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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Performance - June, 2002 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Actors Julie Harris ("The Belle of Amherst"), Marilu Henner ("The Tale of the Allergist's Wife"), Richard Kind ("The Tale of the Allergist's Wife"), Hal Linden ("Cabaret"), Brad Oscar ("The …

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Monday, July 16, 2007

Michael Wilson (#159) July, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Director Michael Wilson discusses his work on the first Broadway revival of John Van Druten's "Old Acquaintance" at the Roundabout and why the play is so different than the Bette Davis film;…

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Playwright and Director - September, 2002 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Director and lyricist Martin Charnin ("Annie"); director and choreographer Graciela Daniele ("Annie Get Your Gun"); lyricist and book writers Rupert Holmes ("Say Goodnight, Gracie") and Mich…

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Monday, July 9, 2007

Vanessa Redgrave (#158) July, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Actress Vanessa Redgrave explains why, despite the character name in the program, she's not specifically playing "Joan Didion" in Broadway's "The Year Of Magical Thinking"; explores the tran…

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Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Design - September, 2002 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Set designer John Arnone ("The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?"), costume designers Jane Greenwood ("Morning's at Seven") and Martin Pakledinaz ("Thoroughly Modern Millie"), set designer Scott Pask …

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Monday, July 2, 2007

Catherine Zuber (#157) June, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Three-time Tony Award-winning costume designer Catherine Zuber talks about the process of costume design and the nature of the collaboration between designers and a director; explains how sh…

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Performance - September, 2002 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Actors John Cullum ("Urinetown"), Edie Falco ("Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"), Lea Salonga ("Flower Drum Song"), Stanley Tucci ("Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"), Marissa…

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Monday, June 25, 2007

Douglas Carter Beane (#156) June, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Playwright Douglas Carter Beane talks about how his fascination with Greek myths dovetailed with a producer's overture to adapt a famously bad movie, resulting in the new musical "Xanadu"; d…

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Production: Hairspray - December, 2002 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

The creative team behind the Broadway musical "Hairspray", producers Richard Frankel and Margo Lion, co-book writer Thomas Meehan, choreographer Jerry Mitchell, director Jack O'Brien, co-boo…

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Monday, June 18, 2007

Marian Seldes (#155) June, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Revered stage veteran Marian Seldes touches upon a few of the highlights of her storied career, from her current role on Broadway opposite Angela Lansbury in "Deuce" (a role written specific…

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Playwright and Director - April, 2003 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Director Bob Balaban ("Y2K"), playwrights Richard Greenberg ("Take Me Out") and Suheir Hammad ("Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam"), choreographer Luis Perez ("Man of La Mancha") and director D…

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Monday, June 11, 2007

Joe Dowling (#154) June, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Guthrie Theatre Artistic Director Joe Dowling talks about the company's move from its historic home into a brand new facility, including the reaction of the Minneapolis audiences to the shif…

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Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Artistic Directors - June, 2007 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

The artistic directors of four major not-for-profit companies - Susan V. Booth of the Alliance Theatre, Oskar Eustis of The Public Theater, Emily Mann of the McCarter Theatre Center and Mich…

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Monday, June 4, 2007

Mary Louise Wilson (#153) June, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Tony nominee Mary Louise Wilson discusses her journey from workshop to Broadway with the musical "Grey Gardens"; recalls her Broadway debut in the troubled Judy Holliday vehicle "Hot Spot"; …

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

August Wilson's Legacy - May, 2007 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

The extraordinary legacy of playwright August Wilson and his 10-play cycle of African-American life in the 20th Century is explored in a two-part program. First, a panel of Wilson's collabo…

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Monday, May 28, 2007

David Hyde Pierce (#152) May, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

David Hyde Pierce talks about joining in the development of the long-aborning "Curtains" and how he faced the challenge of a full-fledged character-driven musical on Broadway; recalls the ci…

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Leading Men - May, 2007 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Four acclaimed leading men - Jeff Daniels ("Blackbird"), Brian Dennehy ("Inherit the Wind"), Liev Schreiber ("Talk Radio") and Kevin Spacey ("A Moon for the Misbegotten") - discuss a wide a…

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Frank Langella (#151) May, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Frank Langella talks about the challenge of making the character of Richard Nixon in "Frost/Nixon" more than just a caricature, and whether it was easier to develop his performance as such a…

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Production: Urban Cowboy - April, 2003 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Musical director, orchestrator and arranger Jason Robert Brown, book writer Aaron Latham, producer Chase Mishkin, director Lonny Price, press representative Pete Sanders and producer Leonard…

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Monday, May 14, 2007

Jerry Mitchell (#150) May, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Tony Award-winning choreographer Jerry Mitchell talks about taking on the dual roles of director and choreographer for the first time with "Legally Blonde" and charts the development of the …

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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Design - April, 2003 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Costume designer Suzy Benzinger ("Movin' Out"), lighting designer Beverly Emmons ("Jekyll and Hyde"), scenic designer Adrianne Lobel ("A Year With Frog and Toad"), sound designer David Mesch…

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Monday, May 7, 2007

Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (#149) May, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

The team of Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil talk about why they broke from their usual practice of originating their own projects and took on writing "The Pirate Queen"; how they …

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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Performance - April, 2003 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Actors from both sides of the Atlantic - Sutton Foster ("Thoroughly Modern Millie"), Clare Higgins ("Vincent in Brixton"), Eddie Izzard ("A Day in the Death of Joe Egg"), Brian Stokes Mitche…

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Monday, April 30, 2007

Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles (#148) April, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles, the film and stage composers of "Mary Poppins", come together for a special program that explores the creation of the original film score and how it was…

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Production: The Coast Of Utopia - March, 2007 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Four actors from the 42-member "The Coast of Utopia" company -- Jennifer Ehle, Josh Hamilton, Ethan Hawke and Amy Irving -- talk about the experience of appearing in Tom Stoppard's triptych …

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Monday, April 23, 2007

Jeff Daniels (#147) April, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Jeff Daniels talks about his return to the New York stage after a 14 year absence in David Harrower's Olivier Award-winning "Blackbird" at Manhattan Theatre Club, including how he works hims…

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Friday, April 20, 2007

Lee Blessing (#47) April, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Playwright Lee Blessing talks about his play "Going to St. Ives" with its theme, of politics, women, and motherhood, and its similarities to his best-known play "A Walk In The Woods". Bless…

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Production: Big River - June, 2003 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Director Jeff Calhoun, actor Phyllis Frelich, actor Tyrone Giordano, producer Todd Haimes, actor Daniel Jenkins and producer Bill O'Brien explain how Deaf West Theatre Company, a sign langua…

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Monday, April 16, 2007

Judith Ivey (#146) April, 2007 by American Theatre Wing

Two-time Tony-winning actress Judith Ivey talks about her transition to directing; why she was drawn to direct Lee Thuna's "Fugue" at the Cherry Lane Theatre rather than play the leading rol…

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Friday, April 13, 2007

Michael Blakemore (#42) February, 2005 by American Theatre Wing

Acclaimed director Michael Blakemore discusses his ongoing collaboration with playwright Michael Frayn during the Broadway run of "Democracy" and explores his famed virtuosity staging both p…

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 2003 by American Theatre Wing and Cuny

Choreographer Jonathan Butterell ("The Light In The Piazza", "Nine"), director Moises Kaufman ("The Laramie Project", "Gross Indecency"), playwright Arthur Kopit ("Nine", "Oh Dad, Poor Dad..…

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