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This edition: "Falsettos" and "This Day Forward"

Episode Details

Original tape date: November 4, 2016.

First aired: December 10, 2016.

Theater Talk’s guests are “Falsettos” Tony-winning composer/lyricist and co-librettist William Finn, along with Christian Borle and Andrew Rannells, who star in the 2016 revival of Finn's landmark musical about a gay man's coming out and the early days of the AIDS crisis.

Also, we focus on ”This Day Forward,” playwright Nicky Silver's irreverent new comedy at the Vineyard Theatre, about matrimony gone awry and it's implications to three generations of a family. Our guests are Silver, director Mark Brokaw, and actress Holley Fain.

Guest List

Christian Borle Actor, “Falsettos” (2016)

Mark Brokaw Director, “This Day Forward”

Holley Fain Actress, “This Day Forward”

William Finn Composer-Lyricist, Co-Librettist, “Falsettos”

Jesse Green Guest Co-Host, New York Magazine

Andrew Rannells Actor, “Falsettos” (2016)

Nicky Silver Playwright, “This Day Forward”

  • 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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