Ben Hong, West Side Story, Sufjan
Kurt Andersen gets a cello lesson. Ben Hong taught Jamie Foxx how to play for the new film “The Soloist,” and now takes on Kurt as a student. West Side Story is back on Broadway and en espaol! Neuroscientists wrap their brains around magic. And the rabid fan base of Sufjan Stevens gets ugly with the winner of a songwriting contest.
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