This Week Theater Talk Presents The Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein & More

The Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein
On Thirteen: Friday, July 10th at 1:00 AM
On CUNY TV: Saturday, July 18th at 8:30 PM
Sunday, July 19th at 12:30 PM and
Monday, July 20th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM

In honor of the 114th birthday of Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12th),Ted Chapin, President and Executive Director of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is joined by librettist and lyricist Michael Korie to discuss the legacy of the great librettist and musical theater innovator. The show includes musical performances of Rodgers & Hammerstein favorites by actors/singers Liz Callaway and Andrew Samonsky

Our Town: Then and Now
On Thirteen: Friday, July 17th at 1:00 AM
On CUNY TV: Saturday, July 25th at 8:30 PM
Sunday, July 26th at 12:30 PM and
Monday, July 27th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM

We focus on Thornton Wilder's Our Town, one of the most beloved and frequently performed plays in the world. Guests include Wilder nephew (and expert), Tappan Wilder; writer and cultural analyst Jeremy McCarter of Newsweek and David Cromer, director of the celebrated revival of the classic, now playing Off-Broadway in New York City, in which he also appears as "the Stage Manager."

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.

To watch the show in streaming video or iTunes, visit http://www.cuny.tv/series/theatertalk/listen.lasso?year=2008.

Theater Talk airs Friday nights on PBS/Thirteen and 5 times weekly on CUNY TV, It also telecast every Thursday night on PBS Station NJN, which is available to all over-the-air digital and cable TV viewers in the NYC area.