Theater Talk: A New Take on Cinderella

We focus on the new Broadway musical, "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella." Joining us are two of its stars, Tony winner Victoria Clark, who plays the Fairy Godmother, and Ann Harada, who has the role of Cinderella's stepsister (whom she emphatically describes as not "mean," but "misguided" and "delusional"). Also on the panel are the show's lead producer Robyn Goodman and dramatist Douglas Carter Beane, who has created a new book for the production. Cinderella's libretto was originally written by Oscar Hammerstein II for a 1957 telecast, starring Julie Andrews. Beane has adapted and expanded it for Cinderella's 2013 Broadway premiere, adding new characters and plot lines in order to make the work more relevant and even more entrancing for 21st century audiences. Taped: 03-01-13 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 http://www.tv.cuny.edu/show/theatertalk