Theater Talk Announces Maury Yeston & The Players Club

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 executive producer Susan Haskins (pictured here with Marian Seldes).

The popular series is now being distributed nationally to PBS member stations by Executive Program Services (EPS). The series is co-produced by Theater Talk Productions, a not-for-profit corporation, and CUNY TV (City University of New York Television).

Episode #319
Maury Yeston, Part 1

We're at the Steinway Grand with composer/lyricist Maury Yeston as he performs highlights from his auspicious career, this week including numbers from his hit show Nine.

This is the first of a two-part program with the remarkable musician.
(Uplink available August 19.)

Episode #320
Maury Yeston, Part 2

Maury Yeston continues discussing and performing his hits from shows he composed, including Grand Hotel and Titanic. This is a must-see for anyone interested in how great musical theater is made. (Uplink available August 26.)

Episode #301
A Walk through The Players Club

One of the most elegant spots in New York City is The Players Club. This Gramercy Square mansion is the home of the exclusive organization which Edwin Booth, the greatest American actor of the 19th century, founded as a place where, in Booth's words, "actors could mingle with gentlemen."

Theater Talk's Michael Riedel is guided around the club by Howard Kissel, author of New York Theater Walks: Seven Historical Tours from Times Square to Greenwich Village and Beyond, and shown some of the wonderful artifacts that are preserved there, including Booth's death bed and the Yorick skull from Booth's Broadway Hamlet (produced in 1866, just one year after his brother assassinated the president). Youtube Preview (Uplink available September 2.)