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2: 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. Last year, STROUSE mounted a sequel to "Annie," -- "Annie Warbucks." 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." (REBROADCAST FROM 1

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.

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Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews "French Lessons," by Alice Kaplan.

Writer and professor MICHAEL ERIC DYSON, author of "Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X" (Oxford University Press). The book explores the different sides of Malcolm X and how his influence is felt today. DYSON is also the author of "Reflecting Black," and a professor of Communications Studies at the University of North Carolina.

Language commentator GEOFFREY NUNBERG on why books will never be osolete.

Film Critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Color of Night," starring Bruce Willis.

NELSON PEERY recently published his memoir, "Black Fire: The Making of an American Revolutionary (The New Press)," about coming of age against a background of racism, the Depression, and World War II. The book chronicles PEERY's travels west during the Depression, and his experiences as a soldier fighting in World War II. He writes about his simultaneous love for America and hatred for the people who discriminated against African Americans, especially in the army. The book details his vision of a worldwide revolution of people of color, his involvement in the Communist party, and his own personal revolutions against officers in his unit who were cruel to black soldiers. PEERY began his book when he was 24, but did not finish it until now, almost 25 years later. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THROUGH THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

Blues and R&B singer ETTA JAMES. She was a teenager when she was discovered by bandleader/talent scout Johnny Otis, who helped her record her first single, "Dance with Me Henry." Her career took off in the sixties, until she battled a drug addiction at the end of that decade. Although JAMES mostly sang R&B, she has just released "Mystery Lady," (Private Music) on which she covers songs by her favorite jazz singer, Billie Holiday.

ADRIENNE GERMAIN is Vice President for the International Women's Health Coalition, which works to improve women's reproductive health care and rights in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. She will serve as one of the delegates to next month's U.N. International Conference on Population and development in Cairo. She is also co-author of "Population Policies Reconsidered" (Harvard University Press), about channelling efforts to control the population not only through fertility programs, but also by offering broad-spectrum health care to women.ARTS REV. 1: TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews ABC's new drama, "My So-CAlled Life," by the producers of "thirtysomething." This series premieres tonight.

Political satirist and impressionist JIM MORRIS. He's always done impressions. He began lampooning the Presidents at about the time Reagan was sworn in to office. Since then he's impersonated Bush, and Clinton, as well as presidental contenders, Michael Dukakis, Paul Tsongas, and Ross Perot. He's also impersonated some well known broadcasters. He impersonated Bush at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, in front of the President himself in 1989. CBS's Mike Wallace described it as "Mean. Mean. Mean. Mean." And The New Yorker says of MORRIS, "Like an obsessive character actor, Mr. Morris doesn't just impersonate his subjects; he becomes them.

2: NELSON PEERY interview continues.