Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Casting Directors Tara Rubin ("Spamalot", "The Producers"), Laura Stanczyk ("Translations", "Sweet Charity"), Daniel Swee ("The Coast of Utopia", "The Vertical Hour"), and Bernie Telsey ("Wi…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:50AM[SHARE]Monday, March 19, 2007
Neil Pepe, artistic director of New York's Atlantic Theater Company, discusses the development of the company as an outgrowth of acting classes led by playwright David Mamet and actor Willia…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:07AM[SHARE]Friday, March 16, 2007
Tovah Feldshuh ("Golda's Balcony"), Marc Kudisch ("Thoroughly Modern Millie"), Swoosie Kurtz ("Frozen"), Rebecca Luker ("Nine"), Denis O'Hare ("Take Me Out") and Lewis J. Stadlen ("The Produ…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:58AM[SHARE]Monday, March 12, 2007
Amy Irving talks about her experience seeing part two of "The Coast of Utopia" when it premiered in England, and her response when director Jack O'Brien asked her to play two roles in the tr…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:34AM[SHARE]Friday, March 9, 2007
During his run in the revival of "42nd Street", Patrick Cassidy talks about life in a performing family, including the legacy of his late father Jack and performing with his mother Shirley J…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:46AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Five of America's leading playwrights, Nilo Cruz ("Beauty of the Father"), Julia Jordan ("Boy"), Terrence McNally ("The Visit"), Paul Rudnick ("Valhalla") and Regina Taylor ("Drowning Crow")…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:33AM[SHARE]Monday, March 5, 2007
Billy Crudup recalls how he messed up his first audition but still managed to be cast in his Broadway debut, "Arcadia"; describes the communal spirit that guided the 2002 production of "The …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:37AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 27, 2007
On "The Evolution of Encores!", guests Judith E. Daykin (founder), Rob Fisher (music director from founding to 2006), David Ives (book adapter for 18 productions) and Jack Viertel (artistic …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:30AM[SHARE]Monday, February 26, 2007
Kristin Chenoweth reminisces about her move from Oklahoma to Manhattan and how she was discovered after an all-day wait for an audition; tells how she was cast as Patty in the revival of "Yo…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:45AM[SHARE]Friday, February 23, 2007
In this interview a panel of actors - Anne Heche ("Twentieth Century"), Jefferson Mays ("I Am My Own Wife"), Martha Plimpton ("Sixteen Wounded"), Phylicia Rashad ("Gem Of The Ocean") and Ric…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:04PM[SHARE]Mercedes Ruehl shares her passion for art and for playing art patron Peggy Guggenheim in "Woman Before A Glass" talks about her early training and her roles in regional theatre, her Off-Broa…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:54AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Kevin McCollum talks about how his "contrarian" nature applies to his work as a producer, including mounting the 22-actor musical "In The Heights" Off-Broadway when many say even small music…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:02PM[SHARE]Friday, February 16, 2007
Jack Viertel, artistic director of the "Encores!" series at New York City Center, traces the evolution of the acclaimed concert stagings of little-seen musicals and offers a glimpse into how…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:35AM[SHARE]Monday, February 12, 2007
The development of the musical "Caroline, or Change" and its move from The Public Theatre to Broadway is explored with Tony Kushner (writing a musical book and lyrics for the first time), co…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:50AM[SHARE]Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell discuss the genesis of "The Musical of MusicalsóThe Musical!" and whether they'll get to quit their day jobs as a result of its success. Original air date …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:29AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Late in the run of his Broadway turn as Tevye in "Fiddler On The Roof", Alfred Molina discusses his role in that much-discussed production, recalls meeting his wife-to-be in the musical "Des…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:38AM[SHARE]Monday, February 5, 2007
The challenges and the rewards of producing new plays on Broadway are explored by press representative Michael Hartman ("Sixteen Wounded"), producers Robert LuPone ("Frozen"), Benjamin Morde…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:33PM[SHARE]Len Cariou looks back over his career on stage, from his days with his own cabaret act in his native Canada to his immersion into classical theatre at the Manitoba Theatre Center and the Str…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:24AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Ted Chapin wears two hats during this interview, one as he discusses his position as head of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, explaining his role in both promoting and defending the w…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:49AM[SHARE]Monday, January 29, 2007
Playwrights Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ("Dark Matters"), Douglas Carter Beane ("The Little Dog Laughed"), Kia Corthron ("Breath Boom"), Daisy Foote ("Bhutan") and Adam Rapp ("Red Light Winter") …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:30PM[SHARE]Rita Moreno reflects on her career, from her Broadway debut at age 13; her efforts to break out of being constantly cast as a Latin spitfire; her arduous preparation for her audition for "We…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:52AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 25, 2007
Melissa Errico and Tom Hewitt discuss their roles in Frank Wildhorn's "Dracula", and separately review their careers -- Errico's as a leading lady in numerous high profile revivals and Hewit…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:01PM[SHARE]Monday, January 22, 2007
Margot Harley, co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of The Acting Company, talks about the troupe's origins as an outgrowth of the acting program at The Juilliard School in the early 7…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:19AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Barbara Walsh, Joanne in the John Doyle revival of "Company", talks about taking on a role so indelibly associated with Elaine Stritch, explains why her character doesn't really "join the ba…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:10AM[SHARE]"Leading Ladies" Blair Brown ("The Clean House"), Blythe Danner ("Suddenly, Last Summer"), Swoosie Kurtz ("Heartbreak House") and Julie White ("The Little Dog Laughed") share their thoughts …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:10AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 11, 2007
Music Director John McDaniel talks about his first producing project, "Brooklyn The Musical"; reflects on his time working with Rosie O'Donnell on her talk show, and gives some insight into …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:41PM[SHARE]Monday, January 8, 2007
Rebecca Luker confesses to not reading the original "Mary Poppins" books despite her role as Mrs. Banks in the current Broadway musical version; recalls her Broadway debut understudying and …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:10AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Blair Brown discusses her role on stage in the Lincoln Center Theatre production of Sarah Ruhl's "The Clean House", and her part in the play winning the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Awa…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:15PM[SHARE]Friday, December 22, 2006
The leaders of the two best known theatre-based charitable group, Joe Benincasa of The Actors' Fund and Tom Viola of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, talk about the wide range of work done…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:35PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 21, 2006
The "Grey Garden"'s creative team, Scott Frankel (composer), Michael Korie (lyricist) and Doug Wright (book writer) discuss the genesis of this new, highly acclaimed Broadway musical - why t…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 19, 2006
"Rent" veteran Daphne Rubin Vega talks about the challenge of tackling the "classic" music of "Les Miserables" after being known for rock-oriented show music, and why she feels a bit lonely …
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