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
Michael Berresse (#217) - August, 2008
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 charac…
00:58:54 |
Tue 02 Sep 2008
William Ivey Long (#216) - August, 2008
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…
01:00:00 |
Mon 25 Aug 2008
David Stone (#215) - August, 2008
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 …
00:56:34 |
Mon 18 Aug 2008
Tony Meola (#214) - August, 2008
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 i…
00:55:52 |
Mon 11 Aug 2008
John Glover (#213) - August, 2008
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 cha…
00:53:38 |
Tue 05 Aug 2008
Randy Graff (#212) - July, 2008
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…
00:53:58 |
Mon 28 Jul 2008
Todd Haimes (#211) - July, 2008
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…
00:55:41 |
Mon 21 Jul 2008
Michael Yeargan (#210) - July, 2008
"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 dram…
00:57:11 |
Tue 15 Jul 2008
Michael Boyd (#209) - July, 2008
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" …
00:57:21 |
Mon 07 Jul 2008
Boyd Gaines (#208) - June, 2008
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 …
00:56:30 |
Mon 30 Jun 2008
Barbara Gaines (#207) - June, 2008
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 wit…
00:52:00 |
Mon 23 Jun 2008
Priscilla Lopez (#206) - June, 2008
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 s…
00:56:33 |
Mon 16 Jun 2008
Harriet Harris (#205) - June, 2008
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 …
00:57:11 |
Mon 09 Jun 2008
Laura Benanti (#204) - May, 2008
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 au…
00:53:15 |
Mon 02 Jun 2008
Laura Linney (#203) - May, 2008
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 …
00:50:48 |
Tue 27 May 2008
Sherie Rene Scott (#202) - May, 2008
"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 a…
00:52:32 |
Mon 19 May 2008
Patrick Stewart (#201) - May, 2008
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 th…
00:59:32 |
Mon 12 May 2008
Harold Prince (#200) - May, 2008
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 Fo…
01:01:31 |
Mon 05 May 2008
David Zippel (#199) - April, 2008
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 …
00:51:02 |
Mon 28 Apr 2008
Paul Rudnick (#198) - April, 2008
Playwright Paul Rudnick discusses his evening of one-act plays, "The New Century", currently playing at Lincoln Center Theatre, including how he came to combine characters originally written for sepa…
00:58:39 |
Mon 21 Apr 2008
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