Sam Pinkleton reflects on the profound influence of Elizabeth Swados and the role she played in shaping him"not just as an artist, but as a creator. In this clip from his interview with Paul Wontorek, Pinkleton looks back on his time as a nervous musical theater student at NYU, unsure whether performing was truly his path. In Swados' class, he was challenged to write, direct and make his own work"often badly, often …
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:18AM on February 25, 2026