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Broadway Composer CHARLES STROUSE. His hits include, "Bye Bye Birdie," "Applause," and "Annie." He's also written the film scores for "Bonnie and Clyde," and "The Night They Raided Minskys," and others. STROUSE newest production is the sequel to "Annie," -- "Annie Warbucks." It's his second stab at an "Annie" sequel, and it comes after a string of flops. When asked if he'd ever just wanted to quit he said, "Never. . . The one thing that all the music teachers I had instilled in me was a desire to connect notes. . . I love composing for the theater.

2: Musician JOHN CALE was the violist, keyboardist and bassist of the 60's avante garde band, The Velvet Underground. Since the breakup of the group in 1968, JOHN CALE has had a career as a solo artist. Most recently, he collaborated with former Velvet Underground member Lou Reed, on "Songs for Drella," the 1990 tribute to artist Andy Warhol. This past month, he released "Seducing Down the Door: A John Cale Collection," (Rhino) which is a compilation of his post-Velvet Underground solo recordings.

Former Philadelphia 76ers' forward "Dr. J" -- JULIUS ERVING. When he retired in 1987, ERVING was one of the highest scorers in professional basketball. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of FAme in 1993. ERVING has written the foreword to "The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia, Second Edition" (Villard Books).

Theater and film director ELIA KAZAN. He directed Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront," and James Dean in "East of Eden." He was a member of the Group Theater and co-founded the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg. (REBROADCAST from 5/5/88).

2: Terry talks with character actor STANLEY TUCCI. He is in the new movie "It Could Happen to You." He has also appeared in the movies "Prelude to a Kiss," "Beethoven" and "Billy Bathgate." TUCCI has also played in many television roles. He is well-known for his role as crime boss Ricky Penzola in the TV series, "Wiseguy" and has also appeared on television in "Equal Justice," "Thirtysomething," and "The Equalizer." (REBROADCAST FROM 9/27/93)INT 3: Actress JAMIE LEE CURTIS. She stars in the new Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, "True Lies." Her earlier film roles include "Halloween," "The Fog," "Trading Places," and "A Fish Called Wanda." (REBROADCAST FROM 3

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2: JANE HAMILTON is the author of the new novel, "A Map of the World" (Doubleday) about a Midwestern farm family whose lives are changed irrevocably by one terrible incident. Hamilton's first novel, "The Book of Ruth," won the 1989 PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award for best first novel.

Journalist and author ALLISTER SPARKS. SPARKS is a fifth- generation South African. He heads the Johannesburg Institute for the Advancement of Journalism. In 1990, he published his historical study of South Africa called "The Mind of South Africa" (Knopf). His recent piece in "The New Yorker," called "The Secret Revolution" (April 11, 1994, p.56), reveals the little known, behind the scenes drama that started unfolding within South Africa almost 10 years ago. The revolution in South Africa that will be played out in next week's all-race elections actually evolved through a series of secret negotiations between Nelson Mandela and members of the white government. The talks started in 1985 while Mandela was briefly released from prison to undergo surgery. SPARKS calls the secret negotiating process a "remarkable phenomenon."

Professor JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN (CROSS-in). A native of Ireland, ordained as a priest in the U.S. (he left the Priesthood in 1969), CROSSAN now teaches biblical studies at DePaul University. CROSSAN is a founding member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars who meet to determine the authenticity of Jesus' sayings in the Gospels. CROSSAN's new work is "Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography" (HarperCollins) which seeks to place Jesus in the context of his Jewish, Mediterranean and peasant roots; to see him as a Socratic philosopher and radical egalitarian.

Mexican author CARLOS FUENTES. Mexico is in flux. On New Years Day, a violent peasant uprising broke out in Chiapas, and thru negotiations, the Zapitistas (as they call themselves) reached a tentative agreement with the government. Then frontrunner presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio was assassinated as he campaigned in Tijuana. The Mexican government says at least seven people conspired in the killing. FUENTES will discuss recent events in Mexico and the history that shaped them.