Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Film director Frank Perry who spent the first 10 years of his career directing for the stage, returns to Broadway to direct "Ladies at the Alamo". Perry explains why he has returned to Broa…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:03PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Film actress Liv Ullmann talks about what she's found in the title character of "Anna Christie" and how the audience reacts to Eugene O'Neill's modern play.
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 23, 2010
English actor Tom Courtenay who is making his Broadway debut in Simon Gray's comedy "Otherwise Engaged" shares what the play is about, and his experience in "The Norman Conquests" in the Wes…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:55AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Constance Towers who plays Anna in the revival of "The King and I" talks about working with Yul Brynner and the authentic casting of the 1977 production.
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 9, 2010
English director Peter Yates talks about Steve Tesich's basketball play "Passing Game" playing at the American Place Theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:57AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Martin Charnin, director/lyricist of "Annie", discusses the challenges of child labor laws and age/height restrictions for the orphans in the cast.
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The "Man of La Mancha" Richard Kiley recreated his Tony Award-winning title role in the Broadway revival 12 years later, followed by a national tour.
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:53AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Director Dennis Rosa talks about the unique look of "Dracula" by set designer/illustrator Edward Gorey.
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:20AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Cecilia Hart while starring in Tom Stoppard's "Dirty Linen", reveals how she shed her self-consciousness of appearing scantily clad in front of audiences; how her costume helped to enhance h…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:47AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Composer Cy Coleman, during the run of "I Love My Wife", talks about how the show slipped into town after appearing out of town, and how he recieved the good news of his rave reviews from al…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:03AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Cartoonist and playwright Jules Feiffer talks about his revue "Hold Me", based on his cartoon work; the selection process; how each skit, while different, is connected thematically; and the…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:52AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Marge Redmond, at the time co-starring with her husband Jack Weston in Neil Simon's "California Suite", tells why she likes working on stage, and how it takes more work to act on stage than …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:40AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 15, 2009
As "Chicago"'s original Billy Flynn, Jerry Orbach is careful not to fit into any one mold, turning down roles too similar to previous ones, and instead showing his versatility in musicals an…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:26PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Award-winning actor James Earl Jones talks about portraying the real-life historical actor and political artist in the solo play "Paul Robeson" which toured before arriving on Broadway.
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:40AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 1, 2009
While starring as Bunny in Albert Innaurato's "Gemini", Jessica James outlines the journey the show made from workshop to Long Island to Circle Rep and finally Broadway; and how word of mout…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:57AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Joseph Abaldo, magician and actor discussed his role in "The Magic Show"; replacing Doug Henning; his life long interest in magic; the extraordinary effort to learn the role; and the secrecy…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Character actor Lou Jacobi, appearing in Neil Simon's "Cheaters" on Broadway, talks of his admiration of the author's words; sticking to the script; and how actors are kept in check to avoid…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:47AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Actor Peter Evans, early in his career, while starring in David Mamet's "A Life in the Theatre", discusses how he and his co-star, Ellis Rabb, are "in tune" with each other; working with a y…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:27PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Judd Hirsch, while starring in Neil Simon's "Chapter Two", talks about playing the role of the author's alter-ego; how painful the rehersals were for Neil Simon since much of it is autobiogr…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:24AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Martin Balsam discusses the original Broadway comedy "Cold Storage" in which he was starring at the time, he exlains that while it takes place in a hospital, it is still full of comedy; and …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Yul Brynner, at the time starring in the iconic role of the King in the Broadway revival of "The King And I", talks about how Oscar Hammerstein was ahead of his time and how audiences are ca…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Actor John Wood, at that time, the star of the Broadway production of"Tartuffe" explains how Moliere's plays work better in America than in Britain, how the play is universal and how audienc…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:16PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Actress Betsy Palmer having just finished a run in "Eccentricities of a Nightingale", discusses her time on "I've Got A Secret", the wide range of emotions in Bernard Slade's "Same Time Next…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:28AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Just two years out of Yale Drama School, Meryl Streep discusses her first musical in New York "Happy End", which was just after her renowned production of "The Cherry Orchard" at The Public …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:19PM[SHARE]Composer John Kander, having just opened "The Act", talks about his and Fred Ebb's history working with Liza Minnelli in "Flora The Red Menace", "Cabaret" and "New York, New York"; and how L…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:18PM[SHARE]Comic actor, Jack Gilford, while appearing in "Sly Fox", talks about his backstage life, spontaneity on stage and his respect for George C. Scott and Gretchen Wyler, his co-stars at the time.
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:18PM[SHARE]The original "Zach", Robert LuPone explains the unique gestation of Michael Bennett's seminal work, "A Chorus Line", how all of the actor's stories were the same and yet different, how it is…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:18PM[SHARE]Playbill publisher Arthur T. Birsh describes the evolution of his publication over the years, how it is more than just a "program", and how he is able to make it available free to theatre au…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:18PM[SHARE]Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, with three shows running simultaneously on Broadway ("Pippin", "Godspell" and "The Magic Show"), explains the composing-lyric writing process that he uses…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:17PM[SHARE]Costume designer Florence Klotz talks about the vast amount of research needed just to get started on a design, her trip to Japan to research "Pacific Overtures", working with other designer…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:17PM[SHARE]The legendary team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, having just opened "A Party", discuss some of their lesser-known lyrics; their occasional onstage performances and how "A Party" grew fro…
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