Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Playwright, Director and Choreographer
The panelists — playwright Douglas Carter Beane (As Bees In Honey Drown), director/choreographers Kathleen Marshall (Kiss Me Kate) and Rob Marshall (Damn Yankees, She Loves Me), director Vivian Matalon (Morning’s At Seven), and playwright John Pielmeier (Agnes of God) — discuss the impact of efficient cast sizes, casting for multi-talented performers, […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Nathan Lane
From November.
Tony Award-winning actor Nathan Lane charts the course of his career, from touring New Jersey schools in the historical musical Jerz to starring on Broadway as the President of the United States in David Mamet’s comedy November. Along the way, he recalls losing out on the leading role in the original […]
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Production: Contact
Producer/Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater André Bishop, Marketing Director and Director of Special Projects for Lincoln Center Theater Thomas Cott, Executive Producer of Lincoln Center Theater Bernard Gersten, director/choreographer Susan Stroman and playwright John Weidman discuss the Tony Award winning Contact; from Lincoln Center Theater’s invitation to Stroman and Weidman to […]
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
Michael Rupert
From Legally Blonde.
Legally Blonde’s resident legal shark Michael Rupert talks about why his role as that musical’s unsavory Professor Callahan is consistent with other roles he often plays and talks about being the senior member of a youthful company; recalls being cast at age 15 by Gower Champion in The Happy Time and […]
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Design
This broad panel of designers - lighting designer Michael Chybowski (Moby Dick and Other Stories, Wit), scenic designer David Hays, sound designer Abe Jacob (Pippin, Evita), special effects designer Greg Meeh (Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Cirque du Soleil) and costume designer Ann Roth (Crucifer of Blood, The Royal Family, The House of […]
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