Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Performance
Actors Julie Harris (The Belle of Amherst), Marilu Henner (The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife), Richard Kind (The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife), Hal Linden (Cabaret), Brad Oscar (The Producers), Steven Weber (The Producers) discuss what makes for good entertainment; how actors collaborate with the rest of the creative staff, especially directors; and what makes [...]
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
Michael Wilson
Director of Old Acquaintance.
Director Michael Wilson discusses his work on the first Broadway revival of John Van Druten’s Old Acquaintance at the Roundabout and why the play is so different than the Bette Davis film; describes his theatrical education while working as house manager and company manager at Cambridge’s American Repertory Theatre; recalls his [...]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
Playwright and Director
Director and lyricist Martin Charnin (Annie); director and choreographer Graciela Daniele (Annie Get Your Gun); lyricist and book writers Rupert Holmes (Say Goodnight, Gracie) and Michael Kunze (Dance of the Vampires); and directors Marion McClinton (King Hedley II) and Lawrence Sacharow (Director of Fordham University Theatre Program) talk about the evolution of both [...]
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Monday, July 9th, 2007
Vanessa Redgrave
From The Year of Magical Thinking.
Actress Vanessa Redgrave explains why, despite the character name in the program, she’s not specifically playing “Joan Didion” in Broadway’s The Year Of Magical Thinking; explores the transformation of Wallace Shawn’s The Fever from stage monologue to multi-character film; considers the experience of working with the many members of [...]
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Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
Design
Set designer John Arnone (The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?), costume designers Jane Greenwood (Morning’s at Seven) and Martin Pakledinaz (Thoroughly Modern Millie), set designer Scott Pask (Amour) and lighting designer Richard Pilbrow (Our Town) talk about what it means for a designer to collaborate on a show; how that collaboration works with other designers, [...]
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