Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
The Evolution of Encores!
On The Evolution of Encores!, guests Judith E. Daykin (founder), Rob Fisher (music director from founding to 2006), David Ives (book adapter for 18 productions) and Jack Viertel (artistic director since 2001) discuss the growth and success of the acclaimed musical concert series at New York’s City Center, exploring how Encores! grew [...]
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Monday, February 26th, 2007
Kristin Chenoweth
From The Apple Tree.
Kristin Chenoweth reminisces about her move from Oklahoma to Manhattan and how she was discovered after an all-day wait for an audition; tells how she was cast as Patty in the revival of You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, but ultimately won a Tony as Sally; charts the evolution of her [...]
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Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Performance
In this interview a panel of actors – Anne Heche (Twentieth Century), Jefferson Mays (I Am My Own Wife), Martha Plimpton (Sixteen Wounded), Phylicia Rashad (Gem Of The Ocean) and Richard Thomas (12 Angry Men) – delve into their current Broadway characters and speak about how their recognition from other media affects audience perception of [...]
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Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Mercedes Ruehl
From Woman Before A Glass.
Mercedes Ruehl shares her passion for art and for playing art patron Peggy Guggenheim in Woman Before A Glass talks about her early training and her roles in regional theatre, her Off-Broadway success in the financial comedy Other People’s Money, and her Tony Award-winning turn in Neil Simon’s Lost In [...]
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Kevin McCollum
Producer of In The Heights and Avenue Q.
Kevin McCollum talks about how his “contrarian” nature applies to his work as a producer, including mounting the 22-actor musical In The Heights Off-Broadway when many say even small musicals can’t succeed off the Great White Way, deciding to send Avenue Q to Las Vegas rather than [...]
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