Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Production: Big River
Director Jeff Calhoun, actor Phyllis Frelich, actor Tyrone Giordano, producer Todd Haimes, actor Daniel Jenkins and producer Bill O’Brien explain how Deaf West Theatre Company, a sign language theatre company, decided to put on the musical Big River; why that is not a bad idea, as many initially thought; the integration of signing [...]
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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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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.
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Thursday, December 21st, 2006
Production: Grey Gardens
The Grey Gardens‘ creative team, Scott Frankel (composer), Michael Korie (lyricist) and Doug Wright (book writer) discuss the genesis of this new, highly acclaimed Broadway musical - why they chose this “cult” documentary to be the basis for a musical; how they all came together as collaborators; and what it took to make [...]
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Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
Production: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
An in-depth look at the creation of the Broadway musical comedy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with authors Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek, director Jack O’Brien, choreographer Jerry Mitchell and actors Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott.
Original airdate - April 14, 2005.Running time - 90 minutes.
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