Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Michael Berresse
Director of [title of show].
Michael Berresse, director of the musical [title of show], talks about the show’s journey from speed-writing exercise to Broadway hit and whether the self-referential story ever included the character of a director named Michael. He also talks about his evolution from gymnast to dancer to singer to actor, sharing [...]
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Performance
Stage actors Mike Hodge (A Few Good Men), Robin Morse (Six Degrees of Separation), Ron Perlman (A Few Good Men), Faith Prince (Falsettoland), Margaret Tyzack (Lettice and Lovage), and James Whitmore (About Time and Handy Dandy) talk about their education and when they began performing, the effect of cast size, audience response, and positive feedback.
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Performance
Broadway performers F. Murray Abraham (Angels In America), Susan Egan (Beauty and the Beast), Victor Garber (Damn Yankees), Nathan Lane (Laughter on the 23rd Floor), Michael Learned (The Sisters Rosensweig), Burke Moses (Beauty and the Beast), and Bebe Neuwirth (Damn Yankees) talk about how they got started in performing, their current roles, and teaching acting [...]
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Performance
Broadway performers — Chuck Cooper (The Life), Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde), Pat Hingle (1776), Pamela Isaacs (The Life), Jeff McCarthy (Side Show), and J. Smith-Cameron (As Bees in Honey Drown) — talk about how they got their start and have built their careers, the challenge of memorizing lines, the importance of discipline and stamina, [...]
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
John Glover
From The Marriage of Bette and Boo.
Tony-winning actor John Glover talks about the revival of Christopher Durang’s The Marriage of Bette and Boo at the Roundabout, and how he grappled with the distinctly unpleasant aspects of his character, based upon Durang’s own grandfather. He also talks about why he found the prospect of [...]
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