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
Richard Maltby, Jr. (#96) April, 2006
Lyricist and director Richard Maltby, Jr. talks about how he grew to be fond of Johnny Cash (who he never met) as he developed the musical "Ring of Fire", recalls creating "Ain't Misbehavin'" in the …
00:43:39 |
Wed 12 Apr 2006
John Patrick Shanley (#97) April, 2006
With his newest play Defiance premiering at Manhattan Theatre Club and the award-winning Doubt entering its second year on Broadway, John Patrick Shanley talks about the evolution of his trilogy incl…
00:37:32 |
Wed 12 Apr 2006
Cynthia Nixon (#95) March, 2006
Nearing the end of her run in David Lindsay Abaire's "Rabbit Hole", Cynthia Nixon discusses the experience of listening to audiences at every performance of this emotional play, how she chose this pa…
00:38:41 |
Fri 07 Apr 2006
Michael John LaChiusa (#94) March, 2006
Composer Michael John LaChiusa explains his longtime fascination with the works of Lorca, which led to his new musical work "Bernarda Alba"; how he transformed a trio of Japanese stories into "See Wh…
00:45:18 |
Mon 03 Apr 2006
Jonathan Pryce (#93) March, 2006
Two-time Tony winner Jonathan Pryce describes his journey from a small political theatre company in England to being the star of such musicals as "My Fair Lady" in London, "Miss Saigon" in London and…
00:42:56 |
Fri 24 Mar 2006
Graciela Daniele (#92) March, 2006
During previews for the new musical "Bernarda Alba", director-choreographer Graciela Daniele recalls being compelled to explore American musical theatre after encountering "West Side Story" while she…
00:56:05 |
Fri 17 Mar 2006
Malcolm Gets (#91) March, 2006
Malcolm Gets talks about being groomed for musical comedy from his very earliest years, his sudden transition from Radio City Christmas Spectacular dancer to Yale School of Drama graduate student, hi…
00:35:08 |
Fri 10 Mar 2006
LaChanze (#90) February, 2006
"The Color Purple"'s LaChanze talks about The Oprah Effect on that show, as well as her personal identification with the challenges faced by her character Celie; reflects on her fruitful artistic par…
00:38:10 |
Fri 03 Mar 2006
Martha Lavey (#89) February, 2006
With Adam Rapp's "Red Light Winter" marking another export from Chicago to New York for the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Steppenwolf's artistic director Martha Lavey talks about the company's 30th an…
00:35:17 |
Thu 23 Feb 2006
Patti LuPone (#88) February, 2006
While Mrs. Lovett playing the tuba may seem strange to some, "Sweeney Todd"'s Patti LuPone explains that she's no stranger to the tuba, as she recalls her years in the high school band, as well her f…
00:48:07 |
Fri 17 Feb 2006
Broadway Advertising (#87) February, 2006
When theatre fans peruse the Sunday New York Times, the vast majority of Broadway ads they see are the work of the dominant theatre agencies: Serino Coyne and SpotCo. The CEOs of each company, Nancy …
00:49:30 |
Thu 16 Feb 2006
Sarah Jones (#86) January, 2006
Sarah Jones talks about the shift from slam poet to Broadway star, performing at United Nations, the melting pot of Queens, NY, and what its like to have Meryl Streep as your number one fan. And she …
00:36:02 |
Tue 07 Feb 2006
Donald Margulies (#44) March, 2005
Donald Margulies talks about his Broadway experiences during the run of "Brooklyn Boy" in 2005, as well as the experience of revisiting "Sight Unseen" with Manhattan Theatre Club more than a decade a…
00:50:09 |
Sat 04 Feb 2006
Paula Vogel (#31) November, 2004
In the midst of a retrospective season at Signature Theatre in New York in 2004-2005, Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel talks about her "overnight success" with "How I Learned to Drive" after two dec…
00:53:13 |
Sat 04 Feb 2006
Michael Cerveris (#85) January, 2006
Straddling the worlds of musical comedy and rock and roll, "Sweeney Todd"'s Michael Cerveris talks about how his extensive work with Stephen Sondheim makes it hard to sing more conventional musical t…
00:48:21 |
Fri 20 Jan 2006
Jerry Herman (#28) November, 2004
Legendary composer Jerry Herman plays and sings snippets of some of his most famous compositions as he recalls the creation of such seminal musicals as "Hello Dolly", "Mame" and "La Cage aux Folles" …
00:55:57 |
Tue 17 Jan 2006
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (#46) March, 2005
With the cast album of "Dessa Rose" now in stores, here's the "Downstage Center" March 2005 interview with Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty in which they survey their career from jingle writing to "R…
01:01:12 |
Tue 17 Jan 2006
John Cullum and Rosemary Harris (#83) December, 2005
Stage veterans Rosemary Harris and John Cullum talk about meeting for the very first time to play husband and wife in Ariel Dorfman's "The Other Side", discuss their feelings about seeing their child…
00:41:15 |
Thu 12 Jan 2006
Doug Hughes (#84) January, 2006
One of the busiest directors in New York, Tony-winner Doug Hughes, talks about revisiting "Doubt" with a new cast; how he handles the heightened expectations for "Defiance", his next collaboration wi…
00:38:47 |
Thu 12 Jan 2006
Audra McDonald (#82) December, 2005
Audra McDonald recounts her start in theatre as an alternative to therapy for childhood hyperactivity, her teenage years at small theatres in northern California (including her performance as Eva in …
00:36:09 |
Thu 29 Dec 2005
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