'Celebrating The Boys In The Band' & Lewis Black Coming Up On Theater Talk

This week Theater Talk presents 'Celebrating The Boys in the Band' On Thirteen: Friday, June 26th at 1:00 AM, On CUNY TV: Saturday, June 27th at 8:30 PM Sunday, June 28th at 12:30 PM and
Monday, June 29th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM

Playwright Mart Crowley, actor Laurence Luckinbill and commentator Michael Musto of The Village Voice discuss the inspiration behind -- and the influence of -- Crowley's landmark 1967 drama on the LGBT rights movement of today.

Lewis Black and Nancy Giles On Thirteen: Friday, July 3rd at 1:00 AM, On CUNY TV: Saturday, July 4th at 8:30 PM Sunday, July 5th at 12:30 PM and Monday, July 6th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM

In what could be the funniest Theater Talk ever, comedians Lewis Black, of The Daily Show and Nancy Giles, of CBS News Sunday Morning, discuss their theater "educations," their early days working together in NYC at the West Bank Café and their roles as mentors for inner city kids at The 52nd Street Project.

They also weigh in on how Obama is doing so far and whether Obama and a Democratic administration will dampen satiric drive.

Also, a report from AndrewAndrew on the Yellow Brick Carpet at the opening of The Wiz. Spoiler alert -- they talk to all the stars of the City Center revival, from Ashanti to Toto.

Theater Talk, the series devoted to the world of the stage, is co-hosted by Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post and series producer Susan Haskins.

For clips and highlights from the show, please visit https://www.youtube.com/user/theatertalk.

To watch the show in streaming video or iTunes, visit http://www.cuny.tv/series/theatertalk/listen.lasso?year=2008.

Photo: Mart Crowley
Photo courtesy of Mart Crowley