Jane Fonda, Geoffrey Rush To Guest On Theater Talk This Week

Jane Fonda RETURNS TO BROADWAY

On Thirteen: Friday, April 24th at 1:00 AM
On CUNY TV: Saturday, May 2nd at 8:30 PM
Sunday, May 3rd at 12:30
Monday, May 4th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM,
and 7:30 PM

A visit from actress, author and social activist, Jane Fonda, now appearing in Moisés Kaufman's play 33 Variations. The Academy Award winner, returning to Broadway after an absence of 46 years talks about creating the role of a scholar obsessed with Beethoven, but afflicted with the devastating disease ALS. Ms. Fonda also discusses her best-selling memoir My Life So Far and brings us up to date on the many insights and activities that have made her one of the most admired, yet controversial women of our era.

On CUNY TV...
Geoffrey Rush ON EXIT THE KING

Saturday, April 25th at 8:30 PM
Sunday, April 26th at 12:30 PM
Monday, April 27th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM

The Emmy & Academy Award-winning actor joins us to discuss the critically acclaimed production of Exit the King, the revival of Eugene Ionesco's absurdist farce, in which Rush not only stars, but also collaborated in translating the classic play from the original French. Rush also discusses his early years as a performer in Australia.
Geoffrey Rush with Lauren Ambrose in Exit the King
(photo by Joan Marcus)

Theater Talk, the series devoted to the world of the stage, is co-hosted by Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post and series producer Susan Haskins.

For clips and highlights from the show, please visit http://www.youtube.com/user/theatertalk.

To watch the show in streaming video or iTunes, visit http://www.cuny.tv/series/theatertalk/listen.lasso?year=2008.