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Gay theater, then and now

New York Times theater critic Jesse Green and playwright Paul Rudnick join Kurt Andersen to discuss groundbreaking gay theater over the past 50 years. How will plays like “Angels in America” and “Torch Song Trilogy,” which are being revived, hold up for today’s audiences, and what does the future hold for plays about the LBGT community? Plus, Barry Blitt, the illustrator whose work is frequently featured on the cover of The New Yorker, gives Andersen a tour of his work studio — and some insights into how he creates his brilliant and hilarious illustrations.

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Rudnick, Lehman, BLK JKS

Studio 360 takes stock one year after Wall Street's meltdown; the real-life drama of the fall of Lehman Brothers inspires a BBC radio play. And the playwright Paul Rudnick reveals the absurd demands Hollywood studios make on their screenwriters.

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Suburbs, Homes, Fountains

This week Studio 360 takes on suburbia in a special broadcast from the Museum of Television and Radio in New York. Kurt Andersen and an all-star cast of performers and writersdecode the universe of leafy cul de sacs, backyard barbeques, and aspiring garage bands. Kurt's guests includethecomedy writer Paul Rudnick, who wrote the remake of the suburban cult classic The Stepford Wives; and the novelist and short story writer A.M. Homes. Plus, live songs from the whip smart pop masters, Fountains of Wayne.