Monday, May 7th, 2007
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
Authors of The Pirate Queen and Les Misérables.
The team of Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil talk about why they broke from their usual practice of originating their own projects and took on writing The Pirate Queen; how they first began to collaborate in the wake of Jesus Christ Superstar; the immediate [...]
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Monday, April 30th, 2007
Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles
Composers of Mary Poppins.
Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles, the film and stage composers of Mary Poppins, come together for a special program that explores the creation of the original film score and how it was adapted and supplemented for the stage musical. Sharing a piano, they play and sing [...]
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Production: Avenue Q
Members of the creative team of the Tony-winning musical Avenue Q — Robert Lopez (Composer/Lyricist), Rick Lyon (Puppet Designer/Actor), Jeff Marx (Composer/Lyricist),and Jeff Whitty (Book Writer) — along with producers Robyn Goodman and Jeffrey Seller explain how the pieces came together to create this unique puppet musical, the journey from its early days [...]
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell
Creators of The Musical of Musicals - The Musical!.
Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell discuss the genesis of The Musical of Musicals—The Musical! and whether they’ll get to quit their day jobs as a result of its success.
Original airdate - July 16, 2004.Running time - 27:50.
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
Production: Caroline, or Change
The development of the musical Caroline, or Change and its move from The Public Theatre to Broadway is explored with Tony Kushner (writing a musical book and lyrics for the first time), composer Jeanine Tesori, choreographer Hope Clarke and actors Tonya Pinkins and Veanne Cox.
Original airdate - April 1, 2004.Running time - [...]
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