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This edition: Producers Jeffrey Seller and Thomas Viertel discuss the financial state of Broadway and how the theater business is coping with the economic downturn.

Episode Details

First aired: February 6, 2010.

Producers Jeffrey Seller (“In the Heights,” “Avenue Q”) and Thomas Viertel (“A Little Night Music,” “The Norman Conquests”) discuss the resiliency of Broadway during the Recession. Also, a brief conversation with the late playwright Horton Foote and his daughter, actress Hallie Foote, about his last play, “The Orphans' Home Cycle.”

Guest List

Hallie Foote Actress

Horton Foote Playwright

Jeffrey Seller Producer

Tom Viertel Producer

  • About this series

  • Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is hosted by series Executive Producer Susan Haskins-Doloff along with a revolving team of guest hosts, including: Adam Feldman, Jesse Green, Donna Hanover, Warren Leight, Michael Musto, Jan Simpson, Elisabeth Vincentelli and Jason Zinoman

    The program premieres weekly on CUNY TV and is one of the few independent productions on PBS including broadcasts on New York’s Thirteen/WNET, and nationally in over 60 markets across the USA. The weekly show is taped here at CUNY TV where it airs 5 times weekly.

    The series is jointly produced by Theater Talk Productions and CUNY TV, both not-for-profit corporations, and is funded by contributions from private foundations and individuals, as well as The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

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