Monday, December 11th, 2006
Stephen Spinella
From Spring Awakening.
Two-time Tony winner Stephen Spinella talks about joining the youthful cast of Spring Awakening as the only male adult in the show, and why he’s spent so much time reading the original Wedekind play from which the show is adapted; charts his long-time friendship with Tony Kushner from its start as a [...]
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Friday, December 8th, 2006
Playwrights
At the start of a theatre season which would see revivals of major works by each, authors Edward Albee (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), Harvey Fierstein (La Cage aux Folles), Paula Vogel (The Baltimore Waltz) and John Weidman (Assassins) discuss the challenges of the career of a playwright.
Original airdate – October 7, 2004.Running time – [...]
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Friday, December 8th, 2006
Neil Patrick Harris and Marc Kudisch
From Assassins.
Co-conspirators Neil Patrick Harris and Marc Kudisch consider their roles in the oft-delayed Broadway premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins and the expectations and challenges of bringing that politically charged work to the stage in post-9/11 America.
Original airdate – May 21, 2004.Running time – 48:39.
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Monday, December 4th, 2006
William Finn
Composer and Lyricist of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Composer William Finn explains how he became involved in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and what drew him to the show’s quirky characters; charts the development of the “Marvin” trilogy, including March Of The Falsettos and Falsettoland, and talks about the differing [...]
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Friday, December 1st, 2006
Roger Bart and Brad Oscar
From The Producers.
Brad Oscar and Roger Bart, stalwarts from the original cast of The Producers, talk about their parts in the creation of the hit musical and the experience of then shifting to new roles, with Oscar stepping into Nathan Lane’s shoes as Max and Bart taking over for Matthew Broderick [...]
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