ATW - This Is Broadway

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"This is Broadway" is a series of more than 70 short radio interviews created by The Broadway League, as an effort to promote Broadway theatre, some 32 years ago. The program consisted of weekly three-and-a-half minute interviews with Broadway luminaries, hosted by Isobel Robins and Richard Seff, and syndicated to radio stations around the country.

Arts Interview Audio Performing Arts

Update frequency: every 5 days
Average duration: 3 minutes
Episodes: 63
Years Active: 2009 - 2010

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Jules Feiffer

Cartoonist and playwright Jules Feiffer talks about his revue "Hold Me", based on his cartoon work; the selection process; how each skit, while different, is connected thematically; and the response…

00:03:44 | Tue 29 Dec 2009

Marge Redmond

Marge Redmond, at the time co-starring with her husband Jack Weston in Neil Simon's "California Suite", tells why she likes working on stage, and how it takes more work to act on stage than it takes …

00:03:44 | Tue 22 Dec 2009

Jerry Orbach

As "Chicago"'s original Billy Flynn, Jerry Orbach is careful not to fit into any one mold, turning down roles too similar to previous ones, and instead showing his versatility in musicals and plays, …

00:03:38 | Tue 15 Dec 2009

James Earl Jones

Award-winning actor James Earl Jones talks about portraying the real-life historical actor and political artist in the solo play "Paul Robeson" which toured before arriving on Broadway.

00:03:45 | Tue 08 Dec 2009

Jessica James

While starring as Bunny in Albert Innaurato's "Gemini", Jessica James outlines the journey the show made from workshop to Long Island to Circle Rep and finally Broadway; and how word of mouth was wha…

00:03:46 | Tue 01 Dec 2009

Joseph Abaldo

Joseph Abaldo, magician and actor discussed his role in "The Magic Show"; replacing Doug Henning; his life long interest in magic; the extraordinary effort to learn the role; and the secrecy around t…

00:03:42 | Tue 24 Nov 2009

Lou Jacobi

Character actor Lou Jacobi, appearing in Neil Simon's "Cheaters" on Broadway, talks of his admiration of the author's words; sticking to the script; and how actors are kept in check to avoid "too lar…

00:03:45 | Tue 17 Nov 2009

Peter Evans

Actor Peter Evans, early in his career, while starring in David Mamet's "A Life in the Theatre", discusses how he and his co-star, Ellis Rabb, are "in tune" with each other; working with a young dire…

00:03:45 | Tue 10 Nov 2009

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch, while starring in Neil Simon's "Chapter Two", talks about playing the role of the author's alter-ego; how painful the rehersals were for Neil Simon since much of it is autobiographical; …

00:03:42 | Tue 03 Nov 2009

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam discusses the original Broadway comedy "Cold Storage" in which he was starring at the time, he exlains that while it takes place in a hospital, it is still full of comedy; and how it ma…

00:03:44 | Tue 27 Oct 2009

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner, at the time starring in the iconic role of the King in the Broadway revival of "The King And I", talks about how Oscar Hammerstein was ahead of his time and how audiences are catching up…

00:03:49 | Tue 20 Oct 2009

John Wood

Actor John Wood, at that time, the star of the Broadway production of"Tartuffe" explains how Moliere's plays work better in America than in Britain, how the play is universal and how audiences identi…

00:03:43 | Tue 13 Oct 2009

Betsy Palmer

Actress Betsy Palmer having just finished a run in "Eccentricities of a Nightingale", discusses her time on "I've Got A Secret", the wide range of emotions in Bernard Slade's "Same Time Next Year" (t…

00:03:43 | Tue 06 Oct 2009

Meryl Streep

Just two years out of Yale Drama School, Meryl Streep discusses her first musical in New York "Happy End", which was just after her renowned production of "The Cherry Orchard" at The Public Theater; …

00:03:42 | Tue 22 Sep 2009

John Kander

Composer John Kander, having just opened "The Act", talks about his and Fred Ebb's history working with Liza Minnelli in "Flora The Red Menace", "Cabaret" and "New York, New York"; and how Liza saved…

00:03:45 | Tue 22 Sep 2009

Jack Gilford

Comic actor, Jack Gilford, while appearing in "Sly Fox", talks about his backstage life, spontaneity on stage and his respect for George C. Scott and Gretchen Wyler, his co-stars at the time.

00:03:44 | Tue 22 Sep 2009

Robert LuPone

The original "Zach", Robert LuPone explains the unique gestation of Michael Bennett's seminal work, "A Chorus Line", how all of the actor's stories were the same and yet different, how it is universa…

00:03:47 | Tue 22 Sep 2009

Arthur T. Birsh

Playbill publisher Arthur T. Birsh describes the evolution of his publication over the years, how it is more than just a "program", and how he is able to make it available free to theatre audiences.

00:03:48 | Tue 22 Sep 2009

Stephen Schwartz

Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, with three shows running simultaneously on Broadway ("Pippin", "Godspell" and "The Magic Show"), explains the composing-lyric writing process that he uses, how emo…