Satellite Radio’s Channel 28, On Broadway, airs Downstage Center on Fridays at six p.m., Saturdays at noon, and Sundays at seven p.m. (all times are EDT). Next Monday my interview will be archived on the American Theatre Wing’s Web site, where you can listen to it in streaming audio or download it to your mp3 player by going here.
You can also subscribe to the podcast version of Downstage Center by going to iTunes and searching for “American Theatre Wing.”
Happy listening!