Theater Talk: Dana Ivey and Paul Rudnick

Actress Dana Ivey and playwright Paul Rudnick discuss the 19th century British playwright Oscar Wilde and his classic work "The Importance of Being Earnest." Also, AndrewAndrew report from a press preview of "Priscilla Queen of The Desert."

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 at www.cuny.tv/series/theatertalk

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• Dana Ivey
• Paul Rudnick

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Dana Ivey is not a household name across America even thought she has appeared in film and various TV productions. For the New York theater crowd,

they go see anything that Ms. Ivey is appearing in simply because they know

that they'll be witnessing the work of a national treasure in the theactrical world.

Whether she has a lead role or a smaller role, when Ms. Ivery takes the stage,

she invites you to enter the world of her character, and you're helpless but to follow.