Tom Stoppard's TimesTalk to Air This Weekend on CUNY-TV

ARCADIA playwright Tom Stoppard's TimesTalk will air throughout the weekend on CUNY-TV (Time Warner Cable Channel 75). The discussion, moderated by the New York Times' Pat Healy, will air today, April 8 at 4 & 10 PM; Sunday late night, April 10 at 12:15 AM; and Thursday, April 14 at 4 AM.

In addition, a video clip of the TimesTalk and a complete podcast of the discussion are available at http://nytimes.whsites.net/timestalks/.

Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA, directed by David Leveaux opened Thursday, March 17, 2011 to acclaim from critics. Ben Brantley of the New York Times said, "feel the heat rising, ARCADIA is propelled by genuine, panting passion. A terrific play. See it," John Lahr of the New Yorker called it "one of the great plays of my theatergoing life," and Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press said "This beguiling production is beautifully knit by director David Leveaux and led by some wonderful performances." ARCADIA arrives on Broadway from the West End where this production became an instant sold out hit in 2009.

The Broadway cast includes Margaret Colin, Billy Crudup, Raúl Esparza, Glenn Fleshler, Grace Gummer, Edward James Hyland, Byron Jennings, Bel Powley, Tom Riley, Noah Robbins, David Turner and Lia Williams.

Bel Powley, Tom Riley, and Lia Williams are appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' Equity Association for its assistance of this production.

David Leveaux's previous collaborations with Tom Stoppard include the Tony Award-winning revival of The Real Thing (which also played at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway) and the Tony-nominated revival of Jumpers. For both productions, he received Tony Award nominations for his direction. He also received Tony nominations for his direction of Nine, Anna Christie, and A Moon for the Misbegotten.

ARCADIA is produced on Broadway by Sonia Friedman Productions, Roger Berlind, Stephanie P. McClelland, Scott M. Delman, Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Robert G. Bartner, Olympus Theatricals and Doug Smith, in association with Janine Safer Whitney.

ARCADIA is set in April 1809 in a stately home in Derbyshire. Thomasina, a gifted pupil, proposes a startling theory, beyond her comprehension. All around her, the adults, including her tutor Septimus, are preoccupied with secret desires, illicit passions and professional rivalries. Two hundred years later, academic adversaries Hannah and Bernard (Lia Williams and Billy Crudup) are piecing together puzzling clues, curiously recalling those events of 1809, in their quest for an increasingly elusive truth.

The creative team for ARCADIA includes: Hildegard Bechtler (set), Gregory Gale (costumes), Donald Holder (lighting), David Van Tieghem (sound), Corin Buckeridge (music) and Jodi Moccia (choreography).

In addition to the Barrymore Theatre box office, tickets are on sale online at Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. Tickets for this limited engagement are on sale through Sunday, June 19, 2011.

ARCADIA performance schedule: Tuesday at 7 PM, Wednesday at 2 PM & 8 PM, Thursday at 7 PM, Friday at 8 PM, Saturday at 2 PM & 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM.

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