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Monday, June 8, 2020

James Baldwin on Blues For Mister Charlie, Arthur Miller, and the American Theatre by Walter Wager

In 1964, Playbill sat down with the critically acclaimed writer to discuss his Broadway show and the "drab Shubert Alley route" he refused to take as a playwright.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:13PM
Friday, June 22, 2018

From the Archives: Edward Albee On Soviet Union Theatre and His Writing Habits by Walter Wager

Albee spoke to Playbill for the May 1964 issue about theatre in Russia and why it only took seven weeks to write Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AM
Thursday, June 21, 2018

From the Archives: Tennessee Williams Talks About Being a Writer, the State of 1966 America, and 'Digging for God' by Walter Wager

On the eve of his (soon-to-be short-lived) Slapstick Tragedy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright spoke to Playbill about his career and thoughts on then-modern America.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

From the Archives: James Baldwin on Blues For Mister Charlie, Arthur Miller, and the American Theatre by Walter Wager

In 1964, Playbill sat down with the critically acclaimed writer to discuss his Broadway show and how he viewed the state of the American theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PM
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