Composers and Lyricists (WIT #359)

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Composers and Lyricists
A panel of acclaimed, Tony Award-winning composers and lyricists - Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, William Finn and Adam Guettel - discuss their first theatrical experiences, the process of writing and composing, what’s involved in working with a partner, early influences on their music, and where they find inspiration; offer advice for students; and [...]

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Composer and Lyricist (WIT #291)

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Composer and Lyricist
Oscar, Emmy and five-time American Theatre Wing Tony Award winner, Peter Stone moderates this discussion with lyricist Susan Birkenhead (Triumph of Love, Jelly’s Last Jam), composers/lyricists John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago, Woman of the Year, Steel Pier, The Act), composer Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line, They’re Playing Our Song, The Sweet [...]

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Playwright and Director (WIT #304)

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Playwright and Director
Director and lyricist Martin Charnin (Annie); director and choreographer Graciela Daniele (Annie Get Your Gun); lyricist and book writers Rupert Holmes (Say Goodnight, Gracie) and Michael Kunze (Dance of the Vampires); and directors Marion McClinton (King Hedley II) and Lawrence Sacharow (Director of Fordham University Theatre Program) talk about the evolution of both [...]

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Production: Hairspray (WIT #308)

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Production: Hairspray
The creative team behind the Broadway musical Hairspray, producers Richard Frankel and Margo Lion, co-book writer Thomas Meehan, choreographer Jerry Mitchell, director Jack O’Brien, co-book writer Mark O’Donnell, composer Marc Shaiman and lyricist Scott Wittman outline the journey the piece took from being a John Waters and Divine cult movie to hitting the Broadway [...]

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Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (DSC #149)

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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