Join SVA Theatre and Leslie Ann Bennett for two special screenings of the Academy Award-winning movie musical WEST SIDE STORY (1961) with special guest and Oscar-winning star of the film, George Chakiris on Sunday, November 22 at 5 p.m. and Monday, November 23 at 7 p.m.
An all-new edition of THEATER TALK welcomes actress Marlo Thomas and playwright Joe DiPietro, discussing their new comedy Clever Little Lies at the Westside Arts Theatre, plus a continuation of the conversation with Michael Riedel, New York Magazine drama critic Jesse Green, and producer/general manager Albert Poland talking about Riedel's new book, Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway.
An all-new edition of THEATER TALK welcomes actress Marlo Thomas and playwright Joe DiPietro, discussing their new comedy Clever Little Lies at the Westside Arts Theatre, plus a continuation of the conversation with Michael Riedel, New York Magazine drama critic Jesse Green, and producer/general manager Albert Poland talking about Riedel's new book, Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway.
Theater journalists Jesse Green (drama critic at New York Magazine), Michael Musto (Out.com) and Patrick Pacheco (On Stage) are back with Theater Talk co-hosts Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins for a preview of the Fall 2015 theater season, offering a full measure of opinion, ranging from 'fresh and original' to 'self-indulgent.'
Theater journalists Jesse Green (drama critic at New York Magazine), Michael Musto (Out.com) and Patrick Pacheco (On Stage) are back with Theater Talk co-hosts Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins for a preview of the Fall 2015 theater season, offering a full measure of opinion, ranging from 'fresh and original' to 'self-indulgent.'
An all-new THEATER TALK has series co-host Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post, moving into the interviewee chair, queried by the show's co-host Susan Haskins and New York Magazine drama critic Jesse Green about his new book, RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE BATTLE FOR BROADWAY (just published by Simon and Schuster).
An all-new THEATER TALK has series co-host Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post, moving into the interviewee chair, queried by the show's co-host Susan Haskins and New York Magazine drama critic Jesse Green about his new book, RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE BATTLE FOR BROADWAY (just published by Simon and Schuster).
The 2015-16 premiere of THEATER TALK, now in its 24th year, focuses on a campy Off-Broadway hit, DROP DEAD PERFECT, with its star Everett Quinton and director Joe Brancato, plus the ambitious exhibition, THE HIRSCHFELD CENTURY, celebrating THE ART OF the late caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, with Hirschfeld's widow Louise Kerz Hirschfeld and the exhibition's curator and author of its companion book, David Leopold.
The 2015-16 premiere of THEATER TALK, now in its 24th year, focuses on a campy Off-Broadway hit, DROP DEAD PERFECT, with its star Everett Quinton and director Joe Brancato, plus the ambitious exhibition, THE HIRSCHFELD CENTURY, celebrating THE ART OF the late caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, with Hirschfeld's widow Louise Kerz Hirschfeld and the exhibition's curator and author of its companion book, David Leopold.
Beginning on October 4, 2015, Theater Talk, the weekly program devoted to the world of the stage, will have an additional weekly airing on THIRTEEN/WNET, Sundays at 11:30 AM, right before NYC Arts.
On an all-new THEATER TALK, journalist Ben Yagoda discusses the history of the record industry in his new book, The B Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of Great American Song (Riverhead Books), and Margot Harley, Co-Founder and Producing Director of The Acting Company, shares rich stories of the company's history upon her retirement after 43 years of inspired artistic leadership.
An all-new THEATER TALK looks at a major cast change for a hit Broadway musical plus a new illustrated history of Black performers and shows on Broadway. This week's episode boasts a cast of famous names that includes actors Taye Diggs and Rebecca Naomi Jones - the new leads in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway - in addition to producer Stewart Lane, author of the new book Black Broadway, accompanied by director Kenny Leon and performer Melba Moore, all with rich Broadway histories.
THEATER TALK honors the late actor/director Roger Rees with an encore presentation of its 2012 interview featuring Rees and his husband, Rick Elice, discussing their three decades as life-partners, as well as their collaboration with Alex Timbers on the multi-Tony® winning play, Peter and the Starcatcher.
An all-new THEATER TALK welcomes 10-time Tony® Award winner Tommy Tune, recipient of a Tony Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's June ceremony. Tune visited THEATER TALK the afternoon after the awards, still aglow with his natural effervescence and warmth, and the conversation moved smoothly from an acknowledgement of his special award to an entertaining chronicle of his roots and love for musicals.
A special on-location THEATER TALK features a warm and revealing interview with legendary acting coach and off-Broadway producer Wynn Handman, former Artistic Director and Co-Founder of The American Place Theatre, a home to some of the most significant playwrights and performers of the late 20th century. In his office and classroom, Handman speaks with former student and THEATER TALK co-host Susan Haskins about his notable career. With a roster of actors he mentored that includes Richard Gere, Dustin Hoffman, and Denzel Washington, Handman shares how he created a home for plays that were “an alternative to Broadway.”
This week, an all-new THEATER TALK features its annual Tony® Awards Wrap-Up plus an AndrewAndrew report from the TONY Red Carpet. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins, this episode premieres Friday, June 12 (2015) at 1 AM (Saturday morning) on Thirteen/PBS, and repeats in the New York metro area on CUNY TV* Saturday 6/13 at 8:30 PM, Sunday 6/14 at 12:30 PM, and Monday 6/15 at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM.
The Actors' Equity Foundation's 2015 Clarence Derwent Awards for most promising female and male performers on the New York metropolitan scene have gone to Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) and Josh Grisetti (It Shoulda Been You).
This week's THEATER TALK focuses on two productions beginning the 2015-16 theater season - An Act of God, a new comedy by 13-time Emmy Award winner David Javerbaum with Jim Parsons in the title role, and Cagney, The York Theatre Company's new musical based on the life of the beloved actor James Cagney.
On TONY Awards Sunday (June 7), CUNY TV will present 8 hours of interviews related to this year's nominated musicals, plays, and individuals - from 12 noon right up till Tony time (8 p.m. on CBS). Included in the mix is the premiere at 7 p.m. of an all-new episode of THEATER TALK, Critics Review the Broadway Season, with Ben Brantley of The New York Times, Peter Marks of The Washington Post, John Simon of the Westchester Guardian, and Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal.
This week's THEATER TALK focuses on two productions beginning the 2015-16 theater season – An Act of God, a new comedy by 13-time Emmy Award winner David Javerbaum with Jim Parsons in the title role, and Cagney, The York Theatre Company's new musical based on the life of the beloved actor James Cagney.
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