Production: The Drowsy Chaperone (WIT #342)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Production: The Drowsy Chaperone
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. This ATW Working in the Theatre seminar will explore Chaperone’s journey from one-off entertainment into that rarest [...]

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The Playwright (WIT #341)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

The Playwright
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).
Original airdate - February 16, 2006.Running time - 90 minutes.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s The Playwright program page.You can also download the The Playwright [...]

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Critics (WIT #340)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Critics
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.
Original airdate [...]

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Actors on Performing (WIT #339)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Actors on Performing
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).
Original airdate - December 8, 2005.Running time - 90 minutes.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s Actors on [...]

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Producing Commercial Theatre (WIT #338)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Producing Commercial Theatre
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.
Original airdate - December 8, 2005.Running time - 90 minutes.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s Producing Commercial Theatre program page.You [...]

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