Wed. 12/18 10a: Composer Cy Coleman and lyricist Michael Stewart collaborated in 1980 on a musical biography of the 19th Century American showman, P. T. Barnum. "Barnum" is this year's holiday presentation of Albuquerque's Musical Theatre Southwest, with performances December 13 through December 29 at the African American Performing Arts Center. Spencer Beckwith talks with the director of
the show, Dan Yurgaitus.
Spencer Beckwith reports on the arts for KUNM. For ten years, until March of 2014, Spencer was the producer and host of KUNM's "Performance New Mexico," a weekday morning arts program that included interviews with musicians, writers and performers. Spencer is a graduate of the acting program at the Juilliard School, and, before moving to New Mexico in 2002, was for many years a professional actor based in New York City.