March 28, 2013

FROM THE BEST OF STATE OF THE ARTS (Originally broadcast March 28, 2011) - Something’s fishy when Stroili opens the hour with tales of the Sushi, and Sterling sprechens der Wienerschnitzel. Television, film and stage star Michelle Clunie (Showtime's Queer as Folk) is interviewed about her co-starring role in the Los Angeles premiere of Neil LaBute's The Mercy Seatpresented by Vs. Theatre Company [Inside] at the Ford Theatre in Hollywood. The Live Arts Calendar spotlights Performance Riverside’s production of Curtains at the Landis Performing Arts Center in Riverside, CA; and Shuffle, which utilizes the iPod and Macbook Pro to present a live music production from the National Children’s Chorus at The Eyde Second Space at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA. Actor Mackenzie Astin discusses his career in television and film; his parents actor John Astin and Academy Award winner and television star Patty Duke; and his co-starring role in Caughtby David L. Ray at Hollywood’s Zephyr Theatre. The world premiere play centers around the upcoming wedding of a gay couple living in Los Angeles. Astin and Clunie share awkward moments during live performances. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)