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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Judith Light (#295) - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

"Lombardi"'s leading lady Judith Light talks about her research into both the role and the real-life Marie Lombardi, and whether she thinks "Lombardi" is a "football play." She also talks ab…

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Alison Fraser (#294) - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

"The Divine Sister"'s Teutonic nun Alison Fraser talks about her role, her prior work -- and sharing a dressing room -- with playwright/actor Charles Busch. She also discusses her musical th…

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Friday, November 12, 2010

Scenic Charge Artist - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Scenic Charge Artist Jason Edwards paints walls, backdrops, and props to create the visual surface details of a show's set. At the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Edwards works with each pr…

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Director Playwright Collaboration by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On Tuesday, March 29, 1988, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation and New Dramatists hosted a seminar on the director-playwright relationship with directors Tony Giordano, Pam Berlin…

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Howard Panter (#293) - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Called "the most powerful man in English theatre" by "The Stage", co-CEO (with his wife, Rosemary Squire) and creative director of the Ambassador Theatre Group, Howard Panter, talks about th…

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Monday, November 8, 2010

The Vocabulary of Dance: Choreographers 2010 - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

Our panel of choreographers - Christopher Gattelli, Liza Gennaro, Ken Roberson and Sergio Trujillo - discuss their childhood and early adult life and how it influenced their start in dance; …

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Jim Simpson (#292) - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Jim Simpson, artistic director of New York's Off-Off-Broadway The Flea Theater, charts the company's 15 year journey from a collective meant to last for only five years to an ongoing institu…

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Revivals: Return to Broadway - April, 1996 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panelists - President/Executive Director of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Ted Chapin, President of the American Theatre Producers Cy Feuer, writer/critic Martin Gottfried, ac…

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Choreographers by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

At the SDC Foundation's Choreography Symposium in 1986, choreographers Wayne Cilento (Tony Award for "The Who's Tommy"), Graciela Daniele (8 Tony nominations for Best Choreography), Janet Wa…

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Athol Fugard (#291) - October, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

South African playwright Athol Fugard discusses his newest work, "The Train Driver", during rehearsals at the Long Wharf Theatre, and explains why this play marks the end of a stage in his w…

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Monday, October 25, 2010

Performance - September, 1996 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel of performers - Jessica Boevers ("A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"), Jim Dale ("Barnum", "Candide"), Justin Kirk ("Love! Valour! Compassion!"), Daniel Massey ("Takin…

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Sir Ian McKellen (#290) - October, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

One of the greatest classical actors of his generation, Sir Ian McKellen reflects on his more than 50 years on stage, explaining that he's really only qualified to voice his opinion on two t…

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Monday, October 18, 2010

Playscript - April, 1980 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel of playwrights - Edward Albee ("The Lady From Dubuque"), Eve Merriam ("The Club"), Samm-Art Williams ("Home"), Lanford Wilson ("Talley's Folly"), and Ruth Wolff ("The Abdication")…

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

A View from the Bridge by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On December 15, 1986, director Tony Giordano, designers Hugh Landwehr and Dennis Parichy and actors Michael Fischetti, Jennifer Van Dyck and Diane Martella spoke with moderator Amy Saltz at …

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Alfred Uhry (#289) - October, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Playwright Alfred Uhry recalls the original production of "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1987 at Playwrights Horizons, lists the actresses he's had the opportunity to see play the title role - base…

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Jules Feiffer (#288) - October, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Playwright Jules Feiffer, perhaps best known as a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, explains why he sees little difference between his comic work, screen work and stage work, as well as why…

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Monday, October 4, 2010

Liv Ullmann by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Actress Liv Ullmann who starred in Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" talks about the different techniques required for stage acting versus film acting, particularly with respect to the eyes a…

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Performance - September, 1982 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel of performers - Karen Akers ("Nine"), Christine Baranski ("Sally and Marsha"), actor/playwright Harvey Fierstein ("Torch Song Trilogy"), Ben Harney ("Dreamgirls"), Lonny Price ("Ma…

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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Working with Dance Arrangers by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In April 2010, Edie Cowan moderated an hour-long roundtable discussion with Broadway choreographers Kathleen Marshall and Jerry Mitchell and dance arrangers David Chase and Mark Hummel. They…

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Daniel Sullivan (#287) - September, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Veteran director Daniel Sullivan talks about his suddenly busy 2010-11 Broadway season, which will see transfers of his productions of "Time Stands Still" from Manhattan Theatre Club, "The M…

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Stephen Schwartz by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Composer Stephen Schwartz talks about bringing "Pippin" to New York after a school production at Carnegie Tech, writing songs for "Godspell" off-Broadway after runs at Carnegie Tech and Cafe…

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Monday, September 27, 2010

Production: Dancing In The End Zone - April, 1984 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The business team for the play "Dancing In The End Zone" - literary agent Mitch Douglas, producers Dasha Epstein and Morton Gottlieb, publicist Milly Schoenbaum, and general manager Richard …

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Elaine Paige (#286) - September, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

West End musical theatre star Elaine Paige discusses her three month sojourn in New York, including the recording of a new album of duets with artists ranging from Paul Anka to Sinead O'Conn…

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Jack Gilford by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Veteran Broadway actor Jack Gilford, while appearing in "Sly Fox", talks about how important Broadway is to the city of New York and how the 1961 Actors Equity strike impacted the city.

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Monday, September 20, 2010

Performance - September, 1984 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel of actors - Sinead Cusack ("Cyrano De Bergerac"), Frank Langella ("After The Fall"), Joe Mantegna ("Glengarry Glen Ross"), Theresa Merritt ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"), and Sigourn…

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Moisés Kaufman (#285) - September, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Director, artistic director and playwright Moisés Kaufman discusses his newest project, the U.S. premiere of the 1940s opera "El Gato con Botas (Puss in Boots)", a collaboration between his…

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Lenny Baker by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

"I Love My Wife" star Lenny Baker talks about the difference between playing large and intimate theatres, and the reactions of matinee audiences.

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Monday, September 13, 2010

Production: Hurlyburly - September, 1984 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The production team behind "Hurlyburly" - advertising representative Rick Elice, agent Milton Goldman, legal counsel Jay S. Harris, stage manager Peter Lawrence, press representative Sandra …

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Marin Mazzie (#284) - September, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Marin Mazzie talks about taking on the role of Diana Goodman in Broadway's "Next to Normal" and whether she and her co-star/husband Jason Danieley take their work home with them after the sh…

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Harvey Sabinson by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Top New York press agent Harvey Sabinson talks about his memoir "Darling, You Were Wonderful", the origin of the book title, and the behind-the-scenes content including notable flops.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Cora Cahan (#283) - September, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Cora Cahan, president of The New 42nd Street in New York, discusses her 20 years in the role of recapturing what was once the epicenter of Manhattan sleaze for theatre and family audiences. …

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