Sir Nicholas Hytner and 2011 Tony Wrap-Up

Nicholas Hytner on Theater Talk photo by Kalin Ivanov

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 Nicholas Hytner, who discusses this year’s Tony-winning Best Play War Horse. He originally acquired the rights to this popular children’s story set in World War I, and developed the stage adaptation at the National Theatre of London where he is the “(Artistic) Director.”

He is followed by Jesse Green of New York Magazine, Michael Musto of The Village Voice, and Patrick Pacheco of the Los Angeles Times, our Broadway aficionados, who review this year’s Tonycast. They also share their opinions of the “new improved” version of Spider-Man, which opens this week after its infamous 9-year “journey” to the stage.

John Leguizamo and Larry Kramer

poster art courtesy of O & M Co.

 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.  Youtube Preview

Also we present an encore of our 2004 interview with writer Larry Kramer on the art and politics behind his classic drama about the AIDS crisis The Normal Heart, this year’s Tony Winner for the Best Revival of a Play, now at the John Golden Theatre in NYC.