PBS coy about nude 'King Lear'

PBS to air "King Lear" starring Ian McKellen In performance last fall, McKellen appeared nude at one point PBS filmed production, but won't say whether McKellen nude makes cut BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) -- Ian McKellen's acclaimed performance in "King Lear" is coming to PBS, but a public TV executive was coy Saturday about whether his on-stage nude scene will be exposed on air. Ian McKellen appeared fully nude in a stage production of "King Lear." PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger, who saw the play during its brief run in New York, said she was impressed by the production and recalled thinking, "This is the kind of thing people should have a chance to see." When Kerger told a Television Critics Association meeting that the play had been filmed for PBS and would air next season, she was asked about McKellen's full-frontal... [read full story]