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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Galt MacDermot (#69) September, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

With "Two Gentlemen of Verona" back on stage at The Public Theater's Delacorte in Central Park, Galt MacDermot reminisces about the great successes of "Hair" and "Two Gents", as well as the …

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Wednesday, September 7, 2005

Charles Strouse (#68) August, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Charles Strouse takes listeners back to the creation of "Bye Bye Birdie", including the behind the scenes challenges of retooling the musical for Chita Rivera and figuring out how to make Di…

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Joanna Gleason (#67) August, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Joanna Gleason talks about signing on to "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" before her part was fully written, recalls her Broadway debut in "I Love My Wife" and the thrill of premiering "Into The Wo…

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Monday, August 29, 2005

John Lithgow (#49) April, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

John Lithgow talks about his plunge back into theatre after years of absence from the New York stage, with a succession of acclaimed performance in "Sweet Smell of Success", "The Retreat fro…

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Thursday, August 18, 2005

Raúl Esparza (#50) April, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Versatile leading man Raúl Esparza explains why he's taken on a light musical like "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" after a strong of dark and tormented roles, and recalls earlier performances, …

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Dan Fogler and Sarah Saltzberg (#66) August, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Tony Award-winner Dan Fogler and castmate Sarah Saltzberg track the creation of the hit musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", and the many fortunate meetings that made the mu…

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Monday, August 8, 2005

Robyn Goodman (#65) August, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Producer Robyn Goodman discusses her role in the creation of the musicals "Avenue Q" and "Altar Boyz", talks about her transition from running the not-for-profit Second Stage Theatre to the …

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Friday, August 5, 2005

Terrence Mann (#64) July, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Terrence Mann talks about the development of the musical "Lennon", including what it's like to speak the words of John Lennon with Yoko Ono only 20 feet away, as well as his experience creat…

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Thursday, July 28, 2005

A.R. Gurney (#63) July, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Prolific playwright A.R. Gurney discusses his recent turn into political playwriting ("O Jerusalem", "Mrs. Farnsworth", "Screen Play"), how he developed his career while keeping a "day job" …

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Thursday, July 21, 2005

Arielle Tepper (#61) July, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Broadway Producer Arielle Tepper ("Spamalot", "The Pillowman") talks about complexity of mounting her labor of love, New York's Summer Play Festival, now in its second season of introducing …

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Lynn Redgrave (#62) July, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Lynn Redgrave talks about life as part of one of the great theatrical dynasties -- including the challenging experience of acting with one's relatives, her drive to commemorate her family th…

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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Sutton Foster (#54) May, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

The Tony Award winning actress (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie") and current nominee (same category, "Little Women"), Sutton Foster, talks abou…

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Cherry Jones (#56) June, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Yet another Tony Award winner (Best Performance by an Actress in a Play, "The Heiress") who is nominated again this year (Best Performance by an Actress in a Play, "Doubt"), Cherry Jones, ta…

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Barbara Cook (#52) May, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

This week Barbara Cook (currently in "Tribute" at the Cafe Carlyle), visits "Downstage Center" to talk about her five decade career - from intimate cabarets to the Broadway stage; the people…

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Bill Irwin (#60) July, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Bill Irwin, details his journey from being a clown in a San Francisco troupe to winning a Tony Award for starring opposite Kathleen Turner in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". Original aird…

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Denis O'Hare (#59) June, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Denis O'Hare, Tony Award winning actor from "Take Me Out", and currently starring in the Broadway revival of "Sweet Charity", shares his thoughts on working in both plays and musicals - and …

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Victoria Clark (#55) May, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

The Tony Award nominee (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, "The Light in the Piazza") Victoria Clark, describes the trip that she took with "A Light In The Piazza" from a sm…

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Roger Rees (#58) June, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Tony Award winning actor ("The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby"), Roger Rees, joins "Downstage Center" to talk acting in the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as on Broadway, and a…

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Tim Curry (#53) May, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Tony Award nominated actor (Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, "Spamalot"), Tim Curry, discusses his wide-ranging career; from "Hair" on the West End to King Arthur in "Spamal…

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Alan Ayckbourn (#57) June, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Alan Ayckbourn, who is back in the United States for the US premiere of his newest play, "Private Fears in Public Places", joins the hosts of "Downstage Center" to talk about how he approach…

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Leslie Uggams (#51) April, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

New blog offering Downstage Center podcasts. The American Theatre Wing, in association with XM Satellite Radio, presents "Downstage Center" a weekly theatrical interview show, featuring the …

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