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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Interview with Paloma Young: "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" Costume Designer by Beth Herstein

. Our cast is still right next to the audience and it's constantly moving. So, I needed to maintain that detail and to make sure that our ensemble was a little brighter and bolder but still …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:58AM
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Interview with Chukwudi Iwuji: "Hamlet," Public Theater Mobile Unit by Beth Herstein

Iwuji is thrilled that through this production Hamlet will be performed for people who may not be familiar with Shakespeare's works, and for those in reduced circumstances and in prison for …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:36AM
Monday, June 6, 2016

Donna Lynne Champlin: Horensio in "The Taming of the Shrew" - 6/6/16 by Beth Herstein

Through June 26 she'll be appearing as Hortensio in Shakespeare in the Park's all-female production of The Taming of the Shrew.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:42PM
Thursday, January 7, 2016

Isaiah Johnson, Mister in "The Color Purple" by Beth Herstein

We had a pleasant, interesting discussion about The Color Purple, as well as his other work, and the issue of race in the performing arts.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:21AM
Thursday, May 21, 2015

K. Todd Freeman of "Airline Highway" by Beth Herstein

Among other things, we talked about his nomination, the changing (and unchanging) faces of Broadway, and Airline Highway.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:02AM
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Joe DiPietro Talkin' "Living on Love" by Beth Herstein

[Ren�e Fleming is] the opposite of the character in real life. It's almost disappointing. [laughs]. She's funny, and down-to-earth, and self-effacing. She's not larger than life in person. S…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:09PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

What's New on the Rialto: Marc Kudisch of "Hand to God" by Beth Herstein

Marc's intelligence and energy, his self-proclaimed love of talk, and his enthusiasm for his profession were all evident when we spoke.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:16AM
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

What's New on the Rialto? - Linsey Abrams: "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Beth Herstein

Among her new projects is Rappaccini's Daughter, which is enjoying its first extended run at Theater for the New City, from September 11-28. The operatic musical, a collaboration with compos…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:01AM
Monday, August 18, 2014

Elizabeth Canavan, Liza Col�n-Zayas, and Rosal Col�n: "Between Riverside and Crazy" by Beth Herstein

Elizabeth Canavan, Rosal Col�n, and Liza Col�n-Zayas comprise the female part of the cast of Stephen Adly Guirgis' wonderful new play Between Riverside and Crazy, currently extended at the A…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:02AM
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

What's New on the Rialto? - Robert Petkoff and Rob Campbell in "All the Way" by Beth Herstein

Robert Petkoff plays Minnesota Democratic Senator Hubert Humphrey and Rob Campbell plays Albama Governor George Wallace.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:07PM
Friday, February 14, 2014

What's New on the Rialto? - Charise Castro Smith: "Antony and Cleopatra" by Beth Herstein

Smith, an up-and-coming playwright herself, talked about this new version of Antony and Cleopatra, performing the play in three different cities, working with Tarell Alvin McCraney and the t…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:44AM
Monday, October 28, 2013

What's New on the Rialto? - Jay O. Sanders in The Apple Family Plays by Beth Herstein

Now, as Regular Singing rolls into town, The Public Theater is giving audiences a chance to discover, or rediscover, the first three plays chronicling the Apple family, and to view the four …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:29PM
Thursday, October 3, 2013

Brian J. Smith of "The Glass Menagerie" by Beth Herstein

"We all became obsessed with Tennessee Williams. We could get degrees in Tennessee Williams at this point. We read the notebooks, the memoirs, the Lyle Leverich biography. When we were at Ca…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:30AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

What's New on the Rialto? - Jeremy Shamos on Broadway in "Assembled Parties" by Beth Herstein

Featuring a terrific cast headed by Judith Light, Jessica Hecht and Jeremy Shamos, the play takes place in a huge and elegant apartment (even by the standards of non-New Yorkers) on the Uppe…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:30PM
Thursday, April 4, 2013

What's New on the Rialto? Celina Carvajal of "Kinky Boots" 4/4/13 by Beth Herstein

Carvajal plays Nicola, the fiancee of Charlie (American Idiot's Stark Sands), who's torn between an exciting new life in London with Nicola and one in Northampton, where he has the chance to…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:50AM
Thursday, November 1, 2012

What's New on the Rialto? - Miguel Cervantes in "Giant" by Beth Herstein

In the parts of Angel�both Angel Senior, a vaquero on Bick's ranch, and Angel Junior, his son�is Miguel Cervantes. Cervantes, who grew up in Texas, where Giant is largely set, has been with …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:04PM
Monday, July 23, 2012

What's New on the Rialto? - Gideon Glick: Into the Woods by Beth Herstein

t. In the role of Jack (of Jack and the Beanstalk fame) is 24-year-old Gideon Glick, who first gained attention in New York as Ernst in the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Spring Aw…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:09PM
Thursday, May 3, 2012

What's New on the Rialto? - Arnie Burton of "Peter and the Starcatcher" by Beth Herstein

Among the cast's many talented performers is Arnie Burton, who plays several roles, most notably Mrs. Bumbrake, who is nanny to Molly, the show's young heroine.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:21PM
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Eric Simonson of "Magic/Bird" by Beth Herstein

But when you scratch the surface, according to playwright Eric Simonson, whose Magic/Bird has just opened on Broadway, you'll find that the similarities outweigh the differences, and relate …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:35AM
Monday, June 27, 2011

Interview with Andr� Holland: "All's Well ..." & "Measure For Measure" by Beth Herstein

Not even five years out of the graduate program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Andr� Holland's been lighting up the New York stage.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:56AM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards