Four performers noted for their performance in comedic roles—Mario Cantone ("Laugh Whore"), Julie Halston ("Hairspray"), Judy Kaye ("Souvenir") and Michael McKean ...
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Four performers noted for their performance in comedic roles—Mario Cantone ("Laugh Whore"), Julie Halston ("Hairspray"), Judy Kaye ("Souvenir") and Michael McKean ("A Second-Hand Memory")—talk about being funny on stage.
Stage Veterans - Ja...
48 Views 20:15:00 10/18/06
Four actors with long and varied careers on stage—Richard Easton, Robert Prosky, Marian Seldes and Frances Sternhagen—recall their own experiences starting out in ...
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Four actors with long and varied careers on stage—Richard Easton, Robert Prosky, Marian Seldes and Frances Sternhagen—recall their own experiences starting out in the business and offer a few tips on how to sustain a life in the theatre.
Off-Broadway - Febr...
53 Views 18:15:00 10/13/06
Five off-Broadway artistic directors—Tisa Chang of Pan Asian Repertory, Loretta Greco of The Women's Project, Eduardo Machado of INTAR, James C. Nicola of New York...
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Five off-Broadway artistic directors—Tisa Chang of Pan Asian Repertory, Loretta Greco of The Women's Project, Eduardo Machado of INTAR, James C. Nicola of New York Theatre Workshop and Neil Pepe of the Atlantic Theatre Company—join with Virginia Louloudes of ART/NY for a discussion of the state of Off-Broadway's institutional theatres.
Musicals: Directors...
48 Views 15:40:00 10/05/06
Choreographer Rob Ashford, Director Chris Ashley, Director/Choreographer John Carrafa and Choreographer Gillian Lynne talk about making musical speak, move and sing.
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Choreographer Rob Ashford, Director Chris Ashley, Director/Choreographer John Carrafa and Choreographer Gillian Lynne talk about making musical speak, move and sing.
Interpreting Tennes...
45 Views 16:30:00 09/26/06
A remarkable one-time-only meeting of cast members from two concurrent Williams revivals on Broadway—Natasha Richardson, John C. Reilly and Chris Bauer of "A Stree...
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A remarkable one-time-only meeting of cast members from two concurrent Williams revivals on Broadway—Natasha Richardson, John C. Reilly and Chris Bauer of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and Jessica Lange and Christian Slater of "The Glass Menagerie".
Production: Dirty R...
51 Views 16:00:00 08/22/06
An in-depth look at the creation of the Broadway musical comedy with authors Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek, director Jack O'Brien, choreographer Jerry Mitchell and...
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An in-depth look at the creation of the Broadway musical comedy with authors Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek, director Jack O'Brien, choreographer Jerry Mitchell and actors Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott.
Performance - May, ...
30 Views 17:20:00 08/16/06
A lively roundtable on the actors' craft with Billy Crudup ("The Pillowman"), Raúl Esparza ("Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"), Cherry Jones ("Doubt"), Marsha Mason ("Stee...
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A lively roundtable on the actors' craft with Billy Crudup ("The Pillowman"), Raúl Esparza ("Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"), Cherry Jones ("Doubt"), Marsha Mason ("Steel Magnolias") and David Hyde Pierce ("Spamalot").
Exploring Summer Th...
76 Views 15:30:00 08/09/06
Far from the fabled days of summer stock, today's summer theatres are ambitious artistic institutions that aren't really just for summer anymore. A discussion with...
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Far from the fabled days of summer stock, today's summer theatres are ambitious artistic institutions that aren't really just for summer anymore. A discussion with Sybil Christopher of the Bay Street Theatre, Alison Harris of Westport Country Playhouse, Kate Maguire of the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Jackie Maxwell of Canada's Shaw Festival and Max Mayer of New York Stage and Film.
Directing - June, 2006
56 Views 14:00:00 07/21/06
How an audience can discern the often invisible hand of the director is the starting point for this discussion with Scott Elliott ("The Threepenny Opera"), Doug Hu...
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How an audience can discern the often invisible hand of the director is the starting point for this discussion with Scott Elliott ("The Threepenny Opera"), Doug Hughes ("Doubt"), Joe Mantello ("Wicked"), John Rando ("The Wedding Singer") and Leigh Silverman ("Well").
Design - May, 2006
62 Views 16:00:00 07/07/06
The creation of new worlds on stage and the work of their creators is explored with lighting designer Peggy Eisenhauer ("Assassins"), costume designer Jess Goldste...
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The creation of new worlds on stage and the work of their creators is explored with lighting designer Peggy Eisenhauer ("Assassins"), costume designer Jess Goldstein ("Jersey Boys"), set designer David Korins ("Bridge and Tunnel"), set designer Derek McLane ("The Pajama Game") and costume designer Carrie Robbins ("White Christmas").
Actors on Performin...
47 Views 16:00:00 07/07/06
Experiences on stage in America and England are the core of this conversation with actors Eileen Atkins ("Doubt"), Richard Griffiths ("The History Boys"), Jonathan...
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Experiences on stage in America and England are the core of this conversation with actors Eileen Atkins ("Doubt"), Richard Griffiths ("The History Boys"), Jonathan Pryce ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"), Lynn Redgrave ("The Importance of Being Earnest") and Zoë Wanamaker ("Awake and Sing").
Production: The Dro...
72 Views 16:00:00 07/07/06
Originally created as a skit for a bachelor party, "The Drowsy Chaperone" has traveled from Toronto to Los Angeles to Broadway, growing in size along the way witho...
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Originally created as a skit for a bachelor party, "The Drowsy Chaperone" has traveled from Toronto to Los Angeles to Broadway, growing in size along the way without sacrificing its skewed view of classic musicals. The ATW Working in the Theatre seminar will explore Chaperone's journey from one-off entertainment into that rarest of musicals—one not based on a book, play or movie.
The Playwright - Fe...
62 Views 16:00:00 07/07/06
The writers' life is the topic for authors Christopher Durang ("Miss Witherspoon"), Lisa Kron ("Well"), Marsha Norman ("The Color Purple"), John Patrick Shanley ("...
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The writers' life is the topic for authors Christopher Durang ("Miss Witherspoon"), Lisa Kron ("Well"), Marsha Norman ("The Color Purple"), John Patrick Shanley ("Defiance") and Diana Son ("Satellites").
Critics - January, ...
48 Views 16:00:00 07/07/06
Some of the country's most read critics—Melissa Rose Bernardo of Entertainment Weekly, Michael Feingold of The Village Voice, Elysa Gardner of USA Today, Michael K...
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Some of the country's most read critics—Melissa Rose Bernardo of Entertainment Weekly, Michael Feingold of The Village Voice, Elysa Gardner of USA Today, Michael Kuchwara of the Associated Press and Jeremy McCarter of New York Magazine—share how they came to their current positions and what they look for when they go to a show.
Actors on Performin...
56 Views 16:00:00 07/07/06
A free-ranging conversation on the actors' life with Michael Cerveris ("Sweeney Todd"), Victoria Clark ("A Light in the Piazza"), Jill Clayburgh ("Naked Girl on th...
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A free-ranging conversation on the actors' life with Michael Cerveris ("Sweeney Todd"), Victoria Clark ("A Light in the Piazza"), Jill Clayburgh ("Naked Girl on the Appian Way"), George Grizzard ("Seascape") and Brían F. O'Byrne ("Doubt").
Producing Commercia...
62 Views 16:00:00 07/07/06
Five prolific commercial producers—Susan Gallin ("Woman Before a Glass"), Elizabeth McCann ("Well"), Kevin McCollum ("Avenue Q"), David Stone ("Wicked") and Tom Vi...
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Five prolific commercial producers—Susan Gallin ("Woman Before a Glass"), Elizabeth McCann ("Well"), Kevin McCollum ("Avenue Q"), David Stone ("Wicked") and Tom Viertel ("Sweeney Todd")—explore the business of bringing shows to the stage.
Regional Theatre/New Play Development - April, 1993 10/14/09
The panelists - theatre critic Howard Kissel, Artistic Director of Manhattan Theatre Club Lynn Meadow, actor/director Zakes Mokae ("The Song Of Jacob Zulu"), producer/general manager Dorothy Olim, producer/general manager Albert Poland, general manager Ben Sprecher, and playwright Wendy Wasserstein ("The Sisters Rosensweig") - discuss how not-for-profit and regional theaters differ from commercial productions, developing plays out of town, escalating production costs, and viable stage careers compared to television and film.