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)

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CHARLES ISHERWOOD
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