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'Oklahoma!' gets a gender-bending staging
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'Oklahoma!' gets a gender-bending staging

At the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is re-imagined with same-sex lead couples; Warner Bros. wants to build a gondola from its lot to the Hollywood sign; this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured Armenian-American musicians who are challenging traditional sounds.
Cast members from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of "Oklahoma!"
Cast members from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of "Oklahoma!"
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Here's the lineup for today:

This Ain't Your Granddaddy's 'Oklahoma!'

(Starts at 7:28)

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 75th-anniversary production of the iconic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical breaks new ground with same-sex lead couples and other LGBTQ casting.

Guest: Oregon Shakespeare Festival artistic director Bill Rauch

An airborne route to the Hollywood sign?

(Starts at :45)

Warner Bros. is proposing to build a gondola from its lot to the Hollywood sign with the goal of increasing tourism at its Burbank studio and also decreasing traffic in the Hollywood Hills.

Guest: Los Angeles Times reporter Ryan Faughnder 

Traditional Armenian music is getting an update

(Starts at 19:33)

Last week's Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C. featured the music of Armenia, and performers included Armenian-American musicians who are taking traditional folk music in new directions. (feature story by Betto Arcos)