Michael Riedel News

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.

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw presents two short comedies, George Bernard Shaw's VILLAGE WOOING and INTERLUDE AT THE PLAYHOUSE on Monday, June 21st at 7 PM. The performance will be at The Players (16 Gramercy Park South). Tickets are $25 and are available online at www.projectshaw.com or by phone at 212-355-7823.

Talking to AOL's 'the Boot' before performing at the CMA Music Fest, Reba McEntire chatted about the recent reading of 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' for which she has been reportedly courted. The site reports that 'Reba has been to New York City for a reading of the new script and hear some of the new music written for the proposed musical. 'It's very appealing to me,' she admits. 'The production is a long way from being ready so we'll have to wait and see what happens when it is finished.'

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.

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw presents two short comedies, George Bernard Shaw's VILLAGE WOOING and INTERLUDE AT THE PLAYHOUSE on Monday, June 21st at 7 PM. The performance will be at The Players (16 Gramercy Park South). Tickets are $25 and are available online at www.projectshaw.com or by phone at 212-355-7823.

It is nearly impossible to dismiss the fact that Broadway experienced a rather lackluster year, star-studded shows or not, as can easily be seen by the list of Tony nominations. When musicals like Memphis and Million Dollar Quartet are able to snag nods for best musical, and the dreaded Addams Family can be listed as having one of the best original scores, it's certain that the creative juices flowing around Times Square were strained this past season...

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.

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.

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw presents two short comedies, George Bernard Shaw's VILLAGE WOOING and INTERLUDE AT THE PLAYHOUSE on Monday, June 21st at 7 PM. The performance will be at The Players (16 Gramercy Park South). Tickets are $25 and are available online at www.projectshaw.com or by phone at 212-355-7823.

This evening, May 28, Theater Talk will air highlights of it's annual Tony Predictions show on PBS/Thirteen and air the following week across the States. Guests Jesse Green, Patrick Pacheco and Michael Musto explain how the Tony voting has changed this year.

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.

American playwright Katori Hall's The Mountaintop was named Best Play at the 2010 Olivier Awards in London. Marking the first time a female African American playwright has received the honor in the Olivier Awards' 34-year history, Ms. Hall's play was nominated alongside such new works as Jerusalem, Enron and Red.

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.

Michael Riedel is reporting in today's The New York Post that Craig Bierko and Sutton Foster starred in a reading presentation of THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN for Reba McEntire who is considering taking on the role on Broadway next season. The reading was directed by Kathleen Marshall.

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.

Following many recent reports and quotes from Antonio Banderas himself, producer Barry Weissler has confirmed to the New York Times that his revival of ZORBA is indeed on track for an opening night 'by mid-fall 2011'.

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.

Michael Riedel is reporting in the New York Post this morning that GRINCH star Patrick Page has been offered the role of Green Goblin in the upcoming SPIDER-MAN musical, replacing Alan Cumming who recently dropped out from the cast.

Director David Leveaux will helm the Broadway revival of ZORBA, starring Antonio Banderas. The news was reported today by Variety. Leveaux directed Banderas in the 2003 Roundabout Theatre Company revival of NINE.

Last week, Theater Talk's Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins sat down with Christopher Walken, the newly Tony-nominated star of A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE to discuss his celebrated performance and how he goes about preparing for his notoriously off-brat roles. Click below to see the segment. Theatre Talk airs on PBS Thirteen in New York and CUNY TV. For schedules and more information, visit www.theatertalk.org.