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Shop Talk Features Discussions with Theatre People, Beginning Feb. 13

By: Jan. 27, 2006
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Shop Talk, a continuing series of one-on-one conversations with the people who make theatre, film, and television happen will begin Monday, February 13, at the Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th Street, in Manhattan.

A co-presentation with the Lynne Thigpen/Bobo Lewis Foundation (a non-profit organization devoted to mentoring the next generation of Broadway professionals), Shop Talk at the Drama Book Shop will feature such people as Judy Wilson (Casting Director for "All My Children"), Robert LuPone (Director/Producer of MCC Theatre and Interim Director of the New School for Drama), Elizabeth Marvel (Broadway and television actress), Emily Mann (Artistic Director of the McCarter Theatre) and Mel Marvin (Broadway composer and conductor).


The connecting theme is that all have a history of working with either Lynne Thigpen or Bobo Lewis, two of Broadway's most loved actresses, both of whom were devoted to New York City and the theatre community. Lynne Thigpen won a Tony Award for her performance in Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter and was nominated for a Tony for her performance in the musical Tintypes (for which Mel Marvin was the musical conductor). Bobo Lewis' career spanned over 5 decades from New York to Hollywood. She received a Drama Desk Award for her performance in Broadway's Working. Her other stage credits include 42nd Street and The Women. Her film credits include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World and One True Thing. She was Thigpen's close friend and mentor.

Shop Talk evenings will be reminiscent of "Inside Actor's Studio" but with a much more intimate and immediate setting.

Tickets are on sale now for all Shop Talk evenings. General admission is $20, with a $10 student price (with ID). For a complete schedule and to purchase tickets online, please visit the LTBLF website at www.ltblf.org/shoptalk.








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