Monday, April 16th, 2007
Judith Ivey
Director of Fugue.
Two-time Tony-winning actress Judith Ivey talks about her transition to directing; why she was drawn to direct Lee Thuna’s Fugue at the Cherry Lane Theatre rather than play the leading role; what she’s learned from directors she’s worked with, including Mike Nichols and Daniel Sullivan; why she moved from Chicago to New [...]
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Friday, April 13th, 2007
Michael Blakemore
Director of Democracy.
Acclaimed director Michael Blakemore discusses his ongoing collaboration with playwright Michael Frayn during the Broadway run of Democracy and explores his famed virtuosity staging both plays and such musicals as the revival of Kiss Me Kate and the original production of City of Angels.
Original airdate - February 18, 2005.Running time - 58:9.
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
Playwright, Director and Choreographer
Choreographer Jonathan Butterell (The Light In The Piazza, Nine), director Moises Kaufman (The Laramie Project, Gross Indecency), playwright Arthur Kopit (Nine, Oh Dad, Poor Dad…), choreographer Joey McKneely(The Boy From Oz, Wild Party), playwright Theresa Rebeck (Ominum Gatherum, Bad Dates) and director Susan H. Schulman (Little Women, Secret Garden) explore how playwrights, [...]
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Monday, April 9th, 2007
John Mahoney
From Prelude To A Kiss.
John Mahoney talks about returning to Broadway after a 20-year hiatus in the Roundabout Theatre production of Prelude to a Kiss, including why he had to be conscious of not making his stage role of The Old Man reminiscent of his long-running TV role as Frasier’s father; recounts the story [...]
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Friday, April 6th, 2007
Dominic Chianese
From A Second-Hand Memory.
Dominic Chianese, who plays Lou Wolf in Woody Allen’s play A Second Hand Memory, discusses Allen’s style of directing, his character’s anger and family conflicts, and compares Lou Wolf to Uncle Junior on The Sopranos. He recalls lessons from his most valuable acting teachers, his first audition for a Gilbert [...]
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