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Theater Companies Mark Odets Centennial

By Tom Vitale

Published March 4, 2006 at 5:44 PM EST

Tom Vitale

Stories From This Author

Bestselling novelist Paul Auster, author of 'The New York Trilogy,' dies at 77

Tom Vitale

A leading figure in his generation of postmodern American writers, Auster wrote more than 20 novels, including City of Glass, Sunset Park, 4 3 2 1 and The Brooklyn Follies.
Terence Blanchard's opera on the troubled life of boxer Emile Griffith premieres

Tom Vitale

Terence Blanchard's work based on the troubled life of boxing champion Emile Griffith premieres at the Metropolitan Opera. (This piece originally aired on Weekend Edition on April 8, 2023.)
'Champion' is not your grandmother's Metropolitan Opera

Tom Vitale

Terence Blanchard made history last season when his opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones was the first work by a Black composer staged by the Metropolitan Opera. And the Met has asked for more.