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You don’t need magical powers to predict that a snow queen and a wizard with a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead will likely dominate the second half of the Broadway season. But there …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:57PMWe talked to Urie about what it was like taking on the role originally made famous by the playwright Harvey Fierstein himself nearly four decades ago. The post Interview: Michael Urie on Bri…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 03:48PMIn The Band’s Visit, a group of musicians travels from Egypt to Israel to give a concert, but arrives at the wrong destination. “You probably didn’t hear about it. It wasn’t very imp…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:15AMDeBessonet sits down with us to discuss directing her first Shakespeare in the Park production. The post Interview: Lear deBessonet on Directing <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em&…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 05:43PMThe acclaimed playwright sat down with us to discuss his funny and moving love story, which will premiere at the Public Theater. The post Interview: Martin Sherman on <em>Gently Down t…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 04:34PMSilverman discusses her current production and her relatively new foray into the world of musicals. The post If They Could See Her Now: Director Leigh Silverman on <em>Sweet Charity<…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 09:25AMFrom his home base in Paris, Brook discusses bringing back The Mahabharata to BAM in the form of Battlefield. The post Interview: Peter Brook on <em>Battlefield</em> and His Retu…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 11:44AMWhen we sat down with Nelson, he was in the midst of rehearsing What Did You Expect?, the second play of his current cycle at the Public. The post Richard Nelson on <em>The Gabriels<…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 10:03AMWe talked recently with Wohl and Chavkin about their collaboration on this unusual and compelling theater project. The post Interview: Playwright Bess Wohl and Director Rachel Chavkin Talk &…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 11:04AMWolfe discusses the legendary musical from 95 years ago and what fires his enthusiasm for this current Broadway production. The post An Archeologist on a Musical Dig: George C. Wolfe on <…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 04:13PMDe Silva discusses his experience establishing a career as an actor in his adopted country. The post Interview: Sanjit De Silva Talks Race, Acting, and His Role in <em>Dry Powder</e…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 03:17PMIn a series of challenging roles on the stage, Thomas is carving out a new life for himself. The post Occupied France Revisited: Richard Thomas and Michael Wilson Talk <em>Incident at …
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 03:47PMGurney discusses how his plays have been labeled and the risk that often comes with putting so much of himself on the stage. The post A Conversation with <em>Love & Money</em>…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 03:10PMOnce your career takes off and you're working steadily as an actor, are acting classes still necessary? Working actors exercise their acting muscles by continuing to take classes.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMThe tall, diffident, Mississippi-born performer discusses the genesis of his mute but oh-so-expressive alter ego. The post Lypsinka Speaks: Interview with a Surrealist appeared first on Slan…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 02:34PMOver the past decade, MacKinnon has become an expert at staging the work of, arguably, our greatest living dramatist. The post <em>A Delicate Balance</em> Interview with Director…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 06:38PMThe preternaturally talented Hunter practically defies credulity on stage. The post Interview: Kathryn Hunter on <em>The Valley of Astonishment</em> and Acting Journey appeared f…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 08:02PMAshley has survived many ups and down, both personal and professional, in a career that’s spanned more than half a century. The post Interview: Elizabeth Ashley Talks <em>You Can’t…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 10:11AMAkhtar is attuned to the issues facing an immigrant generation caught between 21st-century mores and the conservative traditions of their faith. The post Ayad Akhtar on the Underlying Themes…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 09:38AMThe English actor, who’s married to playwright Lolita Chakrabarti, talked to us about bringing Aldridge’s story, their labor of love, to the stage. The post <em>Red Velvet</em&g…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 10:18AM"There is something about this story that I believe moves people," says Stacey Mindich, a lead producer of the new Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County. "And, as a musical, it has …
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:04PMThe playwright discusses the origins of Tales from Vienna and his interest in carnal activities in the context of world history. The post <em>Tales from Red Vienna</em> Interview…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 02:02PMWe spoke to the actor and director about their long-term friendship, and about the two plays at the Cort Theatre. The post Interview: Ian McKellen and Sean Mathias on <em>Waiting for G…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 02:09PMStole has a devoted cult following that dates back to the 1970s, when she became an outrageously wacky fixture in the trash comedies of John Waters. The post Interview: Mink Stole Talks <…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 05:14PMFor the theatergoer, the Shaw Festival offers the increasingly rare opportunity of seeing a large repertory acting company at work. The post Repertory Acting at Work: The 2013 Shaw Festival …
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 07:18AMWith expert comic timing and devastating charm, Urie plays an out-of-work gay actor who’s hired to work for Barbra Streisand. The post Hello, Gorgeous: An Interview with <em>Buyer &a…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 02:02PMWe sat down with Beane in the historic Lyceum theater to talk about his works now playing on Broadway. The post Douglas Carter Beane Talks About Burlesque, Gay History, and <em>Cindere…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 08:52PM"I have always felt irrationally at home in Chris' world," says Tony Award and Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver, beaming at playwright Christopher Durang while discussing their latest collabor…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:23PMMandvi talked to us recently about the play and his role as the lawyer. The post A Comic’s <em>Disgraced</em> Drama: An Interview with Aasif Mandvi appeared first on Slant Maga…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 06:24PMO’Hara spoke to us recently about his collaboration with actor-playwright Colman Domingo. The post Interview: Director Robert O’Hara Talks Colman Domingo’s <em>Wild with Happy<…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 05:25PMThomas is back on Broadway in the Manhattan Theatre Club’s revival of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People. The post Honoring Structure: An Interview with <em>An Enemy of the Peop…
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