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Theater Talk Season 24 Episodes

36 Episodes 2017 - 2018

Episode 1

Fall 2017 Season Preview

Fri, Oct 13, 2017

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Episode 2

"KPOP" and Fall Season Preview part 2

Fri, Oct 20, 2017

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Episode 3

Theater Talk Halloween Gala

Fri, Oct 27, 2017

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Episode 4

"Torch Song" Trio

Fri, Nov 3, 2017

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Episode 5

"Tiny Beautiful Things" and Noël Coward's Salute to the Brave

Fri, Nov 10, 2017

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Episode 6

Stephen Adly Guirgis on "Jesus Hopped the A Train"

Fri, Nov 17, 201727 mins

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Episode 7

"The Lion King" 20th Anniversary and "M. Butterfly" revival

Fri, Nov 24, 2017

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Episode 8

"Junk" and "20th Century Blues"

Fri, Dec 8, 2017

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Episode 9

"The Band's Visit" Creatives David Yazbek & Itamar Moses

Fri, Dec 15, 2017

Songwriter David Yazbek and book writer Itamar Moses discuss their collaboration on "The Band's Visit" the musical adapted from a popular 2007 Israeli film about an Egyptian police band stranded in a small town in the Negev Desert. Co-hosted by Jesse Green of The New York Times and Susan Haskins.

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Episode 10

Amy Schumer and Agosto Machado

Fri, Dec 22, 2017

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Episode 11

Critics Panel Winter 2018

Fri, Jan 5, 2018

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Episode 12

"Farinelli and the King" plus Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

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Episode 13

The New Cast of "Hamilton"

Fri, Jan 26, 201827 mins

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Episode 14

Spring Season Preview

Fri, Feb 9, 201827 mins

Adam Feldman (Time Out New York), Michael Musto (NewNowNext), Elisabeth Vincentelli (3 on the Aisle) and Patrick Pacheco (L.A. Times) plus co-hosts Jesse Green (The New York Times) and Susan Haskins discuss the upcoming spring season on Broadway, including "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," "Angels in America," "Three Tall Women," "The Iceman Cometh," "Lobby Hero," new musical adaptations of "Mean Girls" and "Frozen," and classic musical revivals of "Carousel" and "My Fair Lady."

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Episode 15

"Hello, Dolly!" and Off-Broadway Spring Preview

Fri, Feb 16, 2018

Actors Gavin Creel, Kate Baldwin, and Charlie Stemp discuss their roles and the rehearsal process for the award-winning revival of "Hello, Dolly!" with guest co-host Adam Feldman and Susan Haskins. Next, our journalist "Spring Preview" panel discusses shows coming to Off Broadway in the spring.

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Episode 16

John Lithgow - Stories by Heart

Fri, Feb 23, 2018

Master actor John Lithgow discusses his one-man show, "Stories by Heart," with Jesse Green of The New York Times, Donna Hanover of CUNY TV and Susan Haskins. The play depicts and is dedicated to his father, also an actor/director.

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Episode 17

"Jerry Springer - The Opera" and "The Amateurs"

Fri, Mar 9, 2018

Writer/ composer Richard Thomas with actors Terrence Mann and Will Swenson discuss Thomas' "Jerry Springer -The Opera", which created a sensation in the UK 13 years ago but was considered so outrageous that it only premiered in NYC this year. Next, playwright Jordan Harrison, director Oliver Butler and actor Michael Cyril Creighton discuss Harrison's play at The Vineyard, "The Amateurs", about how a theater troop fleeing The Black Death in the middle ages contributed to modern dramatic concepts of character and individuality. Co-hosted by Michael Musto and Susan Haskins.

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Episode 18

"The Band's Visit" actors plus Ted Chapin on Lyrics & Lyricists

Fri, Mar 16, 2018

Actors Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk and John Cariani, discuss working on the powerful musical hit "The Band's Visit" with co-hosts Jesse Green and Elisabeth Vincentelli of The New York Times and series producer Susan Haskins. Next, we welcome multi-faceted producer Ted Chapin, who talks about his Lyrics and Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y.

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Episode 19

David Rabe's "Good for Otto"

Fri, Mar 23, 2018

Playwright David Rabe, director Scott Elliott with actors Ed Harris and Amy Madigan discuss The New Group production of Rabe's "Good for Otto." The play at the Pershing Square Theatre, and in which Harris and Madigan play psychologists, is set in a mental health center where a large cast of other eminent actors play patients. Guest co-host is playwright Warren Leight.

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Episode 20

Estelle Parsons and Patricia Bosworth

Fri, Mar 30, 2018

Actor Estelle Parsons and author Patricia Bosworth discuss the art of acting and their formative years training with the legendary Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in the 1950's with co-hosts Jesse Green of The New York Times and Susan Haskins.

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Episode 21

"The 24-Hour Plays" and The Agony & Ecstasy of Writing Negative Reviews

Fri, Apr 6, 2018

Actors Richard Kind and Gideon Glick join Roundabout Underground Artistic Producer Jill Rafson to talk about the new edition of the popular "The 24-Hour Plays" she produced this spring. Elisabeth Vincentelli guest co-hosts with Susan Haskins. Next, Jesse Green, Co-Chief Theater Critic of The New York Times discusses the role and responsibilities of theater critics laid out in his recent article "The Agony and Ecstasy of Writing Negative Reviews" Co-hosts are Jason Zinoman, also of The New York Times and producer Susan Haskins.

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Episode 22

"Harry Clarke"

Fri, Apr 13, 2018

Playwright David Cale, director Leigh Silverman and actor Billy Crudup discuss Cale's one-man Off-Broadway hit, "Harry Clarke." In it, Crudup gives a bravura performance as the show's charming and nefarious title character, along with all the other roles in Cale's remarkable play. Jason Zinoman of The New York Times co-hosts with Susan Haskins.

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Episode 23

Isaac Butler and The Angels of "Angels in America"

Fri, Apr 20, 2018

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Episode 24

"Frozen" Composers and Charlotte St. Martin

Fri, Apr 27, 2018

Oscar-winning composer-lyricists Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez discuss transforming their hit Disney Animation "Frozen," into a Broadway musical, adding new songs and new insights. Elisabeth Vincentelli co-hosts with Susan Haskins. Next, Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League talks about the many responsibilities in her powerful position including preparation for the 2018 Tony Awards as well as The League's initiative to give every NYC public high school student an opportunity to see a Broadway show. Actress Julie Halston guest co-hosts with Haskins.

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Episode 25

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"

Fri, May 4, 2018

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Episode 26

"My Fair Lady" 2018 Broadway Revival

Fri, May 11, 2018

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Episode 27

"Mean Girls" and "Randy Writes a Novel"

Fri, May 18, 2018

The guests are Tony-nominated actors Grey Henson and Taylor Louderman from the new musical "Mean Girls" who celebrate their Broadway show with co-hosts Julie Halston, Michael Musto and Susan Haskins. Next, our producer Lane Binkley goes on location to Theatre Row to interview Randy, the witty, insightful and Australian star of Off-Broadway's new hit "Randy Writes a Novel."

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Episode 28

TONY Predictions Gala

Fri, Jun 8, 2018

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Episode 29

"Three Tall Women"

Fri, May 25, 2018

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Episode 30

"Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel" Performances and "The Iceman Cometh"

Fri, Jun 1, 2018

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Episode 31

Season Finale

Fri, Jun 15, 2018

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Episode 32

Spring 2018 Critics Forum

Mon, Jun 11, 2018

Ben Brantley of The New York Times, Peter Marks of The Washington Post and Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal join co-hosts Jesse Green and Susan Haskins to discuss important shows of the 2018 spring season on Broadway.

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Episode 33

Theater Historian Ethan Mordden on the Legacy of the Musicals Carousel & Chicago

Fri, Jun 29, 2018

Historian Ethan Mordden, author of the recently published "All That Jazz: The Life and Times of the Musical Chicago" and innumerable other works devoted to the theater, including "The Rodgers and Hammerstein Book," shares his considerable knowledge about and insights into the classical musicals Kander/Ebb and Fosse's "Chicago" and Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel."

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Episode 34

Comedy legend Renée Taylor of "My Life on A Diet"; plus Critics John Simon, Justin Brown & Matt Windman

Mon, Jul 2, 2018

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Episode 35

August Odds and Ends

Fri, Aug 17, 2018

Our TONY Wrap-Up commentators critique the recent New York Times critics' selections of the "Best Plays in the last 25 Years." Next, we visit The La MaMa Archive with Mia Yoo, Artistic Director of the theater and Ozzie Rodriguez, who created and maintains the beautiful installation. Also, a look back at beloved actor Marian Seldes reading the "Benediction to the Actor" she gave to Tony nominees in the years before she died. Last, actor Lee Roy Reams and musical director Fred Barton perform a medley from the hit musical, "Hello, Dolly!"

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Episode 36

"If I Loved You" OR Wrote A Negative Review

Fri, Aug 24, 2018

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