Parker, Molina, Banjo Fest

Studio 360

Sarah Jessica Parker on her new movie, “Sex and the City 2,” and the new Bravo reality series she created: “Work of Art.” Alfred Molina tells Kurt Andersen how he transforms into the abstract painter Mark Rothko for his current Broadway show, “Red.” And a gathering of black banjo players in North Carolina highlights a forgotten chapter of music history.

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