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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Michael Stewart by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Book Writer/Lyricist Michael Stewart of Tony Award-winning Best Musicals "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Hello, Dolly!", and the new musical comedy "I Love My Wife", talks about his new novel "Belle",…

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Monday, May 17, 2010

Performance - September, 1986 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel of performers - Vondie Curtis-Hall ("Raisin In The Sun"), Ossie Davis ("I'm Not Rappaport"), Swoosie Kurtz ("The House of Blue Leaves"), Jean Stapleton ("Arsenic and Old Lace", and…

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Friday, May 14, 2010

Scenic Designer - May, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Scenic designer Riccardo Hernandez creates sets built from the text of a production, creating an honest space for actors and ideas to work within. Hernandez knew he wanted a career designin…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:13AM
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

B.H. Barry (#268) - May, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Progenitor of fight direction in America and 2010 Tony Honor recipient B.H. Barry talks about his decades of developing and staging fights across the country, starting with "Hamlet" in 1978 …

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:23AM
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Tiger Haynes by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Actor Tiger Haynes discusses his ongoing run as the original Tinman in the hit musical "The Wiz" and its move from the Majestic to the Broadway Theatre; his experience as a musician and "sal…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:30AM
Monday, May 10, 2010

Playwright and Director - September, 1986 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The Playscript/Director panelists - Long Wharf Theatre artistic director Arvin Brown, playwright Howard Fast ("Citizen Tom Paine"), director/dramaturg Susan Gregg, playwright Israel Horovit…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:06PM
Thursday, May 6, 2010

Richard Eyre by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In 2002, Lincoln Center dramaturg Anne Cattaneo moderated a One-on-One discussion with prolific British theatre, film, television and opera director Richard Eyre. He talks about directing "T…

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Betty Buckley (#267) - May, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

While appearing the new comedy "White's Lies", Betty Buckley talks about the career that has taken her from Texas to New York to London and back many times over. She discusses why she chose…

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Reid Shelton by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Television, film, and stage actor Reid Shelton talks about playing Daddy Oliver Warbucks in the hit Broadway musical "Annie", how director Martin Charnin shaped the production from a 1976 pr…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:29AM
Monday, May 3, 2010

Waiting In The Wings - March, 2010 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

Their roles as understudies on Broadway was the focal point for this panel of actors -- Tony Carlin ("Lend Me A Tenor"), Bryan Fenkart ("Memphis"), Corinne Melançon ("Mamma Mia"), Jay Russe…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:39AM
Friday, April 30, 2010

House Manager - April, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

House Manager Brian Gaynair handles the day-to-day operations of the Shubert Theatre, is the primary liasion between the production and the theatre owner, and coordinates between all the fro…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:34AM
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Shirley Knight (#266) - April, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

During her month in the cast of the Off-Broadway comedy "Love, Loss and What I Wore", Shirley Knight discusses the appeal of the "stool and music stand" style of presentation while pointing …

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:10AM
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Adolph Green by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Lyricist/writer Adolph Green, one half of the musical-comedy team Comden and Green, talks about their current revue "A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green" at the Morosco Theatre which …

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Monday, April 26, 2010

Production: House Of Blue Leaves - September, 1986 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The producing team of the 1986 Tony-nominated play "The House of Blue Leaves" - press representative Merle Debuskey, executive producer Bernard Gersten, playwright John Guare, advertising r…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:14PM
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Arthur Penn by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In 2002, Arthur Penn sat down for a One-on-One conversation with SDCF Executive Director David Diamond to discuss his triple-threat career in theatre, television and film. He tells the story…

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Janet McTeer (#265) - April, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Janet McTeer talks about her experiences in "God of Carnage", having starred in the play's London premiere (where the characters were still French) and now playing it on Broadway (as an Amer…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:42AM
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Donald Pippin by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Tony Award winning musical director for "Oliver!", vocal arranger/musical director Donald Pippin talks about "A Chorus Line"'s development by director Michael Bennett and composer Marvin Ham…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:45AM
Monday, April 19, 2010

Performance - April, 1987 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel of performers - Trazana Beverley ("Death and the King's Horseman"), Mark Hamill ("The Nerd"), George S. Irving ("Me and My Girl"), Linda Lavin ("Broadway Bound"), Lynn Redgrave ("…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:17AM
Friday, April 16, 2010

Sign Language Interpreter - April, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Sign Language Interpreter Alan Champion combines his performing skills with his sign language background to interpret live theatre. He stresses the importance of being a good listener, and …

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:49AM
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

David Cromer (#264) - April, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Director David Cromer discusses his most recent New York project, Andrew Bovell's "When The Rain Stops Falling" at Lincoln Center Theater, and how even he had to be reassured that the play's…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:42AM
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Millicent Martin by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

English actress Millicent Martin, one of the stars of "Side by Side by Sondheim", discusses the revue's transfer from London to Broadway with the original British cast, obtaining permission …

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:47AM
Monday, April 12, 2010

Producing's New Voices - March, 2010 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

Injecting new energy and a new perspective into both commercial and not for profit theatre was among the topics discussed by our panel of producers - Patrick Catullo, Eric Falkenstein, Jenny…

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Hallie Foote (#263) - April, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Hallie Foote, perhaps the leading interpreter of the works of her father, the late Horton Foote, talks about her past year of work on "The Orphans' Home Cycle", the epic compilation of nine …

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:15AM
Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Gretchen Wyler by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Actress Gretchen Wyler, who replaced Gwen Verdon in "Damn Yankees" and Chita Rivera in "Bye Bye Birdie", talks about welcoming Robert Preston into the title role of the Broadway comedy "Sly …

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:55AM
Monday, April 5, 2010

Playwright and Director - April, 1987 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel - director Melvin Bernhardt ("The Beach House"), playwright Alice Childress ("Moms"), director Walter Dallas ("Moms"), playwright Nancy Donohue ("The Beach House"), playwright Patr…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:12PM
Friday, April 2, 2010

Art Director - April, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Art Director Gail Anderson of advertising agency SpotCo brings her passion for graphic design to create visual identities for theatrical works. Anderson traces her career from the School of …

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Gene Saks by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In June 1995 three-time Tony Award-winning director Gene Saks spoke with David Diamond in a One-on-One Interview about his journey through the many aspects of his directing career. Topics of…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:57AM
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Marsha Mason (#262) - March, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

During rehearsals for Keen Company's revival of "I Never Sang For My Father", Marsha Mason talks about the differences between playing in a Broadway house and a small Theatre Row venue. She …

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:41AM
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Harvey Sabinson by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Veteran Broadway press agent Harvey Sabinson talks about his book "Darling, You Were Wonderful", his insider account of working with over 500 Broadway performers such as Carol Channing in "H…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:27PM
Monday, March 29, 2010

Production: Sweet Sue - April, 1987 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The production team of "Sweet Sue" - advertising representative Fred Golden, general manager Larry Goossen, playwright A.R. Gurney, casting director Donna Isaacson, and producer Arthur White…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:14PM
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Jordan Roth (#261) - March, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Jordan Roth, President of New York's Jujamcyn Theatres, discusses his ascension to the top spot running a quintet of Broadway houses, which makes him one of the handful of people who can dec…

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