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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Nicholas Hytner: Burning with Conviction by Theater Talk

Nicholas Hytner: Burning with Conviction Nicholas Hytner, producer of WAR HORSE, Broadway's Tony-Award winning Best Play, explains why he loves being a producer (He runs The UK's N…

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Hair: Then and Now by THEATER TALK

on CUNY TV: Sat., August 6th at 8:30 Sun., August 7th at 12:30 PM and Mon., August 8th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM A celebration of Hair, the “tribal love-rock musical”…

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Shaiman and Wittman on Catch Me If You Can by THEATER TALK

  on CUNY TV:  Sat., August 13th at 8:30 PM Sun., August 14th at 12:30 PM and Mon., August 15th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM   Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, composer a…

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In case you missed it… by THEATER TALK

Our interview with Jerusalemplaywright Jez Butterworth and Tony-winning actor Mark Rylance is      online now! Click to Watch!

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Book of Mormon’s Cast, Choreographer & Co-Director Celebrate Their Success by THEATER TALK

  on Thirteen:  Friday, July 29th at 12:30 AM   We welcome the cast of The Book of Mormon(Josh Gad, Rory O’Malley, Andrew Rannells, and Tony Award-winner Nikki M. James…

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Jerusalem by THEATER TALK

on CUNY TV: Sat., July 30th at 8:30 Sun., July 31st at 12:30 PM and Mon., August 1st at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM Tony-winning actor Mark Rylance and playwright Jez Butterworth d…

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In case you missed it… by THEATER TALK

  Both parts of our interview with Alan Menken are online now! Click here to watch! 

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Alan Menken, Part I by THEATER TALK

On Thirteen: Part 1: Friday, July 15th at 1:30 AM (Sat. morning — note special time) Set your DVRs! We interview composer Alan Menken at our grand piano. He details the development of h…

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Alan Menken, Part II by THEATER TALK

On Thirteen: Part 2: Friday, July 22nd at 1:00 AM (Sat. morning — note different special time) Set your DVRs! on CUNY TV: Part 2: Saturday, July 16th at 8:30 PM Sunday, July 17th at 12:…

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In Case You Missed It… by THEATER TALK

Our panel of critics reviewthe Broadway season online now. Click here to watch!

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Critics Review the Spring Season by THEATER TALK

  on Thirteen: Friday, July 8th at 1:00 AM Critics Adam Feldman of Time Out/New York, Jacques le Sourd of WCBS Radio, Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal and Elisabeth …

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Sister ActComposer Alan Menken, pt. 1 by THEATER TALK

on CUNY TV: Saturday, July 9th at 8:30 PM Sunday, July 10th at 12:30 PM and Monday, July 11th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM on Thirteen: Friday, July 15th at 1:30 AM   We interview …

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Now Online by THEATER TALK

    Our interview with Ace Broadway producersManny Azenberg  and   Michael David on averting stage disasters, is now online.   Click here to watch!  

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Broadway Producers MannyAzenberg and Michael David by THEATER TALK

on Thirteen: Friday, July 1st at 12:30 AM Veteran producers Michael David and Emanuel Azenbergdiscuss the difficulties of shepherding a show that “doesn’t work” to Broa…

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Critics Review the Spring Season by THEATER TALK

  on CUNY TV: Saturday, July 2nd at 8:30 PM Sunday, July 3rd at 12:30 PM and Monday, July 4th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM on Thirteen: Friday, July 8th at 12:30 AM   Critics�…

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In case you missed them… by THEATER TALK

    Our interviews with John Leguizamo on his one-man show Ghetto Klown, and Larry Kramer on The Normal Heart, his Tony-winning drama about the early days of the AIDS crisis,…

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Producers Manny Azenberg and Michael David by THEATER TALK

  on CUNY TV: Saturday, June 25th at 8:30 PM Sunday, June 26th at 12:30 PM and Monday, June 27th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM on Thirteen: Friday, July 1st at 12:30 AM   With�…

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In case you missed it… by THEATER TALK

Our Tony Wrap-Up Show with War Horse producer Nicholas Hytner, plus Green, Musto & Pacheco is  now online. Click here to watch! 

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Sir Nicholas Hytner and 2011 Tony Wrap-Up by THEATER TALK

  on Thirteen: Fri., June 17th at 12:30 AM on CUNY TV: Sat., June 18th at 8:30, Sun., June 19th at 12:30 PM and Mon., June 20th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM Our guest is Sir Nicho…

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John Leguizamo and Larry Kramer by THEATER TALK

 on Thirteen: Friday, June 24th at 12:30 AM   Actor and writer John Leguizamo tells us how he transcended writers block to create his latest one-man show on Broadway, Ghetto Klown.  Y…

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

This Week on Thirteen… by THEATER TALK

We are pre-empted by the station’s June Pledge fundraising drive. We will return with our Tony Wrap-Up Show on Friday, June 17th. Meanwhile, you can watch Theater Talk in NYC on …

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John Leguizamo and Larry Kramer by THEATER TALK

on CUNY TV: Sat., June 11th at 8:30, Sun., June 12th at 12:30 PM and Mon., June 13th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM   Actor and writer John Leguizamo tells us how he transcended write…

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Tony Wrap-Up by THEATER TALK

on Thirteen: Fri., June 17th at 12:30 AM on CUNY TV: Sat., June 18th at 8:30, Sun., June 19th at 12:30 PM and Mon., June 20th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM On the day after the Tony Awar…

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Friday, June 3, 2011

Theater Talk: Tony Predictions 2011 by Theater Talk

At the end of a particularly outstanding year on Broadway, our panel of theater experts, Jesse Green of "New York Magazine," Michael Musto of "The Village Voice," and Patrick Pacheco of the …

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

by THEATER TALK

on CUNY TV: Sat., June 11th at 8:30, Sun., June 12th at 12:30 PM and Mon., June 13th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM   Actor and writer John Leguizamo tells us how he transcended write…

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Tony Predictions Special by THEATER TALK

on Thirteen: Friday, May 27th at 12:30 on CUNY TV: Sat., June 4th at 8:30, Sun., June 5th at 12:30 PM and Mon., June 6th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM It’s been a particularly …

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The Book of Mormon’s Cast, Choreographer & Co-Director Tell All by THEATER TALK

Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad in The Book of Mormon ©2011 Joan Marcus   on CUNY TV: Sat., May 28th at 8:30, Sun., May 29th at 12:30 PM and Mon., May 30th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 …

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Remembering Arthur Laurents by THEATER TALK

Arthur Laurents 1917-2011 (courtesy of Arthur Laurents) on Thirteen: Friday, May 20th at 12:30 AM on CUNY TV: Sat., May 21st at 8:30, Sun., May 22nd at 12:30 PM and Mon., May 23rd at 7:3…

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Tony Predictions by THEATER TALK

Michael Musto shares a rapturous insight with Patrick Pacheco and Jesse Green during our Tony Predictions show (photo by Kalin Ivanov) on Thirteen: Friday, May 27th at 12:30 on CUNY TV: Sat…

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Rock, Guirgis, Cannavale: The Mother with the Hat by THEATER TALK

Bobby Cannavale can cheer up because he just got a Tony nomination as Best Actor in a Play. With him here are his co-star Chris Rock and Tony-nominated playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis photo …

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Jerusalem by THEATER TALK

Mark Rylance as Johnny “Rooster” Byron in Jerusalem photo © Simon Annand on Thirteen: Friday, May 13th at 12:30 on CUNY TV: Saturday, May 14thth at 8:30 Sunday, May 15th at …

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