Monday, March 31st, 2008
David Ives
Author of New Jerusalem.
Playwright David Ives talks about his many acts of “literary ventriloquism,” channeling the voices of the authors of classic musicals for City Center’s Encores series, including the current Juno and upcoming No, No Nanette, as well as the distinctive voice of Mark Twain for the recent Broadway production of Is […]
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Steppenwolf: From Chicago to Osage County
Ranging from their start in a church basement in 1976 to their current Broadway production of August: Osage County, Steppenwolf Theatre Company Co-Founder Jeff Perry and Steppenwolf Ensemble Members Laurie Metcalf, Amy Morton and Rondi Reed discuss their formative years as a rebel theatre group in Chicago, what they […]
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Leigh Silverman
Director of Beebo Brinker Chronicles.
Director Leigh Silverman talks about the development of the Off-Broadway Beebo Brinker Chronicles and its transition from an Off-Off-Broadway space to a larger venue; how she juggles so many projects in a season where she has already staged Yellowface and Hunting And Gathering and is currently working on From […]
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Production: The Civil War
The production team for The Civil War — producer Pierre Cossette, producers Gary Gunas and Scott Zieger of Pace Theatrical, lyricist Jack Murphy, composer Frank Wildhorn, and marketing representative Norman Zagier — cover the musical’s journey from inception at Houston’s Alley Theatre, through two studio albums, readings and workshops, to the […]
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Michael Cumpsty
From Sunday in the Park with George.
Sunday in the Park with George’s Michael Cumpsty talks about the challenges of performing in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, how the script and score match the pointillism of George Seurat’s paintings, and why he’d like to call in sick just one night during the show’s run. […]
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