The Best of Theater Talk: Behind the Scenes at SPIDER-MAN

Patrick Page as Green Goblin in Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark (photo © Jacob Cohl)

on CUNY TV:
Sat., January 21st at 8:30 PM
Sun., January 22nd at 12:30 PM and
Mon., January 23rd at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM

We welcome actors Patrick Page, Isabel Keatingand Michael Mulheren, members of the cast of the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. They reveal what really went on behind the scenes during the longest gestation period (183 previews) for a show in Broadway history. They discuss working withSpider-Man‘s original director, Julie Taymor, and confront Michael Riedel about his negative coverage of the production’s troubles. Despite these difficulties, Spider-Man has become a fan favorite and one of the best-selling shows now on Broadway.

Preempted

Friday, January 20th, we are preempted on Thirteen by the season premiere of Great Performances at the Met. However, for a Theater Talk fix, watch our interview with the Metropolitan Opera’s General Manager, PETER GELB online here!

Critics Scott Brown and Elisabeth Vincentelli discuss the current season (photo by Kalin Ivanov)

Critics’ Winter Rampage
on Thirteen: Fri., January 27th at 1:00 AM

on CUNY TV:
Sat., January 28th at 8:30 PM
Sun., January 29th at 12:30 PM and
Mon., January 30th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM

Critics Scott Brown (New York Magazine), Jacques le Sourd (WCBS Radio), David Richardson (WOR), and Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post), join us to evaluate the highs and lows of the current Broadway season. Among the shows under scrutiny are On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, The Road to Mecca, Seminar, and The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.

in case you missed it…

Noël Coward, 1899-1973 (courtesy of Gay Influence)

   Our interview with

  ELAINE STRITCH, JOHN SIMON  

   and BARRY DAY
on The Letters of Noël Coward

   is now online!

   click here to watch!

The Best of Theater Talk:The Letters of Noël Coward

Noël Coward, 1899-1973 (courtesy of Gay Influence)

on Thirteen: Fri., January 13th at 1:00 AM

on CUNY TV:
Sat., January 14th at 8:30 PM
Sun., January 15th at 12:30 PM and
Mon., January 16th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM

Actress (and Coward confidant) Elaine Stritch, critic John Simon and author Barry Day discuss the life of the British playwright/wit and performer Noël Coward as seen through his correspondence (collected by Day into a best-selling book). We present this encore episode to coincide with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ exhibit STAR QUALITY: The World of Noël Coward.

The Best of Theater Talk: Behind the Scenes at SPIDER-MAN

Patrick Page as Green Goblin in Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark (photo © Jacob Cohl)

on CUNY TV:
Sat., January 21st at 8:30 PM
Sun., January 22nd at 12:30 PM and
Mon., January 23rd at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM

We welcome actors Patrick Page, Isabel Keating and Michael Mulheren, members of the cast of the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. They reveal what was really going on behind the scenes during the longest gestation period (183 previews) for a show in Broadway history. They discuss working with Spider-Man‘s original director, Julie Taymor, and confront co-host Michael Riedel about his negative coverage of the production’s troubles, despite which Spider-Man has become a fan favorite and one of the best-selling shows now on Broadway.

in case you missed it…

Ron Raines in Follies (photo ©2011 Joan Marcus)

   Our interviews with the cast of    

  FOLLIES  

   and
CHARLES ISHERWOOD
are now online!

   click here to watch!

New FOLLIES & critic ISHERWOOD Encore

Elaine Paige as Carlotta Campion in Follies (photo © 2011 Joan Marcus)

on Thirteen: Fri., January 6th at 1:00 AM

on CUNY TV:
Sat., January 7th at 8:30 PM
Sun., January 8th at 12:30 PM and
Mon., January 9th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM

Actors Elaine Paige and Ron Raines discuss their roles in the hit Broadway revival of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, now playing at the Marquis Theatre through January 22nd.

Also on the show, The New York Times‘ Charles Isherwood explains why he is refusing to review the plays of the celebrated writer Adam Rapp any longer, and how his decision could be a boon to both the playwright and his newspaper’s readers.

The Letters of Noël Coward Encore

Noël Coward, 1899-1973 (courtesy of Gay Influence)

on Thirteen: Fri., January 13th at 1:00 AM

on CUNY TV:
Sat., January 14th at 8:30 PM
Sun., January 15th at 12:30 PM and
Mon., January 16th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM

Actress (and Coward confidant) Elaine Stritch, critic John Simon and author Barry Day discuss the life of the British playwright/wit and performer Noël Coward as seen through his correspondence (collected by Day into a best-selling book). We present this encore episode to coincide with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ exhibit STAR QUALITY: The World of Noël Coward.

in case you missed it…

Harvey Evans with Marti Rolph in Follies (1971) (photo by Martha Swope)

   Our interviews with the panel from    

  FOLLIES ’71 

   and
JACKIE HOFFMAN
are now online!

    click here to watch!