Eurydice, Noir, Bahamas

Studio 360 goes to hell and back on the trail of Orpheus — the original singer-songwriter who descends to the underworld to bring back his dead wife, Eurydice. Kurt Andersen and his guest, playwright and director Mary Zimmerman, talk about why playwrights, filmmakers, and poets still feel the need to re-tell this story over and over. We’ll hear from a young writer who imagines Eurydice’s life after death, and we’ll revisit a disco-era exploitation flick that has Orpheus crooning awful soft-rock ballads. Plus: Legendary designer Milton Glaser explains how the Bahamas are luring people to the beaches — with a logo.