Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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..…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 05:10PMMonday, April 9, 2007
John Mahoney talks about returning to Broadway after a 20-year hiatus in the Roundabout Theatre production of "Prelude to a Kiss", including why he had to be conscious of not making his stag…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:59PMFriday, April 6, 2007
Dominic Chianese, who plays Lou Wolf in Woody Allen's play "A Second Hand Memory", discusses Allen's style of directing, his character's anger and family conflicts, and compares Lou Wolf to …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:45AMWednesday, April 4, 2007
Members of the creative team of the Tony-winning musical "Avenue Q" -- Robert Lopez (Composer/Lyricist), Rick Lyon (Puppet Designer/Actor), Jeff Marx (Composer/Lyricist),and Jeff Whitty (Boo…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:02AMMonday, April 2, 2007
Author and actor Eric Bogosian explains why he left the text of "Talk Radio" essentially unchanged for its current Broadway revival, but made more significant rewrites in "subUrbia" for its …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:53AMFriday, March 30, 2007
Prolific playwright Jeffrey Hatcher talks about seeing one of his recent plays "Compleat Female Stage Beauty" come to the screen as "Stage Beauty"; his years developing plays at Connecticut'…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:18AMWednesday, March 28, 2007
Scenic Designer David Gallo ("Thoroughly Modern Millie"), Lighting Designer Donald Holder ("Little Shop Of Horrors"), Scenic Designer Anna Louizos ("Avenue Q"), Scenic and Costume Designer G…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:57AMMonday, March 26, 2007
Director and actor Walter Bobbie talks about returning to the acting stage in the "Encores!" production of "Face The Music", and how he feels preparing to act in the famously brief "Encores"…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:15PMFriday, March 23, 2007
Tovah Feldshuh discusses her role in William Gibson's one-woman play "Golda's Balcony", including her research into the life of Israeli premier Golda Meir and her passion in presenting 100 …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:53AMWednesday, March 21, 2007
Casting Directors Tara Rubin ("Spamalot", "The Producers"), Laura Stanczyk ("Translations", "Sweet Charity"), Daniel Swee ("The Coast of Utopia", "The Vertical Hour"), and Bernie Telsey ("Wi…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:50AMMonday, March 19, 2007
Neil Pepe, artistic director of New York's Atlantic Theater Company, discusses the development of the company as an outgrowth of acting classes led by playwright David Mamet and actor Willia…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:07AMFriday, March 16, 2007
Tovah Feldshuh ("Golda's Balcony"), Marc Kudisch ("Thoroughly Modern Millie"), Swoosie Kurtz ("Frozen"), Rebecca Luker ("Nine"), Denis O'Hare ("Take Me Out") and Lewis J. Stadlen ("The Produ…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:58AMMonday, March 12, 2007
Amy Irving talks about her experience seeing part two of "The Coast of Utopia" when it premiered in England, and her response when director Jack O'Brien asked her to play two roles in the tr…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:34AMFriday, March 9, 2007
During his run in the revival of "42nd Street", Patrick Cassidy talks about life in a performing family, including the legacy of his late father Jack and performing with his mother Shirley J…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:46AMWednesday, March 7, 2007
Five of America's leading playwrights, Nilo Cruz ("Beauty of the Father"), Julia Jordan ("Boy"), Terrence McNally ("The Visit"), Paul Rudnick ("Valhalla") and Regina Taylor ("Drowning Crow")…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:33AMMonday, March 5, 2007
Billy Crudup recalls how he messed up his first audition but still managed to be cast in his Broadway debut, "Arcadia"; describes the communal spirit that guided the 2002 production of "The …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:37AMTuesday, February 27, 2007
On "The Evolution of Encores!", guests Judith E. Daykin (founder), Rob Fisher (music director from founding to 2006), David Ives (book adapter for 18 productions) and Jack Viertel (artistic …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:30AMMonday, February 26, 2007
Kristin Chenoweth reminisces about her move from Oklahoma to Manhattan and how she was discovered after an all-day wait for an audition; tells how she was cast as Patty in the revival of "Yo…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:45AMFriday, February 23, 2007
In this interview a panel of actors - Anne Heche ("Twentieth Century"), Jefferson Mays ("I Am My Own Wife"), Martha Plimpton ("Sixteen Wounded"), Phylicia Rashad ("Gem Of The Ocean") and Ric…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:04PMMercedes Ruehl shares her passion for art and for playing art patron Peggy Guggenheim in "Woman Before A Glass" talks about her early training and her roles in regional theatre, her Off-Broa…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:54AMTuesday, February 20, 2007
Kevin McCollum talks about how his "contrarian" nature applies to his work as a producer, including mounting the 22-actor musical "In The Heights" Off-Broadway when many say even small music…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:02PMFriday, February 16, 2007
Jack Viertel, artistic director of the "Encores!" series at New York City Center, traces the evolution of the acclaimed concert stagings of little-seen musicals and offers a glimpse into how…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:35AMMonday, February 12, 2007
The development of the musical "Caroline, or Change" and its move from The Public Theatre to Broadway is explored with Tony Kushner (writing a musical book and lyrics for the first time), co…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:50AMJoanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell discuss the genesis of "The Musical of MusicalsóThe Musical!" and whether they'll get to quit their day jobs as a result of its success. Original air date - …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:29AMWednesday, February 7, 2007
Late in the run of his Broadway turn as Tevye in "Fiddler On The Roof", Alfred Molina discusses his role in that much-discussed production, recalls meeting his wife-to-be in the musical "Des…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:38AMMonday, February 5, 2007
The challenges and the rewards of producing new plays on Broadway are explored by press representative Michael Hartman ("Sixteen Wounded"), producers Robert LuPone ("Frozen"), Benjamin Morde…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:33PMLen Cariou looks back over his career on stage, from his days with his own cabaret act in his native Canada to his immersion into classical theatre at the Manitoba Theatre Center and the Str…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:24AMWednesday, January 31, 2007
Ted Chapin wears two hats during this interview, one as he discusses his position as head of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, explaining his role in both promoting and defending the w…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:49AMMonday, January 29, 2007
Playwrights Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ("Dark Matters"), Douglas Carter Beane ("The Little Dog Laughed"), Kia Corthron ("Breath Boom"), Daisy Foote ("Bhutan") and Adam Rapp ("Red Light Winter") …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:30PMRita Moreno reflects on her career, from her Broadway debut at age 13; her efforts to break out of being constantly cast as a Latin spitfire; her arduous preparation for her audition for "We…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:52AMThursday, January 25, 2007
Melissa Errico and Tom Hewitt discuss their roles in Frank Wildhorn's "Dracula", and separately review their careers -- Errico's as a leading lady in numerous high profile revivals and Hewit…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:01PM 
