Theater Talk Announces TONY Predictions & More

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.

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).

This Week... Episode #332

Theater Talk's Enlightening, Insightful and Amusing
18th Annual TONY Awards Predictions Spectacular

Jesse Green of New York Magazine, Michael Musto of The Village Voice, and Patrick Pacheco of the LA Times, plus co-hosts Haskins and Riedel handicap this year's Tony Awards races and explain why this Tony night is different from all other Tony nights. See a highlight of the show on La Daily Musto (Uplink available June 3.)

Coming Next Week...
Episode #333

Britain's Baz Bamigboye
and Fela!

The UK's most influential theater columnist, Baz Bamigboye, drops by during his spring visit to Broadway. Bamigboye, who has been called the "Michael Riedel of London -- only nicer," reviews The Addams Family, Promises Promises, Million Dollar Quartet, Fela! and more.

Next up, we look at Fela!, one of the most Tony-nominated shows of the season with the musical's director/choreographer Bill T. Jones, producer Stephen Hendel, and it's magnetic star Sahr Ngaujah. (Uplink available June 10.)

Coming Next Week...
Episode #334
Tony Nominees Linda Lavin and Twyla Tharp

We welcome two of the most eminent women working in the theater today, who also both happen to be nominated for Tony Awards this season. First up, actress Linda Lavin discusses her role in the revival of Donald Margulies's Collected Stories, now at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Lavin (who starred in TV's Alice) also looks back at her career of over 50 years in the theater.

Next up, prominent choreographer Twyla Tharp, Kennedy Center Honoree and a Tony nominee this year for her Sinatra show Come Fly Away, details the process of creating some of the most innovative dances ever seen on the American stage. (Uplink available June 17.)

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