Posted on September 30th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
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B.D. Wong
From Herringbone.
Tony-winner B.D. Wong talks about his ongoing fascination with the 11-character, one-actor musical Herringbone, from seeing the original production in 1981 through appearing in it for the third time, currently at New Jersey’s McCarter Theater Center. He also recalls his earliest appearances on stage in high school musicals in San Francisco; his brief matriculation in college and how he forged a career without standard academic credentials; the personal and professional impact of landing the role of Song Liling in David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly — including how that famous story of identity led him to drop his own first name in favor of his initials and the problems it created when he sought subsequent roles; the travails of being brought in to play a role based on himself in Hwang’s troubled Face Value — and how he felt about being portrayed in the more recent Yellowface; the joy of being part of the ensemble of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown; and his youthful connection to Pacific Overtures, and how it came full circle when he appeared in the Broadway revival.
Original airdate - September 26, 2008.
Running time - 59:12.
For more information see Downstage Center’s B.D. Wong program page.
You can also download the B.D. Wong program (mp3).
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Posted on September 24th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
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Production: Stanley
The production team of Stanley — press representative Bill Evans, producers Gregory Mosher and Edgar Rosenblum, and marketing representative Evan Shapiro — discuss the process of bringing the play from the Royal National Theatre in London to Broadway, working with director John Caird, extensive press coverage, and target marketing including a new $10 ticket program aimed at young people.
Original airdate - April 1, 1997.
Running time - 60 minutes.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s Production: Stanley program page.
You can also download the Production: Stanley program (mp4).
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Posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 4:24 pm
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Bernard Telsey
Casting Director of [title of show] & Legally Blonde.
Prolific Broadway casting director (and recent reality TV judge) Bernard Telsey discusses his parallel careers as the head of Telsey + Company and the artistic director of Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater. He shares some tidbits about his own training as an actor, his few acting gigs (including understudying Matthew Broderick) and how that training effects his casting work; the impetus behind MCC Theater and what his plans are for the company; what he thinks of casting theatre by reality TV in general and the Legally Blonde program in particular; and he talks about the varied challenges of casting, with particular focus on the actor-musicians of both the John Doyle-directed Company and the original cast and many companies of Rent over its 12 year run, as well as the distinctive characters of Wicked.
Original airdate - September 19, 2008.
Running time - 57:28.
For more information see Downstage Center’s Bernard Telsey program page.
You can also download the Bernard Telsey program (mp3).
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Posted on September 17th, 2008 at 11:12 am
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Unions and Guilds
The panelists — Julianne Boyd (Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers); Dean Brown and Muriel Stockdale (United Scenic Artisis); Shirley Herz and Bernice Weiler (Assoc. of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers); Conard Fowkes (Actors’ Equity Association); and Barry Moss (Casting Society of America) — talk about how and why their organizations were formed, the importance of unions, the specific roles of company managers and general managers, and production costs and ticket prices.
Original airdate - April 1, 1997.
Running time - 60 minutes.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s Unions and Guilds program page.
You can also download the Unions and Guilds program (mp4).
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Posted on September 15th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
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Estelle Parsons
From August: Osage County.
Oscar-winner Estelle Parsons talks about taking on the role of the pill-popping Violet Weston in Broadway’s August: Osage County, noting that she’s played many drinkers in her career but this is her first drug addict, and also describes the incredible challenge of joining members of the original cast in the midst of the run. She also recounts her earliest days in theatre and her original dreams of musical stardom, why she has directed but doesn’t like directing, how she came to play her signature role in Miss Margarida’s Way, her experience creating the title role in Tennessee Williams’ The Seven Descents of Myrtle, her work with the famed Actor’s Studio, and the job — not on stage — that first got her noticed when she came to New York in the early 50s.
Original airdate - September 12, 2008.
Running time - 57:2.
For more information see Downstage Center’s Estelle Parsons program page.
You can also download the Estelle Parsons program (mp3).
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