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This edition: Joseph Papp and the Legacy of NYC's Public Theater


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Original tape date: December 26, 2009.

We discuss NYC’s legendary Public Theater and its founder, Joseph Papp with actor Jerry Stiller, Lincoln Center Executive Producer Bernard Gersten and critic Kenneth Turan, author of “Free For All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told.”

Guest List

Bernard Gersten Exec. Producer, Lincoln Center Theater 

Jerry Stiller Actor

Kenneth Turan Critic; Author, “Free For All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told”

  • 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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