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Thursday, October 5, 2006

Musicals: Directors and Choreographers - March, 2005 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Choreographer Rob Ashford, Director Chris Ashley, Director/Choreographer John Carrafa and Choreographer Gillian Lynne talk about making musical speak, move and sing.

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:40AM
Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Interpreting Tennessee Williams - April, 2005 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

A remarkable one-time-only meeting of cast members from two concurrent Williams revivals on Broadway—Natasha Richardson, John C. Reilly and Chris Bauer of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and Je…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:30PM
Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Production: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - April, 2005 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

An in-depth look at the creation of the Broadway musical comedy with authors Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek, director Jack O'Brien, choreographer Jerry Mitchell and actors Norbert Leo Butz an…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM
Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Performance - May, 2005 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

A lively roundtable on the actors' craft with Billy Crudup ("The Pillowman"), Raúl Esparza ("Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"), Cherry Jones ("Doubt"), Marsha Mason ("Steel Magnolias") and David Hy…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:20PM
Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Exploring Summer Theatre - June, 2005 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Far from the fabled days of summer stock, today's summer theatres are ambitious artistic institutions that aren't really just for summer anymore. A discussion with Sybil Christopher of the B…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:30AM
Friday, July 21, 2006

Directing - June, 2006 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

How an audience can discern the often invisible hand of the director is the starting point for this discussion with Scott Elliott ("The Threepenny Opera"), Doug Hughes ("Doubt"), Joe Mantell…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:00AM
Friday, July 7, 2006

Critics - January, 2006 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Some of the country's most read critics—Melissa Rose Bernardo of Entertainment Weekly, Michael Feingold of The Village Voice, Elysa Gardner of USA Today, Michael Kuchwara of the Associated…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM

Producing Commercial Theatre - December, 2005 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Five prolific commercial producers—Susan Gallin ("Woman Before a Glass"), Elizabeth McCann ("Well"), Kevin McCollum ("Avenue Q"), David Stone ("Wicked") and Tom Viertel ("Sweeney Todd")—…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM

Production: See What I Wanna See - October, 2005 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

An in-depth look at the creation of the Off-Broadway musical, with author Michael John LaChiusa, director Ted Sperling, musical stager Jonathan Butterell and actors Marc Kudisch and Mary Tes…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM

Design - May, 2006 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

The creation of new worlds on stage and the work of their creators is explored with lighting designer Peggy Eisenhauer ("Assassins"), costume designer Jess Goldstein ("Jersey Boys"), set des…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM

Actors on Performing - April, 2006 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Experiences on stage in America and England are the core of this conversation with actors Eileen Atkins ("Doubt"), Richard Griffiths ("The History Boys"), Jonathan Pryce ("Dirty Rotten Scoun…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM

Actors on Performing - December, 2005 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

A free-ranging conversation on the actors' life with Michael Cerveris ("Sweeney Todd"), Victoria Clark ("A Light in the Piazza"), Jill Clayburgh ("Naked Girl on the Appian Way"), George Griz…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM

Production: The Drowsy Chaperone - April, 2006 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Originally created as a skit for a bachelor party, "The Drowsy Chaperone" has traveled from Toronto to Los Angeles to Broadway, growing in size along the way without sacrificing its skewed v…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM

Staging The Classics - November, 2005 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Making classic work come alive for today's audiences is the topic for directors Anne Bogart, Barbara Gaines, Mark Lamos and Bartlett Sher.

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM

The Playwright - February, 2006 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

The writers' life is the topic for authors Christopher Durang ("Miss Witherspoon"), Lisa Kron ("Well"), Marsha Norman ("The Color Purple"), John Patrick Shanley ("Defiance") and Diana Son ("…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM

Pop Music and the New Musical - September, 2005 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Artists with their feet in both pop music and musical theatre—Stephen Bray and Allee Willis ("The Color Purple"), Rupert Holmes ("The Mystery of Edwin Drood"), Lucy Simon ("The Secret Gard…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PM