The 1930s and 1940s were the Golden Age of Radio. Today's watch parties were yesterday's listening parties, as families would gather around the radio to hear their favorite serial, variety s…
Hear what Noah Putterman (Theatre Raleigh's WHERE WORDS ONCE WERE) has to say about theater for young audiences in the United States and abroad. About the Guest As the Director of Theatre fo…
Hear what six-time Tony Award-winner Costume Designer William Ivey Long, has to say about his North Carolina beginnings, TOOTSIE, BEETLEJUICE, DIANA: THE MUSICAL, and the Pulitzer Prize-w…
Hear what Carol de Giere, the author of DEFYING GRAVITY, Stephen Schwartz's biography, has to say about the evolution of PIPPIN, Schwartz's experience working with Bob Fosse which was recent…
Hear what Jonathan Keebler and Ryan Korell have to say about the world premiere of their new musical GAY CARD and more. About the Guests RYAN KORELLÂ is a musical theatre composer based in…
For the Honest Pint production of Matthew Lopez's THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE, Director Susannah Hough enlisted the help of Vivica C. Coxx, Durham's Drag Diva, to coach the cast (Matthew H…
When we talk about Latinx theater in the United States, we are not talking about a trend that started with In the Heights or Hamilton. We are talking about a movement that effective…
Bring It On, Hamilton, the most recent revival of CATS, the revival of Falsettos, and this season's Head Over Heels are just a few of the credits my guests today have on their…
Today we are taking a field trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. This place, this shrine of music, is so much more than cowboy boots and Cadillacs. It's a tribute …
Hear what Eric Woodall, the Producing Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre, Betsy Ludwig, Executive Director of Arts Access, and Doug Kapp, a local actor who also happens to be legall…
Hear what Playwright Jason Odell Williams has to say about faith, gun control, and his play CHURCH AND STATE. About the Guest Jason Odell Williams is an award-winning playwright and Emmy-nom…
Hear what Carol de Giere, author of The Godspell Experience, has to say about the evolution of the show, the music, and Stephen Schwartz. About the Guest Carol de Giere is the author of two …
https://rduonstage.com/transcript-of-ep-14-kahei-shum-mcrae-on-art-costume-design-and-the-chaos-where-all-beautiful-work-is-birthed/ (To read a transcript of this episode, click here.) As Wa…
https://rduonstage.com/2019/03/24/transcript-lauren-gunderson-on-science-and-storytelling/ (To read a transcript of the RDU on Stage interview with Lauren Gunderson, click here.) Note: The m…
Hear what Cara Rawlings, who is not only a Certified Stage Combat Instructor with The Society of American Fight Directors but also a certified Intimacy Director with Intimacy Directors In…
Many people know Roy Dicks as a theater critic writing for 'The News & Observer' for nearly two decades. But he also became the purveyor of North Carolina theater history. Hear what Dick…
Last month, in an article for 'Fast Company,' Jed Gottlieb wrote about being the last critic standing at a major Boston newspaper and why that even matters. In that article, Gottlieb writes …
Since 2011, the Theatre Development Fund, also known as TDF, has presented more than 15 autism-friendly shows on Broadway, starting with Disney's landmark musical 'The Lion King.' Beyond Bro…
Hear what Playwright Mike Wiley has to say about his play PEACE OF CLAY, the American dream, and the one historical figure he's learned the most from. 'Peace of Clay' is being produced by Th…
Hear what Mike Wiley has to say about the role theater has in moving the conversation about race in this country forward, the people who influenced him throughout his life, and what he's lea…
Hear what Broadway veteran Lauren Kennedy (Spamalot, Les Miserables), her husband Charlie Brady (South Pacific) and Eric Woodall, Producing Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre have t…
Hear what Theatre in the Park's father-son duo Ira David Wood III and Ira David Wood IV have to say about working together, acting, and the things that can go wrong when you are putting on a…
Charly Evon Simpson's play Jump explores the themes of grief, suicide, mental illness and how we connect with each other. PlayMakers' Producing Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch calls Playw…
Hear what Honest Pint Theatre Company's Co-Artistic Directors David Henderson and Susannah Hough have to say about Rory Kinnear's The Herd, reconciliation, and the irresistible pull of…
North Carolina's own William Ivey Long has been busy designing the costumes for two of this season's most anticipated musicals TOOTSIE and BEETLEJUICE. When I visited him in his Tribeca stud…