Arthur Laurents & More Set For TheaterTalk This Week

New This Week on TheaterTalk: 

On Thirteen: Friday, April 3rd at 1:00 AM, On CUNY TV: Saturday, April 11th at 8:30 PM, Sunday, April 12th at 12:30 PM, Monday, April 13th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM

Legendary writer and director Arthur Laurents returns to Theater Talk to discuss directing the revival of West Side Story. This bilingual production which opened recently on Broadway is a rethinking of the musical theater masterpiece for which he wrote the libretto over 50 years ago. Laurents, now aged 91, explains why he decided to reinterpret this work now and talks about his complex relationships with the show's original creative team, Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince. 

"The Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein"

Ted Chapin, President and Executive Director of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is joined by librettist and lyricist Michael Korie to discuss the legacy of Oscar Hammerstein. The show includes musical performances of Rodgers & Hammerstein favorites by actors/singers Liz Callaway and Andrew Samonsky.
photo courtesy of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization

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 https://www.youtube.com/user/theatertalk.

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Theater Talk now also on NJN in NYC!
In addition to airing weekly on Thirteen and (5 times weekly) on CUNY TV, Theater Talk is also now telecast on NJN every Thursday at 11:30 PM. NJN is available to all over-the-air digital and cable TV viewers in the NYC area.
Check your local listings!