Christopher Ashley
Artistic Director, La Jolla Playhouse.
The new artistic director of California’s La Jolla Playhouse, Christopher Ashley, talks about his plans for the theatre, including whether he sees himself continuing or departing from the repertoire of his predecessor, Des McAnuff; explains how he found himself with an agent by age 22; describes his long-standing working relationships with playwrights Douglas Carter Beane and Paul Rudnick; considers the process of creating new musicals out of existing songs and how audience expectations are heightened for that music; and describes the evolution of of Xanadu the musical from social commentary to comic love story.
Original airdate – October 26, 2007.
Running time – 52:48.
For more information, to listen online, or to download the episode go to Downstage Center’s Christopher Ashley program page.
You can also download directly the Christopher Ashley program (mp3).
Posted on Monday, October 29th, 2007 at 9:20 am
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American Theatre Wing
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