Performance (WIT #277)

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Performance
The international panel of performers — Scottish actor Iain Glen (The Blue Room), Australian actress Nicole Kidman (The Blue Room), Irish actress Anna Manahan (The Beauty Queen of Leenane), and Filipino actress Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon) — discuss their training, the rehearsal process, taking a whole approach to both film and stage work, overcoming stage [...]

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Production: The Lion King (WIT #270)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Production: The Lion King
The Lion King production team — press representative Chris Boneau, composer Lebo M, advertising representative Rick Elice, producers Peter Schneider and Thomas Schumacher, and director, costume and mask designer Julie Taymor — talk about the development of the animated film, the subsequent development of the theatrical show led by Taymor’s vision, forming [...]

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Ken Billington (DSC #196)

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Ken Billington
Tony Award-winning Lighting Designer.
Lighting designer Ken Billington, veteran of more than 80 Broadway productions ranging from the original Sweeney Todd to the current Sunday in the Park with George, discusses the art of lighting design, including how lighting can be used to emotionally enhance the theatre experience, how he discovered his calling during a [...]

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Playwright, Director and Choreographer (WIT #282)

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, respectfully [...]

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Design (WIT #284)

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 Blue [...]

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