Friday, March 30th, 2007
Jeffrey Hatcher
Author of Never Gonna Dance and Stage Beauty.
Prolific playwright Jeffrey Hatcher talks about seeing one of his recent plays Compleat Female Stage Beauty come to the screen as Stage Beauty; his years developing plays at Connecticut’s O’Neill Theatre Center; and his work creating Never Gonna Dance, a “new” Jerome Kern musical adapted from the [...]
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Design
Scenic designer David Gallo (Thoroughly Modern Millie), lighting designer Donald Holder (Little Shop Of Horrors), scenic designer Anna Louizos (Avenue Q), scenic and costume designer G.W. Mercier (Juan Darien), and costume designer Catherine Zuber (Dinner At Eight) discuss how designing on a restricted budget can force a designer to find a more creative solution; spectacle [...]
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Monday, March 26th, 2007
Walter Bobbie
Director of Chicago and White Christmas.
Director and actor Walter Bobbie talks about returning to the acting stage in the “Encores!” production of Face The Music, and how he feels preparing to act in the famously brief “Encores” rehearsal period that he helped to create; recalls his experiences in the original cast of Grease, and [...]
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Tovah Feldshuh
From Golda’s Balcony.
Tovah Feldshuh discusses her role in William Gibson’s one-woman play Golda’s Balcony, including her research into the life of Israeli premier Golda Meir and her passion in presenting 100 years of European Jewish history, especially to politicians and students. Feldshuh talks about how she quickly put together Tovah: Crossovah! From Broadway [...]
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
The Casting Director
Casting Directors Tara Rubin (Spamalot, The Producers), Laura Stanczyk (Translations, Sweet Charity), Daniel Swee (The Coast of Utopia, The Vertical Hour), and Bernie Telsey (Wicked, Hairspray) explore and explain the work of the casting director, touching on issues from the best advice they can give actors about auditioning, how they work with directors [...]
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