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!