FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 9,
2006
Contact:
Loretta
Ramos
212.621.6785
lramos@mtr.org
The
Museum of Television & Radio
To
Stream Seminar on
Boston Legal
Live
on Monday, May 15, 2006
New York, NY—Continuing efforts to expand its offerings to a worldwide
audience, The Museum of Television & Radio will stream its upcoming
seminar, “Boston Legal Comes to New York,” live on www.mtr.org on May 15, 2006, at approximately 6:50
p.m. ET.
During the live session, the
cast and creative team of David E. Kelley’s wickedly entertaining series will
discuss the creative process behind Crane Poole & Schmidt. The sold-out event will feature panelists Rene Auberjonois
(“Paul Lewiston”), Candice Bergen (“Shirley
Schmidt”), Julie Bowen (“Denise
Bauer”), Bill D'Elia
(Executive Producer), David E. Kelley
(Creator/Executive Producer), Janet
Leahy (Executive Producer), William Shatner (“Denny
Crane”), James Spader (“Alan Shore”), and Mark Valley (“Brad Chase”).
The event will be moderated by Melissa Grego, Managing
Editor of TelevisionWeek.
The seminar is
being presented in conjunction with the May 23 DVD release of Boston Legal Season 1 from Twentieth
Century Fox Home Entertainment.
The Museum of
Television & Radio, with locations in New York
and Los Angeles,
is a nonprofit organization founded by William S. Paley
to collect and preserve television and radio programs and advertisements and to
make them available to the public. Since
opening in 1976, the Museum has organized exhibitions, screening and listening
series, seminars, and education classes to showcase its collection of over 120,000
television and radio programs and advertisements. Programs in the Museum’s permanent collection
are selected for their artistic, cultural, and historic significance.
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The Museum of Television &
Radio in New York, located at 25 West 52 Street in Manhattan, is open Tuesdays
through Sundays from noon to 6:00 p.m. and until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays. The
Museum of Television & Radio in California,
located at 465 North Beverly Drive
in Beverly Hills
is open Wednesdays through Sundays from noon
to 5:00 p.m. Both Museums
are closed on New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Suggested contribution: Members free; $10.00 for adults; $8.00 for
senior citizens and students; and $5.00 for children under fourteen.
Admission is free in Los Angeles. The public areas in both Museums are
accessible to wheelchairs, and assisted listening devices are available.
Programs are subject to change. You may call the Museum in New
York at 212.621.6800, or in Los Angeles at 310.786.1000. Visit the Museum’s website at www.mtr.org.
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