Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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. …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:34AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 31, 2010
"Sweet Charity" composer Cy Coleman discusses his 1977 musical "I Love My Wife" comprised of 4 characters and 4 musicians performing a "contemporary, eclectic score."
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:16AM[SHARE]Monday, August 30, 2010
The panel of Broadway actors - Matthew Broderick ("Biloxi Blues"), Jim Dale ("Joe Egg"), Charles S. Dutton ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"), Rosemary Harris ("Pack of Lies"), Glenda Jackson ("St…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:41AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Downstage Center welcomes its second starship captain as actress Kate Mulgrew visits during her stint in the Off-Broadway comedy "Love, Loss, and What I Wore". She talks about being raised …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:39AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Tony nominated actor Robert LuPone talks about the Backstage On Broadway educational program, and the time when former first lady Betty Ford attended "A Chorus Line" and the Secret Service's…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:03PM[SHARE]Monday, August 23, 2010
The panelists - playwright P.J. Barry ("The Octette Bridge Club"), lyricist Ellen Fitzhugh ("Grind"), director John Going ("Inherit The Wind"), playwright Fay Kanin ("Grind"), playwright Jer…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:33PM[SHARE]Friday, August 20, 2010
Puppet Designer Emily DeCola of The Puppet Kitchen has been designing and building puppets in New York for 7 years. She explains the wide scope of creating characters, sculpting puppets from…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:47AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Costume designer Martin Pakledinaz talks about creating the clothes for the recent Broadway revival of "Lend Me A Tenor", the commencement of planning for the spring 2011 production of "Anyt…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:03AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Actor Yul Brynner talks about returning to his Academy and Tony Award winning role in the Broadway revival of "The King and I" 25 years later, how his life experience has changed his perform…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:51PM[SHARE]Monday, August 16, 2010
The producing team of the 1985 Broadway musical "Grind" - advertising representative Jeffrey Ash, group sales executive Ronald S. Lee, executive producer Ruth Mitchell, and producers Michael…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:17PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Lucie Arnaz, the daughter of television legends Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, talks about how Angela Lansbury and Vivian Vance prompted her towards a career on the stage. She recalls her earl…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:35AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The panel of actors - Don Correia ("Singin' in the Rain"), Tovah Feldshuh ("Springtime for Henry"), Glenne Headly ("Arms and the Man"), Judd Hirsch ("I'm Not Rappaport"), Barnard Hughes ("Th…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:16PM[SHARE]Jerry Orbach, star of "Chicago", talks about his continuing loyalty to the stage compared to Hollywood, and how his Broadway schedule works well with being a family man.
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:31PM[SHARE]Friday, August 6, 2010
Voice Teacher Linda Benanti shows performers how to develop their voice to make their singing sound easy and natural. Singing requires both athletic and mental abilities, along with dedicat…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:16AM[SHARE]Monday, August 2, 2010
The panelists - director Clinton Turner Davis ("Two Can Play"), playwright Herb Gardner ("I'm Not Rappaport"), playwright/lyricist Tom Jones ("The Fantasticks"), playwright Shirley Lauro ("O…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:12AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 29, 2010
Three-time Tony Award winning costume designer Florence Klotz for "Follies", "A Little Night Music", and "Pacific Overtures" talks about costuming the musical comedy "On The 20th Century" se…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:14PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Veteran director Jerry Zaks talks about his role as Creative Consultant on "The Addams Family" since joining the production after its opening in Chicago and the work he has planned for "Sist…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:46AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Actor Laurence Luckinbill, the star of "Poor Murderer" and now the Pulitzer Prize winning play "The Shadow Box", talks about how Broadway plays are thriving, thanks in part to plays develope…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:36AM[SHARE]Monday, July 26, 2010
Our panel of some of Broadway's brightest new performers - Jennifer Damiano, Robin de Jesús, John Gallagher, Jr., Jon Michael Hill and Krysta Rodriguez - discuss the first professional sh…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:18AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 21, 2010
While playing the "anchor role" in Off-Broadway's "Love, Loss and What I Wore", actress Penny Fuller talked about her wide-ranging career, noting (even to her own surprise) how many times sh…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:41AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Hermione Gingold talks about understudying the role of the narrator (normally played by a male actor, Ned Sherrin) in "Side By Side By Sondheim" on Broadway, and using her married name Ferna…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:11AM[SHARE]Monday, July 19, 2010
The 1985 Joseph Maharam Foundation Awards for Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Design are awarded to Lawrence Eichler, Charles Ludlam, and Everett Quinton for The Ridiculous Theatrical Company'…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:07PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 15, 2010
In February 2010, director Michael Mayer, who won a Tony Award for "Spring Awakening" and recently directed "American Idiot", and choreographer Rob Ashford, who won a Tony for "Thoroughly Mo…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 14, 2010
As his play "Vampire Lesbians of Sodom" marks the 25th anniversary of its opening at the Provincetown Playhouse, playwright and actor Charles Busch recalls the circumstances surrounding the …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:37AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Actress Delores Hall talks about her Tony Award winning role in the gospel musical "Your Arms Too Short To Box With God", working with director Vinnette Carroll, and turning a "revival meeti…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:05PM[SHARE]Monday, July 12, 2010
The panel of actors -- Glenn Close ("Benefactors"), Maurice Hines ("Uptown...It's Hot"), Aidan Quinn ("A Lie of the Mind"), Marlo Thomas ("Social Security") -- discuss working with directors…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:31PM[SHARE]Friday, July 9, 2010
Tony Award winning Sound Designer Robert Kaplowitz is responsible for the sound system and sound content of a production. In a play, that content includes both music and sound effects. His…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:45AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 7, 2010
"Promises, Promises" scene stealer Katie Finneran talks about creating the character of Marge McDougall for only two scenes and why she had to be "the anti-Kristin," what it's like having so…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:45AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Robert Wright and George Forrest, the songwriting team behind "Song of Norway" talk about adapting their 1953 Broadway musical "Kismet" into "Timbuktu!", a new musical set in West Africa in…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:49AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 1, 2010
In January of 1994, Susan Stroman sat down for an hour-long discussion of her career as a choreographer. She talks about working on "Crazy For You", "Kiss of the Spider Woman", and "Show Boa…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:33AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Trans-Atlantic star of "Chicago" Ruthie Henshall discusses her 14 year history with the show, from creating the role of Roxie in the original London company (opposite Ute Lemper) to subseque…
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