'Theater Talk' to Re-Air Tribute to Al Hirschfeld, Feb. 24
By: BWW News Desk Feb. 23, 2006
Legendary Broadway caricaturist Al Hirschfeld will be remembered on a Friday, February 24th re-airing edition of Thirteen/WNET's "Theater Talk," which will begin at 12:30 AM.In
November 2001, "Theater Talk" invited Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist
Art Spiegelman to interview Hirschfeld at his
studio in New York City. "The two masters hit it off immediately, and
their wide-ranging conversation about the art of caricature - capturing
a person's essence with line - as well as Hirschfeld's life and career,
is fascinating," according to press notes.
The program, which is hosted by The New York Post's Michael Riedel and producer Susan Atkins, serves as a tribute to Hirschfeld who died in 2003 at the age of 99. The artist was known for his caricatures--with their bold lines and affectionate satirical exaggeration--of Broadway stars and shows. He also earned fame for hiding the word "Nina"--the name of his daughter--in his drawings.CUNY-TV will also re-air "Theatre Talk"'s conversation with
esteemed British actress Eileen Atkins, now appearing in Doubt
on
Broadway, this weekend. It will air: Saturday, 2/25 at 8:30 PM; Sunday,
2/26 at 12:30 PM and Monday, 12/27 at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM.
For more information, visit www.theatertalk.org.
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