Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Playwright Christopher Durang contemplates issues of faith, family, humor and falling space debris during the concurrent runs of his new play "Miss Witherspoon" in New York and his new music…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:31PMThursday, December 8, 2005
Judy Kaye talks about recreating the spirit and decidedly unique voice of 1940s-era vocal phenomenon Florence Foster Jenkins in "Souvenir", and talks about her star-making experience taking …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:33PMTuesday, November 22, 2005
Jill Clayburgh talks about the joys of returning to the Broadway stage for the first time in two decades in Richard Greeenberg's "A Naked Girl on the Appian Way", her anticipation of her imm…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:05AMThursday, November 17, 2005
On the eve of his debut as a film director, Craig Lucas discusses transforming "The Dying Gaul" from play to screenplay and talks about his journey from a narrow-minded Philadelphia suburb t…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:54PMWednesday, November 9, 2005
On the eve of her solo concert at Carnegie Hall, Lea Salonga chronicles her journey from the Philippines to the West End to Broadway with "Miss Saigon", the experience of being in a "new" Ro…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:49AMWednesday, November 2, 2005
Veteran critic John Simon reflects on decades of theatregoing, including 38 years with New York Magazine, as he marks the publication of "John Simon On Theatre," a comprehensive anthology of…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:03AMNoted architect David Rockwell talks about branching into scenic design ("Hairspray", "All Shook Up") as an extension of his childhood love of theatre, which included working on amateur prod…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:03AMWednesday, October 19, 2005
Stage legend Carol Channing reminisces about her extraordinary career, ranging from her naive yet successful audition for the William Morris Agency (which she briefly recreates) to her early…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:57AMTuesday, October 11, 2005
Gerard Alessandrini shares the process of turning Broadway into "Forbidden Broadway" and why after all these years of skewering stage stars and shows, he's still an optimistic fan of the the…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:40PMTuesday, October 4, 2005
Returning to the New York stage for the first time in more than a decade, Chris Sarandon talks about joining the company of "A Light In The Piazza" and reflects on his early stage work in re…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:43PMMonday, October 3, 2005
During the run of her one-woman show "What Of The Night", Jane Alexander discusses the challenges of portraying the life and words of Djuna Barnes, and talks about the effect of her years as…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:27AMWednesday, September 14, 2005
With "Two Gentlemen of Verona" back on stage at The Public Theater's Delacorte in Central Park, Galt MacDermot reminisces about the great successes of "Hair" and "Two Gents", as well as the …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:12AMWednesday, September 7, 2005
Charles Strouse takes listeners back to the creation of "Bye Bye Birdie", including the behind the scenes challenges of retooling the musical for Chita Rivera and figuring out how to make Di…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:15PMWednesday, August 31, 2005
Joanna Gleason talks about signing on to "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" before her part was fully written, recalls her Broadway debut in "I Love My Wife" and the thrill of premiering "Into The Wo…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 03:30PMMonday, August 29, 2005
John Lithgow talks about his plunge back into theatre after years of absence from the New York stage, with a succession of acclaimed performance in "Sweet Smell of Success", "The Retreat fro…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:30AMThursday, August 18, 2005
Versatile leading man Raúl Esparza explains why he's taken on a light musical like "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" after a strong of dark and tormented roles, and recalls earlier performances, in…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:00PMTuesday, August 16, 2005
Tony Award-winner Dan Fogler and castmate Sarah Saltzberg track the creation of the hit musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", and the many fortunate meetings that made the mu…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:00AMMonday, August 8, 2005
Producer Robyn Goodman discusses her role in the creation of the musicals "Avenue Q" and "Altar Boyz", talks about her transition from running the not-for-profit Second Stage Theatre to the …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 05:00PMFriday, August 5, 2005
Terrence Mann talks about the development of the musical "Lennon", including what it's like to speak the words of John Lennon with Yoko Ono only 20 feet away, as well as his experience creat…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 11:00AMThursday, July 28, 2005
Prolific playwright A.R. Gurney discusses his recent turn into political playwriting ("O Jerusalem", "Mrs. Farnsworth", "Screen Play"), how he developed his career while keeping a "day job" …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:00PMThursday, July 21, 2005
Broadway Producer Arielle Tepper ("Spamalot", "The Pillowman") talks about complexity of mounting her labor of love, New York's Summer Play Festival, now in its second season of introducing …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PMLynn Redgrave talks about life as part of one of the great theatrical dynasties -- including the challenging experience of acting with one's relatives, her drive to commemorate her family th…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:00PMTuesday, July 19, 2005
The Tony Award winning actress (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie") and current nominee (same category, "Little Women"), Sutton Foster, talks abou…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 07:00PMYet another Tony Award winner (Best Performance by an Actress in a Play, "The Heiress") who is nominated again this year (Best Performance by an Actress in a Play, "Doubt"), Cherry Jones, ta…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 07:00PMThis week Barbara Cook (currently in "Tribute" at the Cafe Carlyle), visits "Downstage Center" to talk about her five decade career - from intimate cabarets to the Broadway stage; the people…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 07:00PMBill Irwin, details his journey from being a clown in a San Francisco troupe to winning a Tony Award for starring opposite Kathleen Turner in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". Original aird…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 07:00PMDenis O'Hare, Tony Award winning actor from "Take Me Out", and currently starring in the Broadway revival of "Sweet Charity", shares his thoughts on working in both plays and musicals - and …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 07:00PMThe Tony Award nominee (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, "The Light in the Piazza") Victoria Clark, describes the trip that she took with "A Light In The Piazza" from a sm…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 07:00PMTony Award winning actor ("The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby"), Roger Rees, joins "Downstage Center" to talk acting in the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as on Broadway, and a…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 07:00PMTony Award nominated actor (Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, "Spamalot"), Tim Curry, discusses his wide-ranging career; from "Hair" on the West End to King Arthur in "Spamal…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 07:00PMAlan Ayckbourn, who is back in the United States for the US premiere of his newest play, "Private Fears in Public Places", joins the hosts of "Downstage Center" to talk about how he approach…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 07:00PM 
