Theater Talk: George C. Wolfe / Holland Taylor

We welcome two of the most talented and experienced artists working in theater today, both nominated for 2013 Tony Awards®.

First, director George C. Wolfe discusses working with Nora Ephron on her play "Lucky Guy" based on the life of infamous NY tabloid columnist Mike McAlary. Ephron tragically died of cancer in 2012, but Wolfe went on to stage the play on Broadway this season.

Next up, playwright/actor Holland Taylor talks about her one woman show "Ann," which she based on the life of the magnetic Texas governor Ann Richards, another great woman who lost her life to cancer. Taylor shares how she was first inspired to write about the legendary politician, and discusses her approach to portraying her on-stage.

Taped: 04-19-13

Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins.

The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since the show is taped here each week before its first airing on Thirteen/WNET.)

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