Monday, October 15, 2007
Choreographers Rob Ashford and Wayne Cilento, playwright Michael Frayn, playwright/lyricist Greg Kotis, and directors Sean Mathias and Lynne Meadow discuss various aspects of their respectiv…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:14PM[SHARE]Kristen Johnston talks about her nightly mantra that prepares her to go on stage in the current Atlantic Theatre Company production of Lucy Thurber's "Scarcity"; recalls her early years as d…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:03PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 10, 2007
James Houghton, the founding artistic director of New York's Signature Theater Company discusses the impulse that began the acclaimed Off-Broadway theater, which each season produces the wor…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:19AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 3, 2007
The creative team of worldwide hit musical "Mamma Mia!" - press representative Adrian Bryan-Brown, producer Judy Craymer, book writer Catherine Johnson, director Phyllida Lloyd, and composer…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:24AM[SHARE]Monday, October 1, 2007
Playwright Horton Foote reflects on his long career, including the traveling tent shows that first inspired his love of theatre; the contrast between his Texas neighbors' responses to his wi…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:41PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Actors Kate Burton ("Hedda Gabler"), Christine Ebersole ("42nd Street"), Peter Gallagher ("Noises Off"), Valerie Harper ("The Tale of the Allergist's Wife"), and Robert Sean Leonard ("The Mu…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:53AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The panelists -- lighting designer Ken Billington, costume and set designer Robert Jones, costume designer William Ivey Long, scenery designer Thomas Lynch, costume and scenery designer Tony…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:09AM[SHARE]Monday, September 17, 2007
Upon her return to the Broadway production, "Wicked"'s original Madame Morrible, Carole Shelley, talks about whether she's hissed as a villain by fans on the street; explains how a childhood…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:19AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 12, 2007
This panel of producers (all of whom just happen to be women) -- Tisa Chang, Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Amy Nederlander, Daryl Roth, Fran Weissler, and Elizabeth Williams -- talks about the r…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:34AM[SHARE]Monday, September 10, 2007
"Xanadu" star Kerry Butler talks about her childhood performances of Olivia Newton-John songs and how they've informed her Broadway role as Kira, as well as the ins and outs of roller-skatin…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:47PM[SHARE]Monday, September 3, 2007
Days after joining the "Hairspray" cast as Velma von Tussle, Michele Pawk talks about the experience of being "put into" a long-running show and how one finds their character in that situati…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 06:10PM[SHARE]Monday, August 27, 2007
"Wall Street Journal" drama critic Terry Teachout talks about his theatergoing experiences over the four years he's held that position, including what he's learned and what has surprised him…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:24AM[SHARE]Monday, August 20, 2007
Stage and film actor Anthony Rapp, upon his return to the long-running show "Rent", talks about working with the show's composer Jonathan Larson; the longevity and impact of "Rent"; getting …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 15, 2007
The international panel consisting of Valery Fokin (Artistic Director of The Meyerhold Centre in Moscow and the Alexandrinksy Theatre in St. Petersburg), Marita Gochman (writer/director, Nor…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:42AM[SHARE]Monday, August 13, 2007
Actress Debra Monk talks about her six year journey through the development of the musical "Curtains", and passionately reflects on the things she learned from the legendary team of Kander a…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:17PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Playwrights Jon Robin Baitz ("Hedda Gabbler"), John Guare ("Sweet Smell of Success"), Peter Parnell ("Q.E.D."), and directors Gene Saks ("Mr. Goldwyn"), Daniel Sullivan ("Proof"), and Mary Z…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:00PM[SHARE]Monday, August 6, 2007
John P. Connolly, the new executive director of Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers, talks about the challenges and concerns facing the union and i…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:46AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 1, 2007
"Thoroughly Modern Millie"'s creative and production team -- choreographer Rob Ashford, general manager Nina Lannan, producer Hal Luftig, director Michael Mayer, book writer/lyricist Dick Sc…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:30AM[SHARE]Monday, July 30, 2007
Actor Stephen Lang describes his process developing the book "Beyond Glory" for the stage, why he was drawn to portray eight recipients of the Medal of Honor, and how his tribute is perceive…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Actors Frank Langella ("Fortune's Fool"), John Lithgow ("Sweet Smell of Success"), Andrea Martin ("Oklahoma!"), Estelle Parsons ("Mornings at Seven"), Mercedes Ruehl ("The Goat, Or Who Is S…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:22AM[SHARE]Monday, July 23, 2007
Producer Dori Berinstein discusses the process behind creating the film "ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway", her unprecedented chronicle of the 2003-2004 theatrical season, including how sh…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:04PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Actors Julie Harris ("The Belle of Amherst"), Marilu Henner ("The Tale of the Allergist's Wife"), Richard Kind ("The Tale of the Allergist's Wife"), Hal Linden ("Cabaret"), Brad Oscar ("The …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:34AM[SHARE]Monday, July 16, 2007
Director Michael Wilson discusses his work on the first Broadway revival of John Van Druten's "Old Acquaintance" at the Roundabout and why the play is so different than the Bette Davis film;…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:39AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Director and lyricist Martin Charnin ("Annie"); director and choreographer Graciela Daniele ("Annie Get Your Gun"); lyricist and book writers Rupert Holmes ("Say Goodnight, Gracie") and Mich…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:12AM[SHARE]Monday, July 9, 2007
Actress Vanessa Redgrave explains why, despite the character name in the program, she's not specifically playing "Joan Didion" in Broadway's "The Year Of Magical Thinking"; explores the tran…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:39AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Set designer John Arnone ("The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?"), costume designers Jane Greenwood ("Morning's at Seven") and Martin Pakledinaz ("Thoroughly Modern Millie"), set designer Scott Pask …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:43AM[SHARE]Monday, July 2, 2007
Three-time Tony Award-winning costume designer Catherine Zuber talks about the process of costume design and the nature of the collaboration between designers and a director; explains how sh…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:39PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Actors John Cullum ("Urinetown"), Edie Falco ("Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"), Lea Salonga ("Flower Drum Song"), Stanley Tucci ("Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"), Marissa…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:43AM[SHARE]Monday, June 25, 2007
Playwright Douglas Carter Beane talks about how his fascination with Greek myths dovetailed with a producer's overture to adapt a famously bad movie, resulting in the new musical "Xanadu"; d…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:13PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The creative team behind the Broadway musical "Hairspray", producers Richard Frankel and Margo Lion, co-book writer Thomas Meehan, choreographer Jerry Mitchell, director Jack O'Brien, co-boo…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:55AM[SHARE]Monday, June 18, 2007
Revered stage veteran Marian Seldes touches upon a few of the highlights of her storied career, from her current role on Broadway opposite Angela Lansbury in "Deuce" (a role written specific…
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