Theater Talk: Ethan Mordden on Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya

Описание: Author Ethan Mordden discusses his latest book "Love Song: The Lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya," which chronicles the story of composer Kurt Weill, his wife, legendary actress Lotte Lenya, and the turbulent times that surrounded them. The pair began in Berlin where, along with Bertolt Brecht, they helped to revolutionize German musical theater. They fled to the United States during the rise of Hitler, where they both achieved artistic recognition, as well as commercial success.


Taped: 10-05-12

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.)

The series is produced by Theater Talk Productions, a not-for-profit corporation and is funded by contributions from private foundations and individuals, as well as The New York State Council on the Arts.


Watch more Theater Talk at www.tv.cuny.edu/show/theatertalk