THEATER TALK to Welcome LOVE LETTERS' Brian Dennehy & A.R. Gurney

The new, all-star limited-engagement Broadway run of A. R. Gurney's beloved two-hander, Love Letters about the times in which people shared their intimate thoughts in letters, brings actor Brian Dennehy and the playwright to THEATER TALK, offering their views on the continuing popularity of the piece - written in 1988 and performed world-wide ever since.

Tony-winner Dennehy (Death of A Salesman), who opened the revival of Love Letters with Mia Farrow in September and is now playing opposite Carol Burnett, talks about the play's unique power, particularly with its two characters simply sitting at a table, reading letters while facing the audience. He also remembers his early years when he was trying to break into the theatre business while delivering meat for a living. Gurney, author of The Dining Room and some 50 other plays, also reminisces with anecdotes about his formative years as a writer. In addition the duo share memories of formative stage artists and productions that inspired their careers.

The current production of Love Letters is directed by Gregory Mosher. It will feature new pairings of actors each month during its run at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, including Alan Alda and Candice Bergen, Stacy Keach and Diana Rigg, plus Anjelica Huston and Martin Sheen.

The latest edition of THEATER TALK, co-hosted by Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins, premieres in the New York metropolitan area on Friday, October 31 (2014) at 1 AM (early Saturday morning) on Thirteen/PBS, with repeats on CUNY TV* on Saturday 11/1 at 8:30 PM, Sunday 11/2 at 12:30 PM, and Monday 11/3 at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM.

THEATER TALK is jointly produced by the not-for-profits Theater Talk Productions and CUNY TV. The program is taped in the Himan Brown TV and Radio Studios at The City University of New York in Manhattan and is distributed to 100+ participating public television stations 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.

*CUNY TV, the City University of New York television station, is broadcast over-the-air in the New York metropolitan area on digital Ch. 25.3, and cablecast in the five boroughs of New York City on Ch. 75 (Time Warner and Optimum Brooklyn), Ch. 77 (RCN), and Ch. 30 (Verizon FiOS). The show is available online anytime at www.cuny.tv and www.theatertalk.org, and via iTunes podcasts.

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