1,297 stories by "American Theatre Wing"
Interpreting Tennessee Williams (Working In The Theatre #331)
A remarkable one-time-only meeting of cast members from two concurrent Williams revivals on Broadway—Natasha Richardson, …
Production: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Working In The Theatre #332)
An in-depth look at the creation of the Broadway musical comedy, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", with authors Jeffrey …
Performance (Working In The Theatre #333)
A lively roundtable on the actors' craft with Billy Crudup ("The Pillowman"), Raúl Esparza ("Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"…
Production: See What I Wanna See (Working In The Theatre #336)
An in-depth look at the creation of the Off-Broadway musical, "See What I Wanna See," with author Michael John LaChi…
Exploring Summer Theatre (Working In The Theatre #334)
Far from the fabled days of summer stock, today's summer theatres are ambitious artistic institutions that aren't really just …
Pop Music and the New Musical (Working In The Theatre #335)
Artists with their feet in both pop music and musical theatre—Stephen Bray and Allee Willis ("The Color Purple"),…
Staging the Classics (Working In The Theatre #337)
Making classic work come alive for today's audiences is the topic for this panel of directors - Anne Bogart, Barbara Gaines, Mark Lamo…
Producing Commercial Theatre (Working In The Theatre #338)
Five prolific commercial producers—Susan Gallin ("Woman Before a Glass"), Elizabeth McCann ("Well"), Kev…
Actors on Performing (Working In The Theatre #339)
A free-ranging conversation on the actors' life with Michael Cerveris ("Sweeney Todd"), Victoria Clark ("A Light in the…
Critics (Working In The Theatre #340)
Some of the country's most read critics—Melissa Rose Bernardo of Entertainment Weekly, Michael Feingold of The Village Voice, Elysa Gardner o…
The Playwright (Working In The Theatre #341)
The writers' life is the topic for authors Christopher Durang ("Miss Witherspoon"), Lisa Kron ("Well"), Marsha Norman (&…
Production: The Drowsy Chaperone (Working In The Theatre #342)
Originally created as a skit for a bachelor party, "The Drowsy Chaperone" has traveled from Toronto to Los Angeles t…
Actors on Performing (Working In The Theatre #343)
Experiences on stage in America and England are the core of this conversation with actors Eileen Atkins ("Doubt"), Richard Griff…
Design (Working In The Theatre #344)
The creation of new worlds on stage and the work of their creators is explored with lighting designer Peggy Eisenhauer ("Assassins"), costume …
Directing (Working In The Theatre #345)
How an audience can discern the often invisible hand of the director is the starting point for this discussion with Scott Elliott ("The Threepen…
Producing Commercial Theatre Off-Broadway (Working In The Theatre #346)
he challenge of producing commercially Off-Broadway is the topic for producers and managers Ken Davenport, Nancy Nage…
Production: Grey Gardens (Working In The Theatre #347)
"The Grey Gardens"' creative team, Scott Frankel (composer), Michael Korie (lyricist) and Doug Wright (book writer) disc…
Leading Ladies (Working In The Theatre #348)
"Leading Ladies" Blair Brown ("The Clean House"), Blythe Danner ("Suddenly, Last Summer"), Swoosie Kurtz ("He…
The Playwright (Working In The Theatre #349)
Playwrights Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ("Dark Matters"), Douglas Carter Beane ("The Little Dog Laughed"), Kia Corthron ("Br…
The Evolution of Encores! (Working In The Theatre #350)
On The Evolution of Encores!, guests Judith E. Daykin (founder), Rob Fisher (music director from founding to 2006), David Ives (book …
The Casting Director (Working In The Theatre #351)
Casting Directors Tara Rubin ("Spamalot, The Producers"), Laura Stanczyk ("Translations, Sweet Charity"), Daniel Swee …
Production: The Coast Of Utopia (Working In The Theatre #352)
Four actors from the 42-member "The Coast of Utopia" company -- Jennifer Ehle, Josh Hamilton, Ethan Hawke and Amy Irv…
Leading Men (Working In The Theatre #353)
Four acclaimed leading men - Jeff Daniels ("Blackbird"), Brian Dennehy ("Inherit the Wind"), Liev Schreiber ("Talk Radio&q…
American Theatre Wing's Annual Gala 2013 Slideshow: Honoring Hal Prince
The sold-out, black-tie event was held at The Plaza Hotel and honored legendary director and producer Harold Prin…
Performance (Working In The Theatre #201)
The panel of performers - David Cassidy and Petula Clark from "Blood Brothers", Julie Harris ("The Fiery Furnace"), Jeff Hyslop…
