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• September 04, 2008
• 16:31

  Production: Gypsy and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - April, 1990

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  The production team of "Gypsy" and "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" - publicist Shirley Herz, casting director Stuart Howard, playwright/director Arthur Laurents, general manager/associate producer Alecia Parker, and producers Barry Weissler and Fran Weissler - talk about many aspects of production from casting to advertising to corporate investors, booking pre-Broadway tour stops, and their other productions of "Fiddler on the Roof", "La Cage aux Folles", and "My One and Only".

• 3:03

  216-NYMF 2008 Part 2-Castronauts, The Bubble, The Hatpin, Jason and Ben, Sophia's Fall, Midnight Madness, Ken Davenport and Marty Cooper!

   » ‎ Broadway Bullet - Mp3 Version
  We sit down with Oscar winner Bobby Houston to talk about Castronauts or How I Killed Fidel. Also, in the studio we have dot commer Karen Paulli (Book and Lyrics) and Wendy Robbins (Book) who tell us about the new dot com musical, The Bubble. James Millar (Book and Lyrics) and Caroline O'Connor (Actor) come by to tell us about their new Aussie courtroom drama. Matthew Loren Cohen and Will Taylor of Jason and Ben drop in to talk to us. Benjamin Birney and Jason Summers discuss their new musical about the Creation. And finally, Jack Bender and Cynthis Meryl talk about Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and how it relates to their new musical - Midnight Madness.

• September 03, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 239 / CALLING: an opera about 9/11

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  CALLING: an opera about 9/11

• September 02, 2008
• 10:45

  Michael Berresse (#217) August, 2008

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  Michael Berresse, director of the musical "[title of show]", talks about the show's journey from speed-writing exercise to Broadway hit and whether the self-referential story ever included the character of a director named Michael. He also talks about his evolution from gymnast to dancer to singer to actor, sharing stories about his early days performing at Disney theme parks; the notes he received from the legendary Jerome Robbins while making his Broadway debut in "Fiddler on the Roof"; the challenge of Christopher Chadman's choreography in the 1992 revival of "Guys and Dolls"; what Ann Reinking said to him about his work in the original cast of the "Chicago" revival; how he came to create his own spectacular acrobatic dance sequence for "Kiss Me Kate"; why he loved his ne'er-do-well character in "The Light in the Piazza"; and whether the actors had freedom to reinterpret their characters for the recent revival of "A Chorus Line". Original air date - August 29, 2008.

• August 31, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 238 / Horse Trade Fall Preview

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  Horse Trade Fall Preview

• August 28, 2008
• 16:15

  Performance - September, 1990

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  Stage actors Mike Hodge ("A Few Good Men"), Robin Morse ("Six Degrees of Separation"), Ron Perlman ("A Few Good Men"), Faith Prince ("Falsettoland"), Margaret Tyzack ("Lettice and Lovage"), and James Whitmore ("About Time" and "Handy Dandy") talk about their education and when they began performing, the effect of cast size, audience response, and positive feedback.

• 3:03

  215-NYMF 2008 Part 1-Jerusalem Syndrome, About Face, Freshly Tossed, Heaven in Your Pocket, Patamusical, Wood and You Can Take the Girl Outta Brooklyn

   » ‎ Broadway Bullet - Mp3 Version
  In this episode we talk with various people involved with the shows, "Freshly Tossed", "The Jerusalem Syndrome", "About Face", "You Can Take the Girl Outta Brooklyn", "Ubu: a Patamusical", "Wood" and "Heaven in Your Pocket". You'll also hear music and songs from all the shows!

• August 25, 2008
• 10:12

  William Ivey Long (#216) August, 2008

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  Five time Tony-winner William Ivey Long talks about his extensive career as one of Broadway's top costume designers, from his earliest days on stage -- living in a dressing room at the Raleigh Little Theatre in North Carolina -- to his upcoming projects "9 To 5" and "Dreamgirls". Along the way, he describes how shocked he was by the first thing he saw on stage at the Yale School of Drama; how his career developed largely thanks to the support of his drama school friends; how he came up with Anita Morris' iconic body suit for "Nine" -- and how it resulted in his never working with Tommy Tune again; whether there's a difference between designing musicals and plays; how the paintings of Gauguin influenced his designs for "Guys And Dolls"; what its like to revisit the "Chicago" costumes for a variety of different actresses; and why he chooses to wear a largely unvaried "uniform" every single day. Original air date - August 22, 2008.

• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 237 / Leonard Jacobs Show/Teresa Eyring & TCG

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  Leonard Jacobs Show/Teresa Eyring & TCG

• August 21, 2008
• 11:56

  Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 1990

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  The panel of playwrights Vernel Bagneris ("Further Mo'") and Tom Cole ("About Time"), lyricist John Driver ("Shogun"), director Tony Giordano ("About Time & Handy Dandy"), lyricist Sheldon Harnick ("The Rothschilds"), Executive Director of the Dramatists Guild David LeVine, and director Lonny Price ("The Rothschilds") discuss how they got started in their careers, writing for the stage, and the role of the Dramatists Guild.

• August 20, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 236 / Andrea Lepcio

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  Andrea Lepcio

• August 18, 2008
• 18:01

  David Stone (#215) August, 2008

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  As "Wicked" approaches its fifth anniversary on Broadway, producer David Stone talks about the ever-expanding life of the international hit musical, including how the show first came into being, how the production quality is maintained across multiple companies, and whether the show has to be adjusted for local audiences when it plays in other countries. He also talks about how he came to produce his first Off-Broadway hit, "Family Secrets", and his first Broadway failure, "What's Wrong With This Picture?"; his relationship with not for profit theatres, including Barrington Stage Company and Second Stage, on "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and "Next To Normal"; his particular pride in producing "The Vagina Monologues"; which show he produced for his mother; and why he'd rather create controversy than respond to it. Original air date - August 15, 2008.

• August 17, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 235 / Manhattan Repertory Theatre

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  Manhattan Repertory Theatre

• August 14, 2008
• 18:03

  Performance - April, 1994

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  Broadway performers F. Murray Abraham ("Angels In America"), Susan Egan ("Beauty and the Beast"), Victor Garber ("Damn Yankees"), Nathan Lane ("Laughter on the 23rd Floor"), Michael Learned ("The Sisters Rosensweig"), Burke Moses ("Beauty and the Beast"), and Bebe Neuwirth ("Damn Yankees") talk about how they got started in performing, their current roles, and teaching acting courses.
• 18:03

  Performance - April, 1994

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  Broadway performers F. Murray Abraham ("Angels In America"), Susan Egan ("Beauty and the Beast"), Victor Garber ("Damn Yankees"), Nathan Lane ("Laughter on the 23rd Floor"), Michael Learned ("The Sisters Rosensweig"), Burke Moses ("Beauty and the Beast"), and Bebe Neuwirth ("Damn Yankees") talk about how they got started in performing, their current roles, and teaching acting courses.

• 3:03

  214-Ken Davenport, Bash'd!, title of show, Paper Dolls, China-The Whole Enchilada, Grecian Formula and more!

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  We sit down with the boys of Bash'd! (the gay hip-hop opera), Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow. We also get to hear the opening number from the show. We also have the two lovely ladies of [title of show], Susan Blackwell and Heidi Blickenstaff. They bring along a couple of songs from the hit musical. Patrick Huguenin, playwright of Paper Dolls, drops in to give up the dirt on his new production. Mark Brown drops in to talk about his new musical comedy, China - the Whole Enchilada, and let us hear a couple of songs from the show as well. And finally the back stage antics of Greek theatre come to life in Carter Anne McGowan's new show, The Grecian Way.

• August 11, 2008
• 17:31

  Tony Meola (#214) August, 2008

   » ‎ ATW - Downstage Center
  Veteran sound designer Tony Meola talks about the many issues involved in designing such musicals as "Wicked" and "The Lion King" on Broadway and around the world, dissecting such issues as changes in technology over the course of his 30 year career, whether the theatre has lost something with the rise of the amplified voice, microphone placement at the hairline vs. the jawline, and why its hard to have two performers singing a romantic song face to face, only inches apart, on stage. He also describes his own growth as a designer, from his earliest days on the electrics crew at The Public Theater on a new show called "A Chorus Line" to his "big break" thanks to Jerry Zaks on the 1987 revival of "Anything Goes" to the nuances of sound in his design of the recent revival of "The Ritz" to what factors he uses to decide whether to sign on to design a production. Original air date - August 8, 2008.

• August 09, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 234 / Indie Theater Life: Kim Wadsworth

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  Indie Theater Life: Kim Wadsworth

• August 07, 2008
• 9:38

  Performance - September, 1997

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  Broadway performers - Chuck Cooper ("The Life"), Robert Cuccioli ("Jekyll and Hyde"), Pat Hingle ("1776"), Pamela Isaacs ("The Life"), Jeff McCarthy ("Side Show"), and J. Smith-Cameron ("As Bees in Honey Drown") - talk about how they got their start and have built their careers, the challenge of memorizing lines, the importance of discipline and stamina, and the support of family and friends.

• August 04, 2008
• 19:27

  John Glover (#213) August, 2008

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  Tony-winning actor John Glover talks about the revival of Christopher Durang's "The Marriage of Bette and Boo" at the Roundabout, and how he grappled with the distinctly unpleasant aspects of his character, based upon Durang's own grandfather. He also talks about why he found the prospect of teaching more daunting than acting; how he's managed to maintain a steady diet of theatre work throughout his years of television and film work; the pivotal role that director Harold Prince played early in his career; his memories of the legendary Broadway production of "Frankenstein", which closed on its opening night; how he came to the role of the Jeckyll twins in Terrence McNally's "Love! Valour! Compassion!"; his rare musical appearances in "Hans Christian Anderson" in San Francisco and "The Drowsy Chaperone" on Broadway; and why some four decades after his stage debut he decided to start taking acting lessons. Original air date - August 1, 2008.

• July 31, 2008
• 11:35

  Playwright and Director - September, 1997

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  The panel -- playwright Douglas Carter Beane ("As Bees In Honey Drown"), director Mark Brokaw ("As Bees In Honey Drown", "How I Learned To Drive"), playwright/lyricist Bill Russell ("Side Show") and playwright Paula Vogel ("How I Learned To Drive") -- talk about their backgrounds and developing their crafts, the advantages of writing for the stage compared to being a screenwriter, and why these particular playwrights prefer not to direct.

• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 233 / FringeNYC 2008 Preview #2

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  FringeNYC 2008 Preview #2

• July 28, 2008
• 17:46

  Randy Graff (#212) July, 2008

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  Tony Award winning actress Randy Graff talks about her role as Meg Boyd in the current Encores! revival of "Damn Yankees", including what she learned from reading the novel on which the show is based and what she thinks of the enhanced intimacy between her character and the youthful Joe Hardy. She also talks about one of her earliest Broadway experiences, in the little-remembered flop "Sarava!"; the rehearsal process for the U.S. production of "Les Miserables", in which she was the original Fantine, as well as why she doesn't like to hear herself on the "Les Miz" cast album; how her show-stopping song in "City of Angels" came together; her experiences working with comedy legends Neil Simon and Carol Burnett on "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" and "Moon Over Buffalo"; how she felt about the change of director and choreographer midway through "High Society"; what it was like to be directed by and play opposite her close friend Lonny Price in "A Class Act"; and her special feelings for "Fiddler on the Roof". Original air date - July 25, 2008.

• July 24, 2008
• 12:11

  Production: Side Show - September, 1997

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  The production team for the musical "Side Show" -- producer Emanuel Azenberg, press representative Bill Evans, and general manager Abbie M. Strassler -- talk about the show's journey from presentation to workshop to Broadway; the role of producer, casting director, general manager, company manager, and press agent; casting principal and chorus members; and marketing a new show.

• 3:03

  213-Ken Davenport, The Johnny, Broadway Abridged: Spring Awakening, What To Do When You Hate All Your Friends, Love Incorporated and more!

   » ‎ Broadway Bullet - Mp3 Version
  We talk this week to the Musical Director and Author of Love, Incorporated and hear a song from the show. Also the director and Playwright from What to do When You Hate All Your Friends drop in to chat. And we have the lyricist/book writer/director, the musical director, and an actor from The Johnny in to talk too.

• July 23, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 232 / FringeNYC 2008 Preview #1

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  FringeNYC 2008 Preview #1

• July 21, 2008
• 11:32

  Todd Haimes (#211) July, 2008

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  25 years after coming to New York's Roundabout Theatre Company, artistic director Todd Haimes talks about the company's growth from a financially troubled Off-Broadway group into one of the country's largest not-for-profit theatres; his own transition from managing the business side to setting the artistic agenda; the relationship of the company to the world of commercial theatre, since both produce on Broadway; how he manages to attract top level artists to work at Roundabout for relatively minimal salaries; why he planned to leave the company 10 years ago -- and why he ended up staying put; and how the company expanded its repertoire from Ibsen, Shaw and Shakespeare into more modern works, musicals and even brand-new plays. Original air date - July 18, 2008.

• July 17, 2008
• 12:52

  Design - September, 1997

   » ‎ ATW - Working In The Theatre
  The panel -- Tony Award winning lighting designer Beverly Emmons for "Amadeus", "Passion" and "The Heiress"; costume designer Danny Gates ("When Pigs Fly"); 1997 Tony Award winners for Best Scenic Design for "Jekyll and Hyde" James Noone and director/designer Robin Phillips; puppeteer Basil Twist ("Peter and Wendy"); director Mark Waldrop ("When Pigs Fly"); and producer/playwright Liza Lorwin ("Peter and Wendy") -- talk about how designers work with directors, producers and writers; directing in addition to designing; creating pop-up sets; working with the late Howard Crabtree on "When Pigs Fly", with a detailed demonstration of costumes; "Jekyll and Hyde"'s movable plexiglass towers, backdrops, and lighting with new Varilights technology; and the unanswerable question of "what makes good design?"

• July 16, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 231 / Shakespeare Shaken Up: Dark Lady Players and Woodshed Collective

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  Shakespeare Shaken Up: Dark Lady Players and Woodshed Collective

• July 15, 2008
• 9:31

  Michael Yeargan (#210) July, 2008

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  "South Pacific"'s Tony Award-winning set designer Michael Yeargan discusses the visual approach taken for the first Broadway revival of this classic musical, including the negotiation behind the dramatic reveal of the show's orchestra, as well as the lessons he learned about working in the vast space of Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre on both "South Pacific" and "The Light In The Piazza". Yeargan also recalls his introduction to theatre and opera as a youth in Dallas; his studies -- and later his teachings -- at the Yale School of Drama; his early Broadway experiences with Terrence McNally's "Bad Habits" and "The Ritz"; and his sustained collaborations with directors Andrei Serban, Mark Lamos and Bartlett Sher. Original air date - July 11, 2008.

• July 14, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 230 / Ice Factory Preview

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  Ice Factory Preview

• July 10, 2008
• 19:03

  Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 1998

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  The panel of theatre professionals - playwright Michael J. Chepiga ("Getting and Spending"), choreographer Graciela Daniele ("Ragtime"), playwright/director Christopher Durang ("Sex and Longing"), director Garry Hynes ("The Beauty Queen of Leenane"), and director Joe Mantello ("Corpus Christi") - discuss how they got their start, auditioning actors, controversy surrounding a play, and taking on alternate roles of choreographer, actor, or director.

• 3:03

  212-Ken Davenport, Opa!, Anais Nin Goes to Hell, Midtown Children's Musical Theatre Festival and more!

   » ‎ Broadway Bullet - Mp3 Version
  Ken Davenport, producer extrodanaire, stops by to share a lot of his views, and kick off his new, regular segment, "The Producer's Perspective". We also have interviews and music from the musical "OPA!" and The Midtown Children's Musical Theatre Festival. We also speak with the creators of the fringe show, "Anais Nin Goes to Hell" from MTWorks.

• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 229 / Shakespeare Al Fresco

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  Shakespeare Al Fresco

• July 07, 2008
• 15:04

  Michael Boyd (#209) July, 2008

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  Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Michael Boyd gives an overview of the company's work, including its acclaimed "Complete Works" Festival and the recent two-year journey of the "Histories" cycle. He also talks about his own evolution as a theatre artist, with significant stints in Moscow and Glasgow; the experience of joining the RSC as Associate Director and later rising to the artistic directorship; the work he had to do addressing the variety of troubles that surrounded the RSC as the time of his appointment; why he speaks of 'knocking Shakespeare off his pedestal'; the status of the rebuilding of the main theatre in Stratford; and what his plans are for the company in the next few years. Original air date - July 4, 2008.

• July 06, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 228 / Bouffon Glass Menajoree

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  Bouffon Glass Menajoree
• July 03, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 227 / 2nd Indie Theater Convocation

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  2nd Indie Theater Convocation

• July 02, 2008
• 10:59

  Production: Side Man - September, 1998

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  The "Side Man" production team -- general manager Roy Gabay, producer Jay S. Harris, advertising representative, Drew Hodges, producer Peter Manning, marketing representative Nancy Richards, and press representative Gary Springer -- discuss moving the Roundabout production to a commercial Broadway run, marketing tactics, ticket pricing, breakdown of the production budget, working on multiple shows simultaneously, and the differences between not-for-profit and commercial theatre.

• June 30, 2008
• 14:11

  Boyd Gaines (#208) June, 2008

   » ‎ ATW - Downstage Center
  On the eve of his fourth Tony Award win, actor Boyd Gaines talks about his busy year, including "Journey's End", "Pygmalion" and both the Encores and Broadway runs of "Gypsy". He also describes his early training and extensive work in regional theatre, both before and after his years on the sitcom "One Day at a Time"; his breakthrough role in Wendy Wasserstein's "The Heidi Chronicles"; his first Broadway musical experiences in the first Broadway revivals of "She Loves Me" and "Company"; how the dance musical "Contact" was developed; and what it was like to step into Henry Fonda's shoes in "12 Angry Men". Original air date - June 27, 2008.

• June 26, 2008
• 3:03

  211-Vanities, Broadway Abridged: Les Miz, Sheera Ben-David, Scott Lehrer and more!

   » ‎ Broadway Bullet - Mp3 Version
  This episode features interviews and performances with several cast members from the upcoming show, VANITIES; Sheera Ben-David from COME SUMMER; Tony award winner Scott Lehrer (SOUTH PACIFIC); and a Broadway Abridged rendition of LES MISERABLES.

• June 25, 2008
• 16:29

  Design - September, 1998

   » ‎ ATW - Working In The Theatre
  The panel of lighting designers Jules Fisher ("Ragtime") and Donald Holder ("The Lion King"), scenic designers Eugene Lee ("Ragtime") and Ming Cho Lee (The Public Theater), and "The Lion King" associate costume designer Mary Peterson discuss the challenges of designing their current shows, how sets, lighting, and costumes complement each other, display and detail a costume from "The Lion King", and present a model of one of the "Ragtime" sets.

• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 226 / Leonard Jacobs Show/Tim Errickson & The Dish

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  Leonard Jacobs Show/Tim Errickson & The Dish

• June 23, 2008
• 15:49

  Barbara Gaines (#207) June, 2008

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  Barbara Gaines, founder and artistic director of the newly Tony-recognized Chicago Shakespeare Theater, talks about the company's evolution from a classical acting workshop to a major institution with an impressive home on Chicago's Navy Pier. She discusses her own background, including training at Northwestern University and an acting stint in NYC, alongside her approach to classical theatre, the expanding repertoire of the company (including why their next production features Willy Wonka), the nature of the Chicago theatre community, the development of Chicago Shakespeare's international work, and her plans for the company's future -- including a 1,000 proscenium theatre to complement their current 500 seat thrust stage. Original air date - June 20, 2008.

• June 22, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 225 / Indie Theatre Life Special: Being a Parent and a Theatre Artist

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  Indie Theatre Life Special: Being a Parent and a Theatre Artist

• June 19, 2008
• 12:12

  Performance - December, 1998

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  The international panel of performers -- Scottish actor Iain Glen ("The Blue Room"), Australian actress Nicole Kidman ("The Blue Room"), Irish actress Anna Manahan ("The Beauty Queen of Leenane"), and Filipino actress Lea Salonga ("Miss Saigon") -- discuss their training, the rehearsal process, taking a whole approach to both film and stage work, overcoming stage fright, how audience responses varies from London to Broadway to Australia, and how changes in the political climate of their respective countries have affected theatre.

• June 16, 2008
• 15:36

  Priscilla Lopez (#206) June, 2008

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  Tony-winner Priscilla Lopez talks about what drew her to the new musical "In The Heights" and talks about her patience and faith that by the time it reached Broadway, she'd have her own song in the show. She also talks about her early training, including additional details about her high school years that didn't make it into the song "Nothing" in "A Chorus Line"; both her attempted and actual Broadway debuts in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Henry Sweet Henry"; her recollections of the workshop sessions that ultimately became "A Chorus Line"; how she came to channel Harpo Marx for the musical "A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine"; and how she came to make her Broadway dramatic debut in Nilo Cruz's "Anna in the Tropics", some 35 years after her musical debut. Original air date - June 13, 2008.

• June 12, 2008
• 16:52

  Performance - April, 1998

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  Actors Blythe Danner and Edward Herrmann both from "The Deep Blue Sea", Brian Stokes Mitchell ("Ragtime"), Alfred Molina ("Art"), Natasha Richardson ("Cabaret"), and John Vickery ("The Lion King") discuss how their training and first professional jobs, obtaining and preparing for their current role, what has been their biggest break in theatre, the difference between theatre audiences in London and New York, and anecdotes of flubbing lines.

• 3:03

  210-Tony Nominee Special - In the Heights, August: Osage County, Passing Strange and South Pacific

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  We sit down with the Orchestrators of IN THE HEIGHTS to chat about the show and how they revitalized the Broadway sound to fit this uptempo new show. We also talk to Rondi Ree about her performance in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY and Steppenwolf. Daniel Breaker drops in to talk to us about PASSING STRANGE and Shakespeare. We also have set designer, Michael Yeargan, from SOUTH PACIFIC in the studio. We hear some great music from PASSING STRANGE as well as IN THE HEIGHTS, too.

• June 11, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 224 / soloNOVA Arts Festival Preview

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  soloNOVA Arts Festival Preview

• June 09, 2008
• 17:26

  Harriet Harris (#205) June, 2008

   » ‎ ATW - Downstage Center
  Tony-winner Harriet Harris talks about being "the adult" in a company of kids in the Broadway musical "Cry-Baby" and reveals which of the musical numbers in the show convinced her that she needed to be in the production. She also talks about being sent to theatre school as a child in Texas to cure her shyness; her Juilliard auditions for formidable directors John Houseman and Michael Kahn; her touring years with The Acting Company; how she transitioned from classical to comic roles under the tutelage of Christopher Ashley and Paul Rudnick, who wrote her multiple characters in "Jeffrey"; her belated Broadway debut in 2000 opposite Nathan Lane in "The Man Who Came to Dinner"; branching into musicals with Broadway's "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and the Kennedy Center's "Mame"; and finding the humor in the character of Amanda in "The Glass Menagerie" at The Guthrie, as role she'd wanted to play since she was 13. Original air date - June 6, 2008.

• June 04, 2008
• 11:23

  Producing Broadway - May, 2008

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  What is the role of a producer? That was the question that started the discussion among four of Broadway's top producers - Roger Berlind, Margo Lion, Jeffrey Richards and Jeffrey Seller - as the conversation turned to whether they produce for profit or passion and how they balance between the two; what the shows they produce reveal about themselves; what the opportunities are for new producers; the increased role the internet and other new media plays in theatre today; the escalating cost of producing a show on Broadway today; and what they feel are the major issues facing theatre producers as they look to the future.

• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 223 / The Reckoning of Kit and Little Boots AND Hope's Arbor

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  The Reckoning of Kit and Little Boots AND Hope's Arbor

• June 02, 2008
• 15:14

  Laura Benanti (#204) May, 2008

   » ‎ ATW - Downstage Center
  Broadway's newest Gypsy Rose Lee, Laura Benanti, talks about playing the title role in "Gypsy" both last summer at City Center and again this year on Broadway, including her thoughts on formidable author and director Arthur Laurents, as well as a few facts about the real Gypsy and Rose that didn't make it into the musical. Benanti also discusses her vocal training under the tutelage of her mother (who unlike Rose expressly forbid young Laura from turning pro in her youth); her big break understudying Rebecca Luker in "The Sound of Music" -- and playing a romantic role opposite someone 45 years her senior; how she handled her first professional disappointment, at the fate of the musical "Time and Again"; the serious injury -- and nasty rumors -- that plagued her during the revival of "Into the Woods" and nearly derailed her performance in "Nine"; and what it was like, after playing many period roles, for this Jersey girl to play a girl from New Jersey in "The Wedding Singer". Original air date - May 30, 2008.

• May 28, 2008
• 11:48

  Production: The Lion King - April, 1998

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  "The Lion King" production team -- press representative Chris Boneau, composer Lebo M, advertising representative Rick Elice, producers Peter Schneider and Thomas Schumacher, and director, costume and mask designer Julie Taymor -- talk about the development of the animated film, the subsequent development of the theatrical show led by Taymor's vision, forming a creative design team, merging Western and African music into a unique collaborative sound, the publicity and advertising challenges, and marketing a nearly sold-out show for a long run.

• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 222 / Vicious Dogs on Premises

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  Vicious Dogs on Premises

• May 27, 2008
• 13:36

  Laura Linney (#203) May, 2008

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  Actress Laura Linney talks about returning to Broadway as the Marquise de Merteuil in the Roundabout production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" and whether she thinks her character is truly evil. She also discusses her earliest theatrical experiences, including working on the stage crew at a summer theatre while still in her "tween" years; appearing in a play written by her father, inspired in part by their own relationship, while a student at Brown; battling back from stage fright while at the Juilliard School; her big break appearing in the original production of "Sight Unseen" in its Off-Broadway debut -- and what it was like to return to the play, in a different role -- in its Broadway debut a dozen years later; how she handles appearing in shows that -- both fairly and unfairly -- don't meet with critical and popular success; and taking on a much-read but not often-seen classic like Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". Original air date - May 23, 2008.

• May 22, 2008
• 3:03

  209-Kerry Butler, Xanadu, Danny Burstein, South Pacific, Capathia Jenkins and more!

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  This week we have two-time Tony Award Nominee Danny Burstein in the studio to talk about SOUTH PACIFIC and his career. We hear a couple of songs from Mr Burstein. We also have XANADU star Kerry Butler in to give us a little preview of her new cd, and we also hear a couple of tracks from it. Capathia Jenkins drops in to chat about her new cabaret at Joe's Pub and gives us a live in-studio performance. We have the director and star of CINEPHILIA, the newest production from PossEble Theater Company. The director of THE GREAT AMERICAN ALL-STAR TRAVELING WAR MACHINE comes in to tell us about the new performance piece from the Irondale Theater Project. And we have two of the four women from Coyote Rep's four one woman shows, The Lone Wolf Series, to talk about creating a one woman show.

• May 21, 2008
• 14:36

  Playwright and Director - April, 1998

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  Playwright Jeff Baron ("Visiting Mr. Green"), director/playwright Moises Kaufman ("Gross Indecency"), playwright Warren Leight ("Side Man"), director Michael Mayer ("Side Man"), actor/director Lonny Price ("Visiting Mr. Green"), and director Matthew Warchus ("Art") discuss the working dynamics between a playwright and a director, the differences between screenwriting and playwriting, transitioning from acting to directing, and the development of "Side Man" and "Art".

• May 20, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 221 / Choreographers' Roundtable

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  Choreographers' Roundtable

• May 19, 2008
• 14:08

  Sherie Rene Scott (#202) May, 2008

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  "The Little Mermaid"'s Sherie Rene Scott talks about creating the role of Ursula in the stage version of the beloved animated film, including what she believes the character thinks of herself. She also talks about her earliest dreams of being on stage while still a child in Kansas, her training at the Neighborhood Playhouse when she came to New York, her particular affection for Randy Newman's "Faust" and why it never made it to New York, working amidst the turmoil of the changing creative team of Disney's "Aida", how her family reacted when she got the title role in the stage version of "Debbie Does Dallas", creating the role of Christine Colgate in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and the future of her one-woman show "You May Now Worship Me". Original air date - May 16, 2008.

• May 14, 2008
• 10:22

  Demystifying the Classics - April, 2008

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  A trio of classical theatre veterans - Kate Fleetwood, Peter Francis James and Laila Robins - share their thoughts about the importance of language in performing the classics and the physical connection they feel to the language; why the classics force audiences to think; the reaction of younger audiences to classical theatre; tackling the pre-conceived ideas held by audiences about the classics; and their opinion on setting the plays in different eras.

• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 219 / Plays and Playwrights 2008: Authors in Conversation

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  Plays and Playwrights 2008: Authors in Conversation

• May 12, 2008
• 17:27

  Patrick Stewart (#201) May, 2008

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  Shakespeare veteran Patrick Stewart talks about finally having the opportunity to play the title role in "Macbeth", some 50 years after he first memorized the play's great speeches, and chronicles the production's swift journey from Chichester to London to Brooklyn to Broadway. He also talks about his decades-long association with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including his appearances in multiple productions of such plays as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Titus Andronicus"; the impetus behind his one-man adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" -- including its interminable first performance; his enthusiasm for playing Prospero in "The Tempest" with an American cast in Central Park and on Broadway; the thrill of creating a role in Arthur Miller's "The Ride Down Mount Morgan"; why he's "finished" with certain roles and still hopes to play others yet again; and some of the plays he's looking forward to doing in the next few years, including a nascent project with his film nemesis Ian McKellen. Original air date - May 9, 2008.

• May 11, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 220 / Ensemble Studio Theatre Marathon

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  Ensemble Studio Theatre Marathon

• May 08, 2008
• 3:03

  Vol.208-Broadway Bullet

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  We've got some great stuff for you this week, and we're busting at the seams with new content and a brand new design. So let's get this show on the road, shall we? First off we have two of the actors from the new production at Playwright's Realm, SUBSTITUTION, Brandon Espinoza and Shanna Dowdeswell. Also the guys who brought you TITLE OF SHOW and are bringing it to Broadway, Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen come by. We also get to hear a couple of songs from the show as well. From the double feature CROTHER SPYGLASS and THE RESISTABLE RISE OF FAITLINDA PALOKA, playwrights Timothy Dowd and Marcy Wallabout drop in. And two young performers from the new musical DON'T WORRY, BE JEWISH, Nathan Kay and Jasmine Petrarli, come in with a couple of songs from that show as well. We've also got all the news you love as well as Marty Cooper, who's always On The Positive Side. We've got a new design and a great big whopper of a show for you this week, so let's get started. Also stay tuned because the Tony Nominations are out on Tuesday, and we'll be covering the nominations and the press conference on Wednesday. So we'll have a special all Tony episode coming out next Wednesday.
• 3:03

  208-Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, title of show, Don't Worry, Be Jewish and more!

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  We've got some great stuff for you this week, and we're busting at the seams with new content and a brand new design. So let's get this show on the road, shall we? First off we have two of the actors from the new production at Playwright's Realm, SUBSTITUTION, Brandon Espinoza and Shanna Dowdeswell. Also the guys who brought you TITLE OF SHOW and are bringing it to Broadway, Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen come by. We also get to hear a couple of songs from the show as well. From the double feature CROTHER SPYGLASS and THE RESISTABLE RISE OF FAITLINDA PALOKA, playwrights Timothy Dowd and Marcy Wallabout drop in. And two young performers from the new musical DON'T WORRY, BE JEWISH, Nathan Kay and Jasmine Petrarli, come in with a couple of songs from that show as well. We've also got all the news you love as well as Marty Cooper, who's always On The Positive Side. We've got a new design and a great big whopper of a show for you this week, so let's get started. Also stay tuned because the Tony Nominations are out on Tuesday, and we'll be covering the nominations and the press conference on Wednesday. So we'll have a special all Tony episode coming out next Wednesday.

• May 07, 2008
• 12:02

  Production: Ragtime - April, 1998

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  Lyricist Lynn Ahrens, producer Garth Drabinsky, composer Stephen Flaherty, director Frank Galati, book writer Terrence McNally, and advertising representative Jon Wilner discuss the journey of the American musical "Ragtime" -- from adapting E.L. Doctorow's novel, to comparisons with the 1981 film, through numerous workshops, to the full-scale Toronto and Broadway productions.

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  nytheatrecast # 217 / TeatroStageFest

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  TeatroStageFest
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  nytheatrecast # 218 / TeatroStageFest en Espanol

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  TeatroStageFest en Espanol

• May 05, 2008
• 16:23

  Harold Prince (#200) May, 2008

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  Legendary producer and director Harold Prince surveys his career from his start in 1948 working for another legendary theatrical figure, George Abbott, to his newest project, the musical "Paradise Found", which was presented in a workshop in New York just last week. Over the course an hour, Prince talks about trends in the theatre and what has changed, both for better and worse; recalls working as a stage manager on the first show he produced, "The Pajama Game", so that he could collect a salary; describes his personal impact on the development of "West Side Story" and "Fiddler on the Roof", which he produced; reflects on his creative partnership and friendship with composer Stephen Sondheim, including how he got a handle on "Sweeney Todd"; explains his role in transforming "Evita" from a concept album to a stage musical; ponders the period in the 1980s when he had a string of commercially unsuccessful shows -- and which of those he feels is under-appreciated; marvels at the 22-year run of "The Phantom of the Opera"; and shares his thoughts about seeing revivals of musicals that he was so instrumental in creating. Original air date - May 2, 2008.

• May 04, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 216 / Indie Theater Now: May 2008

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  Indie Theater Now: May 2008

• April 30, 2008
• 12:01

  Performing Musicals - April, 2008

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  Actors Roger Bart ("Young Frankenstein"), Brian d'Arcy James ("Next To Normal"), Priscilla Lopez ("In The Heights") and Sherie Rene Scott ("The Little Mermaid") -- collectively veterans of more than 30 Broadway and off-Broadway musicals -- talk about the differences between performing in musicals and straight plays; acting techniques and voice training; how they prepare for a performance; dealing with the "triple threat" of acting, singing and dancing; balancing their lives on and off stage and their opinions on today's new composers.

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  nytheatrecast # 215 / Leonard Jacobs Show/Mike Daisey

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  Leonard Jacobs Show/Mike Daisey
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  nytheatrecast # 215 / Leonard Jacobs Show/Mike Daisey

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  Leonard Jacobs Show/Mike Daisey

• April 28, 2008
• 12:32

  David Zippel (#199) April, 2008

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  Lyricist David Zippel discusses the development of "Pamela's First Musical", the challenges posed by the untimely passing of two of his collaborators on the project -- composer Cy Coleman and author Wendy Wasserstein, and the upcoming benefit performance which will mark the show's first public performance. He also talks about his earliest lyric writing efforts, including the pre-Broadway "Rotunda" and "Going Hollywood", an adaptation of "Once in a Lifetime" which is about to get a new workshop presentation 38 years after Zippel first thought to adapt it; how he came to collaborate with Coleman and Larry Gelbart on "City of Angels", before the show's acclaimed dual-story structure was even in place; what drew him to musicalize "The Goodbye Girl"; and the challenge of creating the lyrics his first through-sung musical "The Woman in White", a collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber. Original air date - April 25, 2008.

• April 26, 2008
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  nytheatrecast # 214 / The Amoralists: The Hey You Monster

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  The Amoralists: The Hey You Monster
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  nytheatrecast # 214 / The Amoralists: The Hey You Monster

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  The Amoralists: The Hey You Monster

• April 24, 2008
• 16:57

  Performance - September, 1998

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  The panel of performers talk about their training and when they decided to become actors. "Power Plays" co-stars Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss talk about working together at Northwestern. Both Billy Crudup and Dana Reeve ("More To Love: A Big Fat Comedy") pursued Master of Fine Arts degrees in order to teach as well as act. In England, Roger Rees ("Nicholas Nickleby") trained primarily by observation. James Naughton ("Chicago", Williamstown Theatre Festival) discusses the Blue Light Theatre Company, started by his son Greg Naughton, where Billy Crudup is in "Oedipus". The panel also discusses what they've gained from working with brilliant directors, being both director and actor, and preparing for auditions.

• 3:03

  Vol.207-Broadway Bullet

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  Actors Jordan Lage and Mary McCann from the Atlantic Theatre talk about "Almost an Evening"; we get up close with Karen Olivo from "In the Heights"; learn about "The Caucasian Chalk Circle"; Jeremy Shonfeld lets us know about his new CD and Birdland performance; dance troupe, Company XIV, tells us about "The Judgement of Paris"; we hear about the show "Wild Imaginings" from the teen theatre group, Little Fig Stage; and the stars and producer of "Sweet Mama Stringbean" share their stories with us. Through all of this we have 5 songs, including two live, in-studio performances from Jeremy Schonfeld. We also have a super sweet discount offer to "Almost an Evening" written by Oscar winner, Ethan Coen and starring Oscar winner, F. Murray Abraham. To find out how to see this show for $35, visit www.almostanevening.com/broadwaybullet. We also have Marty Cooper on the Positive Side, Theatre news and more... so what are you waiting for?
• 3:03

  207-In the Heights, Almost an Evening, Jeremy Schonfeld and more!

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  Actors Jordan Lage and Mary McCann from the Atlantic Theatre talk about "Almost an Evening"; we get up close with Karen Olivo from "In the Heights"; learn about "The Caucasian Chalk Circle"; Jeremy Shonfeld lets us know about his new CD and Birdland performance; dance troupe, Company XIV, tells us about "The Judgement of Paris"; we hear about the show "Wild Imaginings" from the teen theatre group, Little Fig Stage; and the stars and producer of "Sweet Mama Stringbean" share their stories with us. Through all of this we have 5 songs, including two live, in-studio performances from Jeremy Schonfeld. We also have a super sweet discount offer to "Almost an Evening" written by Oscar winner, Ethan Coen and starring Oscar winner, F. Murray Abraham. To find out how to see this show for $35, visit www.almostanevening.com/broadwaybullet. We also have Marty Cooper on the Positive Side, Theatre news and more... so what are you waiting for?

• April 23, 2008
• 0:00

  nytheatrecast # 213 / Me: