ATW - Downstage Center
The American Theatre Wing presents Downstage Center a weekly theatrical interview show, featuring the top artists working in theatre, both on and Off-Broadway and around the country.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 357
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2013
Katie Finneran and Anthony Warlow (#356) - January, 2013
In the latest Downstage Center, "Annie" stars Katie Finneran (Miss Hannigan) and Anthony Warlow (Daddy Warbucks) discuss the current revival, James Lapine, past roles, the audition process, reputatio…
00:30:47 |
Wed 30 Jan 2013
Bill Berloni -Encore (#355) - January, 2013
(A Special encore edition) Broadway’s premier animal trainer Bill Berloni got his foot in the door in 1976 as a teenager when he rescued and trained the original Sandy for the Goodspeed Opera House o…
00:29:48 |
Wed 09 Jan 2013
Beth Leavel, Adam Heller, and Mark Jacoby - (#354) - December, 2012
Downstage Center celebrates the season with cast members from the hit holiday musical, "Elf." Cast members Beth Leavel, Adam Heller, and Mark Jacoby discuss the play, the adaptation from the film, ta…
00:30:15 |
Wed 19 Dec 2012
Pia Lindstrom and Phyllis Jeanne Creore - (#353) - December, 2012
In this special Downstage Center, we celebrate the legendary Stage Door Canteen (a war relief effort founded by early members of the American Theatre Wing). Opened on March 2, 1942 in the 44th Street…
00:22:27 |
Wed 12 Dec 2012
Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen - (#352) - November, 2012
"Ten years after its New York premiere, The Exonerated still has the power to unsettle." - NY Times. Celebrating the ten year anniversary of their ground-breaking and thought-provoking docu-play, its…
00:30:04 |
Wed 28 Nov 2012
David Henry Hwang - Encore (#351) - November, 2012
Currently in residence at the Signature Theatre, playwright (and Wing board member) David Henry Hwang is recent winner of the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award. This edition of Downstage Cente…
00:58:37 |
Wed 14 Nov 2012
Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti (#350) - October, 2012
Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti from "Once" talk about their Tony Award-winning musical and the successful run its enjoyed since its beginnings at the New York Theatre Workshop, their favorite songs,…
00:29:58 |
Wed 31 Oct 2012
Rob McClure and Christiane Noll (#349) - October, 2012
In the latest Downstage Center, actors Rob McClure and Christiane Noll discuss "Chaplin", from the research they put into their roles (Mr. McClure as the legendary silent film actor and Ms. Noll as h…
00:30:30 |
Wed 17 Oct 2012
David Cromer and Jeff Still (#348) - September, 2012
The latest edition of Downstage Center goes backstage with "Tribes", the provocative new play written by Nina Raine. Director David Cromer and actor Jeff Still discuss the play and the challenges the…
00:28:37 |
Wed 26 Sep 2012
Hunter Bell and Jenn Harris (#347) - September, 2012
In the latest Downstage Center, "Silence! The Musical" writer Hunter Bell and actress Jenn Harris discuss the show The NY Post called "Gleefully submissive" and The NY Times "a hilarious take down." …
00:31:13 |
Wed 12 Sep 2012
Hallie Foote and Andrew Leynse (#346) - August, 2012
Downstage Center goes to Texas. Listen as Primary Stages Artistic Director Andrew Leynse talks with actress Hallie Foote about her father Horton's work, world, and new Primary Stages production "Harr…
00:28:17 |
Wed 29 Aug 2012
William Ivey Long - Encore (#345) - August, 2012
Five time Tony-winner and new ATW Chairman 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 …
01:01:28 |
Wed 15 Aug 2012
Patrick Page and Isabel Keating (#344) - August, 2012
"Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark's" Patrick Page and Isabel Keating go one-on-one about Broadway's favorite super hero and his nemesis, Page's Green Goblin. The actors talk dialects, quick changes, ch…
00:29:45 |
Wed 01 Aug 2012
Martin Pakledinaz -Encore (#343) - July, 2012
Martin Pakledinaz passed away on July 8th, 2012. This edition of Downstage Center was recorded in 2010. Costume designer Martin Pakledinaz talks about creating the clothes for the recent Broadway rev…
01:02:27 |
Wed 18 Jul 2012
Donna Hanover and Jefferson Mays (#342) - July, 2012
Originally performed on Broadway in 1960, Gore Vidal’s "The Best Man" returns to Broadway with an all star cast and a Tony-nomination for Best Revival of a Play. In the latest Downstage Center, two o…
00:30:54 |
Wed 04 Jul 2012
Andrew and Celia Keenan-Bolger (#341) - June, 2012
The latest Downstage Center features a Broadway sibling rivalry as Andrew Keenan-Bolger from the Tony-nominated musical "Newsies" takes on his sister, Tony-nominated actress Celia Keenan-Bolger from …
00:30:12 |
Wed 20 Jun 2012
Jeremy Shamos and Annie Parisse (#340) - June, 2012
This week Downstage Center gets ready for the Tonys with the 2012 Tony nominated, Pulitzer Prize winning play "Clybourne Park". Stars Jeremy Shamos (also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in…
00:30:32 |
Wed 06 Jun 2012
Christian Borle and Will Chase (#339) - May, 2012
The "Smash" season may be over but in the latest Downstage Center two of its stars talk about its cast, plots, and everything else you want to know about the hit show. Christian Borle and Will Chase…
00:29:33 |
Wed 23 May 2012
Elizabeth Marvel and Stacy Keach (#338) - May, 2012
Being in "the moment" is every good actor's mantra. In the latest Downstage Center Stacy Keach and Elizabeth Marvel talk about that moment, professional training, and Shakepeare, among other topics. …
00:30:04 |
Wed 09 May 2012
Bruce Dow and Josh Young (#337) - April, 2012
Where do the stars from Broadway’s biggest shows stop before the curtain? The Wing’s Downstage Center. From the Stratford Shakespeare Festival to the La Jolla Playhouse to Broadway, the current reviv…
00:29:18 |
Wed 25 Apr 2012
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