Episode 77: Bernard Gersten: A Life In The Theatre (1923-2020)

This week’s show is a special tribute to the life and legacy of
Bernard Gersten (1923-2020), a trailblazing producer and non-profit
administrator responsible for the success of the Public Theater and
Lincoln Center Theater (LCT). Jamie and Rob sat down with
Bernard last summer for what would be his final
interview. You’ll hear excerpts from that conversation along
with remembrances and reflections from the Public Theater’s
artistic director Oskar Eustis, LCT’s founding artistic director
Gregory Mosher, LCT’s current producing artistic director André
Bishop, and celebrated director Jerry Zaks. Tune in to hear
the amazing, one-of-a-kind story of how Bernard Gersten shaped and
changed the American theatre.  This week’s
music: “Prelude”, “You’re the Top”, from “Anything
Goes”, “Aquarius”, “Good Morning Starshine"
and “Hair” from “Hair”, “Summer, Summer”
and “Where’s North” from “Two Gentlemen of
Verona”, “I Hope I Get It”, “At the Ballet”, “One”
and “What I Did For Love” from “A Chorus Line”  Find
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