THEATER TALK to Feature Holland Taylor & George C. Wolfe This Weekend

Two of Broadway's most articulate Tony Award nominees, director George C. Wolfe and actress Holland Taylor, visit THEATER TALK to regale co-hosts Michael Riedel of the New York Post and Susan Haskins with tales of their careers and background on their current shows - Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks, directed by Wolfe at the Broadhurst, and Ann, which Taylor wrote and stars in at the Vivian Beaumont.

The all-new episode premieres Friday, May 31, 2013 at 1 AM (Saturday morning) on Thirteen/PBS, and repeats in the New York metro area on CUNY TV* Saturday at 8:30 PM, Sunday at 12:30 PM, and Monday at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM.

First up, Wolfe discusses the early days of working on Lucky Guy with playwright Nora Ephron, and how he pulled the show together after she died of cancer in 2012. He also shares the principles of effective directing that have brought him such great success. Next, Taylor talks about Ann, her one-woman show based on the life of the magnetic Texas governor Ann Richards. Taylor shares highlights of Richards' career, and details acting techniques behind her performance that seem to bring the charismatic politician back to life.

THEATER TALK is the weekly series dedicated to the world of the stage. The series, jointly produced by the not-for-profits Theater Talk Productions and CUNY TV, is taped in the Himan Brown TV and Radio Studios at The City University of New York (CUNY) TV in Manhattan and distributed to 65+ participating public television markets nationwide. THEATER TALK is made possible in part by The New York State Council on the Arts, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The TDF/TAP Plus Program, The CUNY TV Foundation and The Friends of THEATER TALK.

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