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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Getting the Show on the Road - December, 2010 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel of producers, presenters and bookers -- Meredith Blair, Mike Isaacson, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Steven Schnepp and Allan Williams -- discuss what works and what doesn't on the …

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

David Esbjornson (#299) - December, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Having recently steered "Driving Miss Daisy" to Broadway, director David Esbjornson discusses what it's like to direct a "brand," why he thinks older actors can play younger much more easily…

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Robert Brustein (#298) - December, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Founding artistic director of both the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven and the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Robert Brustein discusses how each of those organizations came int…

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Embracing Process: Directors 2010 - December, 2010 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

A panel of directors - Stafford Arima, Anne Kauffman, Rebecca Taichman and Henry Wishcamper - discusses the dynamic between themselves and the playwrights with whom they work; their first pa…

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

2002 Symposium: It's Not Where You Start by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In June 2002, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation hosted a panel discussion on how Broadway directors and choreographers got their starts as part of its 3-day Musical Theatre S…

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Stephen Ouimette (#297) - December, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Stephen Ouimette, who plays Bejart in the current Broadway revival of "La Bête", talks about what it takes to hold the stage, with little dialogue, throughout the show's fabled 30 minute op…

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Teresa Eyring (#296) - December, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Executive Director of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), Teresa Eyring, talks about the work of the 50 year old service organization which boasts membership if some 500 of the country's…

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The Making of Jelly's Last Jam by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In November 1992, SDC Foundation hosted a conversation with the creative team behind "Jelly's Last Jam" on Broadway: George C. Wolfe (book and direction), Hope Clarke (choreography), Susan B…

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Judith Light (#295) - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

"Lombardi"'s leading lady Judith Light talks about her research into both the role and the real-life Marie Lombardi, and whether she thinks "Lombardi" is a "football play." She also talks ab…

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Alison Fraser (#294) - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

"The Divine Sister"'s Teutonic nun Alison Fraser talks about her role, her prior work -- and sharing a dressing room -- with playwright/actor Charles Busch. She also discusses her musical th…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:36AM
Friday, November 12, 2010

Scenic Charge Artist - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Scenic Charge Artist Jason Edwards paints walls, backdrops, and props to create the visual surface details of a show's set. At the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Edwards works with each pr…

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Director Playwright Collaboration by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On Tuesday, March 29, 1988, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation and New Dramatists hosted a seminar on the director-playwright relationship with directors Tony Giordano, Pam Berlin…

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Howard Panter (#293) - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Called "the most powerful man in English theatre" by "The Stage", co-CEO (with his wife, Rosemary Squire) and creative director of the Ambassador Theatre Group, Howard Panter, talks about th…

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Monday, November 8, 2010

The Vocabulary of Dance: Choreographers 2010 - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

Our panel of choreographers - Christopher Gattelli, Liza Gennaro, Ken Roberson and Sergio Trujillo - discuss their childhood and early adult life and how it influenced their start in dance; …

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:53PM
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Jim Simpson (#292) - November, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Jim Simpson, artistic director of New York's Off-Off-Broadway The Flea Theater, charts the company's 15 year journey from a collective meant to last for only five years to an ongoing institu…

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Revivals: Return to Broadway - April, 1996 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panelists - President/Executive Director of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Ted Chapin, President of the American Theatre Producers Cy Feuer, writer/critic Martin Gottfried, ac…

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Choreographers by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

At the SDC Foundation's Choreography Symposium in 1986, choreographers Wayne Cilento (Tony Award for "The Who's Tommy"), Graciela Daniele (8 Tony nominations for Best Choreography), Janet Wa…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:18AM
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Athol Fugard (#291) - October, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

South African playwright Athol Fugard discusses his newest work, "The Train Driver", during rehearsals at the Long Wharf Theatre, and explains why this play marks the end of a stage in his w…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:54AM
Monday, October 25, 2010

Performance - September, 1996 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel of performers - Jessica Boevers ("A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"), Jim Dale ("Barnum", "Candide"), Justin Kirk ("Love! Valour! Compassion!"), Daniel Massey ("Takin…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:32AM
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Sir Ian McKellen (#290) - October, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

One of the greatest classical actors of his generation, Sir Ian McKellen reflects on his more than 50 years on stage, explaining that he's really only qualified to voice his opinion on two t…

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Monday, October 18, 2010

Playscript - April, 1980 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel of playwrights - Edward Albee ("The Lady From Dubuque"), Eve Merriam ("The Club"), Samm-Art Williams ("Home"), Lanford Wilson ("Talley's Folly"), and Ruth Wolff ("The Abdication")…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:23AM
Thursday, October 14, 2010

A View from the Bridge by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On December 15, 1986, director Tony Giordano, designers Hugh Landwehr and Dennis Parichy and actors Michael Fischetti, Jennifer Van Dyck and Diane Martella spoke with moderator Amy Saltz at …

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Alfred Uhry (#289) - October, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Playwright Alfred Uhry recalls the original production of "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1987 at Playwrights Horizons, lists the actresses he's had the opportunity to see play the title role - base…

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Jules Feiffer (#288) - October, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Playwright Jules Feiffer, perhaps best known as a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, explains why he sees little difference between his comic work, screen work and stage work, as well as why…

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Monday, October 4, 2010

Liv Ullmann by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Actress Liv Ullmann who starred in Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" talks about the different techniques required for stage acting versus film acting, particularly with respect to the eyes a…

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Performance - September, 1982 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The panel of performers - Karen Akers ("Nine"), Christine Baranski ("Sally and Marsha"), actor/playwright Harvey Fierstein ("Torch Song Trilogy"), Ben Harney ("Dreamgirls"), Lonny Price ("Ma…

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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Working with Dance Arrangers by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In April 2010, Edie Cowan moderated an hour-long roundtable discussion with Broadway choreographers Kathleen Marshall and Jerry Mitchell and dance arrangers David Chase and Mark Hummel. They…

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Daniel Sullivan (#287) - September, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

Veteran director Daniel Sullivan talks about his suddenly busy 2010-11 Broadway season, which will see transfers of his productions of "Time Stands Still" from Manhattan Theatre Club, "The M…

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Stephen Schwartz by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League

Composer Stephen Schwartz talks about bringing "Pippin" to New York after a school production at Carnegie Tech, writing songs for "Godspell" off-Broadway after runs at Carnegie Tech and Cafe…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:26AM
Monday, September 27, 2010

Production: Dancing In The End Zone - April, 1984 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

The business team for the play "Dancing In The End Zone" - literary agent Mitch Douglas, producers Dasha Epstein and Morton Gottlieb, publicist Milly Schoenbaum, and general manager Richard …

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Elaine Paige (#286) - September, 2010 by American Theatre Wing

West End musical theatre star Elaine Paige discusses her three month sojourn in New York, including the recording of a new album of duets with artists ranging from Paul Anka to Sinead O'Conn…

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