JEFF BRIDGES, JOHN GOODMAN, JEREMY IRONS,
JOHN TRAVOLTA, JOANNE WOODWARD
AND RENÉE ZELLWEGER JOIN HOST
JAMES LIPTON AS GUESTS ON
THE ACTORS STUDIO SEMINARS AT NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY

(New York, NY – January 21, 2003) The Actors Studio Seminars: The Craft of Theater and Film at New School University welcomes Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Jeremy Irons, John Travolta, Joanne Woodward and Renée Zellweger as guests on the series this spring 2003 semester. Host James Lipton will interview these exceptional artists in-depth on their lives and careers. The Actors Studio Seminars begin on Monday, February 10, 2003 and run for 8 sessions.

To register for The Actors Studio Seminars, call 212-229-5690 and ask for Course #TDRM 5005B. The fee for the series is $360.

The Actors Studio Seminars is taped for later broadcast as the award-winning show "Inside the Actors Studio" on the Bravo Television Network. "Inside the Actors Studio" has been nominated seven times for an Emmy, including last year for Outstanding Non Fiction Special for "Inside the Actors Studio: 100th Guest Special" (with Gene Hackman) and for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series for "Inside the Actors Studio: Robin Williams." The show has also received two Cable ACE Award nominations, winning for Best Talk Show in 1997. In 2001, the show won the Golden Angel Award for Excellence for Media in Best Interview Show and in 2002 was awarded the Gold Medal as the World's Best Talk/Interview Program by the world's largest international television competition, the New York Festivals.

James Lipton, the executive producer, writer and host of the series, is Dean of the Actors Studio Drama School. Following the interview, students in the Actors Studio Drama School's M.F.A. program participate in a class with the guest.

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ACTORS STUDIO SEMINARS AT NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY

NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY, TISHMAN AUDITORIUM, 66 W. 12TH STREET, NYC
TO REGISTER, CALL 212-229-5690 AND ASK FOR COURSE #TDRM5005B.
THE COST OF THE SERIES IS $360.

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The Actors Studio Drama School, which offers a three-year M.F.A. program in Acting, Directing, and Playwriting, was created in 1994 when the New School joined forces with the prestigious Actors Studio. James Lipton is Dean of the School. For further information on the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University, call 212-229-5859 or visit the Web site at www.newschool.edu.

New School University, with 7,000 matriculated students and 25,000 continuing education students, is a New York City university committed to critical scholarship, artistic integrity, and ethical responsibility in the social sciences, humanities, the arts and design. It is comprised of a liberal arts foundation of three schools: The New School, Eugene Lang College and the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, and five professional schools: Parsons School of Design, Mannes College of Music, Actors Studio Drama School, Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, and the Jazz & Contemporary Music Program. New School Online University offers one of the largest selections of online courses in the nation. For further information about admission to New School University, call (877) 5Ave-321 or visit the Web site at www.newschool.edu.

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