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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Monday, December 18th, 2006
Blair Brown
From The Clean House.
Blair Brown discusses her role on stage in the Lincoln Center Theatre production of Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean House, and her part in the play winning the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Award; explains how she ended up going to drama school and beginning her career in Canada; recalls her role in [...]
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Monday, December 18th, 2006
The Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids
Joseph P. Benincasa, Executive Director, The Actors Fund and Tom Viola, Executive Director, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.
The leaders of the two best known theatre-based charitable group, Joe Benincasa of The Actors Fund and Tom Viola of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, talk about the wide range of work done [...]
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Monday, December 18th, 2006
Daphne Rubin-Vega
From Les Miserables.
Rent veteran Daphne Rubin Vega talks about the challenge of tackling the “classic” music of Les Miserables after being known for rock-oriented show music, and why she feels a bit lonely as Fantine in Les Miz; chronicles how she transitioned from fine arts to rock and roll to theatre; recalls the origins [...]
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Friday, December 15th, 2006
Ayesha Dharker and Manu Narayan
From Bombay Dreams.
Bombay Dreams stars Manu Narayan and Ayesha Dharker discuss bringing Bollywood to Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of Bombay Dreams during the show’s original New York run.
Original airdate – June 11, 2004.Running time – 45:39.
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