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 04:19PMComposer 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 04:18PMComic 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 04:18PMThe 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 04:18PMPlaybill 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 04:18PMComposer-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 04:17PMCostume 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 04:17PMThe 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…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:17PMActress Hermione Gingold, while appearing in "Side BySide By Sondheim" on Broadway, explains the difference in tone between the British and American casts, her "double entendre" filled song …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:17PMPlaywright and actor Richard Seff, prior to his out of town opening, talks about his first foray into writing a libretto for a new musical, "Spotlight", his background in various theatrical …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:16PMThursday, September 17, 2009
In January of 2000, Joe Dowling met with SDC Members and guests at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre to discuss his career in the classics. It is a career that began long before his appointment a…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:31AMWednesday, September 16, 2009
The design panel - scenic designer John Arnone ("The Who's Tommy"), costume designer Elizabeth Fried ("Brother Truckers"), special effects designer Wendall K. Harrington ("The Who's Tommy"),…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:58AMFriday, September 11, 2009
In 2002, theatre icon Harold Prince gave the opening remarks to a packed house of esteemed theatre artists, professional directors and choreographers, and aspiring early-career post graduate…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:57PMWednesday, September 9, 2009
The resident theatre panelists - Randall Arney, Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre; Zelda Fichandler, Artistic Director of the Acting Company; Emily Mann, Artistic Director of McCarter…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:13AMWednesday, September 2, 2009
The panel - director Martin Charnin ("The Flowering Peach"), "Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" playwright Larry L. King and director/co-writer Peter Masterson, choreographer Rob Marshall …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:45AMWednesday, August 26, 2009
The "Beauty and the Beast" production team - press representative Chris Boneau, producer Michael David, associate producer Donald Frantz, production supervisor Jeremiah Harris, producer Robe…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:47PMWednesday, August 19, 2009
The panel of performers - Michel Bell ("Show Boat"), Charlotte D'Amboise ("Damn Yankees"), Rosemary Harris ("An Inspector Calls"), Audra McDonald ("Carousel"), and Lonette McKee ("Show Boat"…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:36AMThursday, August 13, 2009
In June of 1995, SDCF brought one of Broadway's most beloved directors to New Dramatists for a conversation about comedy. Collaborators are quoted as saying "I would like to be surgically a…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:30PMWednesday, August 12, 2009
The panelists - director/playwright Vernel Bagneris ("Jelly Roll!"), playwright David Ives ("All in the Timing"), actor Nancy Opel ("All in the Timing"), director Lawrence Sacharow ("Three T…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:41PMThursday, August 6, 2009
Renowned stage and film actor and Tony nominated stage director Austin Pendleton made time for an interview in April of 1999 with former SDCF Executive Director David Diamond. This 90 minut…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:12PMWednesday, August 5, 2009
The "Damn Yankees" production team - legal counsel Robert Barandes, press representative Peter Cromarty, advertising representative Rick Elice, producers Mitchell Maxwell and Victoria Maxel…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:21AMThursday, July 30, 2009
Days before the close of 1986's Tony Award winner for "Best Reproduction of a Play or Musical" "Hay Fever", Director Brian Murray sat down with Ada Brown Mather to discuss Mr. Coward's retur…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:04PMWednesday, July 29, 2009
The design panel - lighting designer Beverly Emmons, costume designer Ann Hould-Ward, and scenic designers David Schulder and Tony Walton - and co-moderater lighting designer Jules Fisher t…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:25PMThursday, July 23, 2009
Just two months after the opening of his Tony Award winning production of "The House of Blue Leaves", Director Jerry Zaks spoke to a packed house at Westside Arts Theater in the first instal…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:07PMWednesday, July 22, 2009
The panel of performers - Mary Alice ("Having Our Say"), Matthew Broderick ("How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"), Alan Campbell ("Sunset Boulevard"), Gloria Foster ("Having Ou…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:41PMThursday, July 16, 2009
SDCF's James Furlong sat down with two preeminent stage directors who also design, Richard Foreman and Wilford Leach, for a 90 minute discussion about navigating the often contentious relati…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:27PMWednesday, July 15, 2009
Our guests - John Barlow, Damian Bazadona, Nancy Coyne and Drew Hodges - discuss what is involved in marketing, advertising and publicizing a Broadway show; how they work one-on-one with pr…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 05:33PMThursday, July 9, 2009
At St. Mary's Church in Manhattan on September 19, 1986 SDCF hosted the second installation in a series of interviews with "Actors Who Direct". This interview moderated by Ike Schambelan, f…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:31AMWednesday, July 8, 2009
The panel - playwright/actor Dan Butler ("The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me"), playwright Tom Dulack ("Breaking Legs"), director Scott Ellis ("A Month In The Country"), playwright …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:48PMWednesday, July 1, 2009
The production team of "Love! Valour! Compassion!" - general manager Victoria Bailey, press representative Helene Davis, managing director Barry Grove, director Joe Mantello, playwright Ter…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:17PMFriday, June 26, 2009
Off-Off Broadway pioneer Ellen Stewart gave a candid interview to SDCF Executive Director David Diamond for a packed audience of theatre artists at ArtsConnection on June 13, 1994. The cent…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 05:54PM 
