Posted on August 25th, 2008 at 9:24 am
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William Ivey Long
Tony Award-winning Costume Designer.
Five time Tony-winner William Ivey Long talks about his extensive career as one of Broadway’s top costume designers, from his earliest days on stage — living in a dressing room at the Raleigh Little Theatre in North Carolina — to his upcoming projects 9 To 5 and Dreamgirls. Along the way, he describes how shocked he was by the first thing he saw on stage at the Yale School of Drama; how his career developed largely thanks to the support of his drama school friends; how he came up with Anita Morris’ iconic body suit for Nine — and how it resulted in his never working with Tommy Tune again; whether there’s a difference between designing musicals and plays; how the paintings of Gauguin influenced his designs for Guys And Dolls; what its like to revisit the Chicago costumes for a variety of different actresses; and why he chooses to wear a largely unvaried “uniform” every single day.
Original airdate - August 22, 2008.
Running time - 60:0.
For more information see Downstage Center’s William Ivey Long program page.
You can also download the William Ivey Long program (mp3).
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Posted on August 21st, 2008 at 11:06 am
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Playwright, Director and Choreographer
The panel of playwrights Vernel Bagneris (Further Mo’) and Tom Cole (About Time), lyricist John Driver (Shogun), director Tony Giordano (About Time & Handy Dandy), lyricist Sheldon Harnick (The Rothschilds), Executive Director of the Dramatists Guild David LeVine, and director Lonny Price (The Rothschilds) discuss how they got started in their careers, writing for the stage, and the role of the Dramatists Guild.
Original airdate - September 1, 1990.
Running time - 90 minutes.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s Playwright, Director and Choreographer program page.
You can also download the Playwright, Director and Choreographer program (mp4).
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Posted on August 18th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
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David Stone
Producer of Wicked.
As Wicked approaches its fifth anniversary on Broadway, producer David Stone talks about the ever-expanding life of the international hit musical, including how the show first came into being, how the production quality is maintained across multiple companies, and whether the show has to be adjusted for local audiences when it plays in other countries. He also talks about how he came to produce his first Off-Broadway hit, Family Secrets, and his first Broadway failure, What’s Wrong With This Picture?; his relationship with not for profit theatres, including Barrington Stage Company and Second Stage, on The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Next To Normal; his particular pride in producing The Vagina Monologues; which show he produced for his mother; and why he’d rather create controversy than respond to it.
Original airdate - August 15, 2008.
Running time - 56:34.
For more information see Downstage Center’s David Stone program page.
You can also download the David Stone program (mp3).
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Posted on August 14th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
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Performance
Broadway performers F. Murray Abraham (Angels In America), Susan Egan (Beauty and the Beast), Victor Garber (Damn Yankees), Nathan Lane (Laughter on the 23rd Floor), Michael Learned (The Sisters Rosensweig), Burke Moses (Beauty and the Beast), and Bebe Neuwirth (Damn Yankees) talk about how they got started in performing, their current roles, and teaching acting courses.
Original airdate - April 1, 1994.
Running time - 90 minutes.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s Performance program page.
You can also download the Performance program (mp4).
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Posted on August 11th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
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Tony Meola
Sound Designer of Wicked and The Lion King.
Veteran sound designer Tony Meola talks about the many issues involved in designing such musicals as Wicked and The Lion King on Broadway and around the world, dissecting such issues as changes in technology over the course of his 30 year career, whether the theatre has lost something with the rise of the amplified voice, microphone placement at the hairline vs. the jawline, and why its hard to have two performers singing a romantic song face to face, only inches apart, on stage. He also describes his own growth as a designer, from his earliest days on the electrics crew at The Public Theater on a new show called A Chorus Line to his “big break” thanks to Jerry Zaks on the 1987 revival of Anything Goes to the nuances of sound in his design of the recent revival of The Ritz to what factors he uses to decide whether to sign on to design a production.
Original airdate - August 8, 2008.
Running time - 55:52.
For more information see Downstage Center’s Tony Meola program page.
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