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.
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