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 01:26PMWednesday, December 9, 2009
The panel - actress Brenda Braxton ("Jelly's Last Jam"), Mettawee River Theatre Company puppet/costume designers Casey Compton and Ralph Lee ("Wichikapache Goes Walking"), producer/lighting …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:55PMTuesday, 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 09:40AMThursday, December 3, 2009
In March of 1994, not long after the close of her hit Broadway production of "The Secret Garden", Susan H. Schulman sat down with Director Melvin Bernhardt to discuss her life in the theatre…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:38AMWednesday, December 2, 2009
The expansion of the Broadway brand to Asian markets was among the topics discussed by our panel: Simone Genatt, Chairman of Broadway Asia, Robert Nederlander, Jr, President and CEO of Neder…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:36AMTuesday, 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 10:57AMWednesday, November 25, 2009
The "Anna Christie" production team - scenic designer John Lee Beatty, O'Neill biographer Barbara Gelb, Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Todd Haimes, actors Anne Meara, Liam Neeson, N…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:48AMTuesday, 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 10:48AMThursday, November 19, 2009
In this discussion with Director-Choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett in February of 2000, listen to a two-time Tony nominee share her research into the complex history and techniques of compe…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:13AMWednesday, November 18, 2009
The role of Regional Theatre in supporting and presenting new works to their communities was among the topics discussed by our panel: Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director of La Jolla Playho…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:18AMTuesday, 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 09:47AMWednesday, November 11, 2009
The panel of performers - Joan Copeland ("Another Time"), Jeff Daniels ("Redwood Curtain"), Christopher Durang (Sondheim's "Putting It Together"), Robert Foxworth ("Candida"), Robert Klein (…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:45AMTuesday, 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 12:27PMThursday, November 5, 2009
For decades, Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson have been seminal figures in the theatre industry. Their artistic partnership spans nearly forty years and is recognized as being among the mo…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:24AMWednesday, November 4, 2009
The panelists - theatrical agent Joanne Nici, playwright Frank Pugliese ("Aven'U Boys"), director/writer Geraldine Fitzgerald ("Sharon"), choreographer Wayne Cilento ("Tommy"), and producer …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:28AMTuesday, 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 09:24AMWednesday, October 28, 2009
Our four Tony Award winning Leading Ladies -- Laura Benanti, Beth Leavel, Bebe Neuwirth and Alice Ripley - discuss performances they've seen that have made a lasting impact on them; the mome…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:18AMTuesday, 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 03:18PMThursday, October 22, 2009
In this ninety minute discussion with Arthur Penn, catch a glimpse of the artistic processes which make this legend of directing such an artistic triple threat. To date, he is still the only…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:08PMWednesday, October 21, 2009
The "Fool Moon" production team - producers Jeffrey Ash, Dori Berinstein, and James Freydberg, actor/creator Bill Irwin, press representative Jackie Green, general manager Robert Kamlot, com…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 05:22PMTuesday, 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 03:12PMWednesday, October 14, 2009
The panelists - theatre critic Howard Kissel, Artistic Director of Manhattan Theatre Club Lynn Meadow, actor/director Zakes Mokae ("The Song Of Jacob Zulu"), producer/general manager Dorothy…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:50AMTuesday, 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 02:16PMThursday, October 8, 2009
World renowned designer for the stage Ming Cho Lee spoke to a crowd of early career directors and choreographers in April of 1999 at SDCF's annual Symposium. The focus of this discussion was…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:37AMWednesday, October 7, 2009
The panel of performers - David Cassidy and Petula Clark from "Blood Brothers", Julie Harris ("The Fiery Furnace"), Jeff Hyslop ("Kiss of the Spider Woman"), and Joe Mantello and Stephen Spi…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:18AMTuesday, 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 09:28AMThursday, October 1, 2009
Famed playwright Edward Albee sat for an interview with frequent collaborator Larry Sacharow before an audience of professional theatre artists and students at Fordham University in December…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:18AMWednesday, September 30, 2009
The panelists - playwright/director Edward Albee ("Marriage Play"), director Arvin Brown ("The Twilight of the Golds"), agent Joyce Ketay, playwright Tony Kushner ("Angels In America"), play…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:16PMThursday, September 24, 2009
Beginning in January 1985, SDCF held a series of interviews with Actors Who Direct in order to explore with live audiences of theatre enthusiasts, professional theatre artists, and SDC Membe…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:25PMWednesday, September 23, 2009
"The Kiss of the Spider Woman" production team - producer Garth Drabinsky, lyricist Fred Ebb, composer John Kander, playwright Terrence McNally, director Harold Prince, and actor Chita Rive…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:56PMTuesday, 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 
