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
Isaac Robert Hurwitz and Kris Stewart (#119) September, 2006
New York Musical Theatre Festival founders Kris Stewart and Isaac Robert Hurwitz talk about the original impulse to start the festival and place it in the context of New York City's other theatrical …
00:41:13 |
Tue 26 Sep 2006
Recording Cast Albums (#35) December, 2004
The challenging business decisions that decide whether you get to hear your favorite musicals on CD is the topic of a roundtable discussion with three experts in the field of cast album recording: Ku…
00:58:50 |
Tue 26 Sep 2006
Tom Jones (#118) September, 2006
With the world's longest-running musical, "The Fantasticks", back on stage in New York after a short hiatus, author Tom Jones recounts the time-honored tale of how he and Harvey Schmidt created this …
00:52:24 |
Wed 13 Sep 2006
Eric Schaeffer (#117) September, 2006
Eric Schaeffer, founder and artistic director of Virginia's Signature Theatre, discusses the company's growth and acclaim as a home for musical theatre in the Washington DC area; the company's impend…
00:39:27 |
Tue 05 Sep 2006
Ruben Santiago-Hudson (#116) August, 2006
Tony Award-winning actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson talks about his responsibility as part of the fraternity of "August Wilson actors"; his desire to direct the complete 10-play Wilson cycle of plays, hav…
00:43:16 |
Mon 28 Aug 2006
Hinton Battle (#115) August, 2006
Hinton Battle, a three-time Tony winner for "Sophisticated Ladies", "The Tap Dance Kid" and "Miss Saigon", surveys his career from his Broadway debut at age 15 in "The Wiz" to a trio of new projects:…
00:40:41 |
Mon 21 Aug 2006
Charles Isherwood and Michael Kuchwara (#20) September, 2004
he work of a theatre critic is explored with two of America's most-read theatre journalists: Michael Kuchwara> of the Associated Press and Charles Isherwood of Variety -- the latter just as it was an…
00:32:39 |
Fri 18 Aug 2006
John Selya and Ashley Tuttle (#14) July, 2004
John Selya and Ashley Tuttle, original cast members of the dance musical "Movin' Out", discuss the development of Twyla Tharp's unique show, the difference between classical dance and the requirement…
00:32:39 |
Wed 16 Aug 2006
Mark Lamos (#114) August, 2006
Director Mark Lamos explores his affinity for the W.A.S.P. world portrayed by playwright A.R. Gurney as he directs the world premiere of "Indian Blood" at New York's Primary Stages, and talks about h…
00:44:33 |
Mon 14 Aug 2006
Stephanie D'Abruzzo and John Tartaglia (#4) May, 2004
Before "Avenue Q"'s Tony Awards triumph, original cast members Stephanie D'Abruzzo and John Tartaglia chronicle the show's journey from workshop to Broadway, share their own paths to leading roles in…
00:51:14 |
Fri 11 Aug 2006
Michael Ritchie (#34) December, 2004
Michael Ritchie, artistic director of Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group, talks about taking the reins of the city's largest theatre organization and considers his tenure as head of the acclaimed Will…
00:43:50 |
Wed 09 Aug 2006
Garry Hynes (#113) August, 2006
With the "DruidSynge" circle of plays visiting briefly in the United States, director Garry Hynes describes the process of melding six works by John Millington Synge into a marathon theatrical event;…
00:32:53 |
Mon 07 Aug 2006
Richard Thomas (#26) October, 2004
During the Broadway run of Michael Frayn's "Democracy", Emmy winner Richard Thomas talks about his decision to move back to his hometown of New York after 30 years on the west coast, his acclaimed ap…
00:32:53 |
Fri 04 Aug 2006
Harry Groener (#112) July, 2006
"Spamalot"'s newest king, Harry Groener, talks about the process of slipping into the cast (and the chain-mail costume) of the hit musical, recalls his Broadway debut in "Oklahoma" - including some d…
00:48:05 |
Wed 02 Aug 2006
Bartlett Sher (#111) July, 2006
As "The Light In The Piazza" prepares for its national tour, director Bartlett Sher talks about the experience of living with and working on the show for more than three years, explains his approach …
00:37:31 |
Mon 24 Jul 2006
Thomas Schumacher (#17) August, 2004
Late in the run of Disney's "Aida" and two years before "Tarzan" began swinging on 46th Street, Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions, discusses the Disney approach to theatri…
00:48:13 |
Fri 21 Jul 2006
Elena K. Holy (#18) August, 2004
Elena K. Holy, artistic director of New York's International Fringe Festival, discusses the genesis of the Fringe as part of the Off-Off-Broadway Present Company, and its explosive growth as a vehicl…
00:32:44 |
Wed 19 Jul 2006
Brian Stokes Mitchell (#110) July, 2006
With his debut solo CD now on sale, Brian Stokes Mitchell ranges over his career, from his first performances with a youth theatre in San Diego to seven years on television's "Trapper John M.D." to D…
00:46:55 |
Mon 17 Jul 2006
John Barrowman (#21) September, 2004
American-raised but acclaimed in England for his work in musicals, John Barrowman visited Downstage Center in 2004 to talk about his trans-Atlantic career, his new solo album, and the experience of p…
00:45:57 |
Fri 14 Jul 2006
Des McAnuff (#33) December, 2004
With Des McAnuff the toast of Broadway for "Jersey Boys" and set to join the artistic leadership at Canada's Stratford Festival, this Downstage Center interview from late 2004 captures the acclaimed …
00:32:52 |
Fri 14 Jul 2006
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