Ira Kleinman To Interview 33 VARIATIONS' Zach Grenier On WVNJ 5/1

The Restaurant Theater and Travel Show hosted by Ira Kleinman is pleased to announce a special interview with actor Zach Grenier from the Broadway hit 33 Variations, starring Jane Fonda. Zach discusses his portrayal of the legendary composer Beethoven and his reactions toward working with Jane Fonda in 33 Variations. Zach Grenier is an American actor who has worked on film, television and stage. He is noted for his role in the first season of the television show 24 as Carl Webb, as the reformed card shark, Andy Cramed, in Deadwood, and for several roles in Law & Order. He also played Edward Norton's boss in Fight Club and Mel Nicolai in Zodiac. His New York theatre credits include Stuff Happens at The Public Theater, Talk Radio at The New York Shakespeare Festival, and A Man For All Seasons (Thomas Cromwell) at The Roundabout Theater on Broadway. Also featured on the May 1st show is the fabulous Tuscan Chef Joe DiMaggio Jr. (cousin of the New York Yankee legend). DiMaggio devulges secret Tuscan recipes from Zanero's menu.

The Restaurant Theater and Travel Show airs Fridays from 2 to 2:30 pm on WVNJ 1160 AM in Oakland New Jersey. It's 20,00 watts covers all the northern New York suburbs as well as Bergen, Rockland, Westchester, Fairfield, and Nassau Counties. The show is streamed live Fridays at 2pm on WVNJ.COM. The show rotates between interviews with theater stars, major chefs discussing their culinary secrets, and broadcasting from great travel destinations where hotel mangers, spa directors, and leaders in the travel industry inform the audience on great getaways around the globe. Recent shows were broadcast from Los Cabos Mexico, Cancun, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Jamaica.

On May 8th, the show will feature interviews of Broadway Stars attending The Drama Desk Nominee Party at Il Bastardo Restaurant in N.Y.C. Possible attendees include Jane Fonda, Marcia Gay Harden, Allison Janney, Angela Lansbury, and Geoffrey Rush. The May 15th show will feature continued coverage and interviews from The Drama Desk Nominee Party.

Ira Kleinman born and raised in the Big Apple, has a broad range of experience and deep connections to the world of media. From 1968-1974, Ira was Director of Channel 7's Eyewitness News in New York City. Afterwards, he worked with Warner Brothers Television in their Programming Sales department. In 1978, Ira went on to become the Sales Manager for Talk Radio WMCA 570 AM in New York. in 1988, he was brought in to run WFAS Radio and WXPS FM (both in Westchester County). In 1996 - and ever since - Ira has hosted his own radio programs. First, the acclaimed "Weekend at the Waldorf, Live from Grand Central" and currently " The Restaurant Theater and Travel Radio Show."

Ira Kleinman is a Drama Desk theater critic.

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