Tony Award Winners on 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. We have collected the Tony Award winners who have appeared on Downstage Center.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 158
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2011
Joe Mantello (#320) - May, 2011
Joe Mantello (2011 Tony Award nominee for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in “The Normal Heart”; 2004 Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Musical fo…
01:00:21 |
Wed 18 May 2011
Jason Robert Brown (#319) - May, 2011
Jason Robert Brown (1999 Tony Award winner for Best Original Score for “Parade”), who prefers the title "songwriter" over "composer," talks about why he spends so much time performing his own materia…
01:02:34 |
Wed 11 May 2011
Nicholas Hytner (#315) - April, 2011
From London, National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner (2006 Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Play for “The History Boys”; 1994 Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Musical for…
01:02:50 |
Wed 13 Apr 2011
Michael Frayn (#312) - March, 2011
Acclaimed for his works of fiction, non-fiction, philosophy, and theatre, Michael Frayn (2000 Tony Award winner for Best Play for “Copenhagen”) discusses how he determines when an idea is right for t…
00:58:06 |
Wed 23 Mar 2011
Barry Grove (#310) - March, 2011
Manhattan Theatre Club’s Executive Producer Barry Grove (Tony Award winner for Best Play in 2005 for “Doubt, 2001 for “Proof”, and 1995 for “Love! Valour! Compassion!”) talks about his three-and-half…
00:56:54 |
Wed 09 Mar 2011
Stockard Channing (#305) - February, 2011
Stockard Channing (1985 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for “Joe Egg”) discusses her work in Jon Robin Baitz's new play “Other Desert Cities”, acknowl…
01:03:53 |
Wed 02 Feb 2011
George C. Wolfe (#303) - January, 2011
Playwright/director George C. Wolfe (1993 Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Play for “Angels in America”; 1996 Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Musical for “Bring in ‘da Noise/Bring …
01:04:40 |
Wed 19 Jan 2011
Natasha Katz (#302) - January, 2011
“The Addams Family” and “Elf's” lighting designer Natasha Katz (2000 Tony Award winner for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for “Aida”; 2007 Tony Award winner for Best Lighting Design of a Play for …
00:54:01 |
Wed 12 Jan 2011
John Kander (#300) - December, 2010
Composer John Kander (Tony Award winner for Best Original Score in 1967 for “Cabaret”, 1981 for “Woman of the Year”, and 1993 for “Kiss of the Spider-Woman”) talks about his decades-long collaboratio…
00:48:06 |
Wed 29 Dec 2010
Athol Fugard (#291) - October, 2010
South African playwright Athol Fugard (Recipient of the 2011 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement) discusses his newest work, “The Train Driver”, during rehearsals at the Long Wharf Theatre, and expla…
01:04:45 |
Wed 27 Oct 2010
Sir Ian McKellen (#290) - October, 2010
One of the greatest classical actors of his generation, Sir Ian McKellen (1981 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for “Amadeus”) reflects on his more than …
01:02:39 |
Wed 20 Oct 2010
Alfred Uhry (#289) - October, 2010
Playwright Alfred Uhry (1997 Tony Award winner for Best Play for “The Last Night of Ballyhoo”; 1999 Tony Award winner for Best Book of a Musical for “Parade”) recalls the original production of “Driv…
00:55:28 |
Wed 13 Oct 2010
Daniel Sullivan (#287) - September, 2010
Veteran director Daniel Sullivan (2001 Tony Award Winner for Best Direction of a Play for “Proof”) talks about his suddenly busy 2010-11 Broadway season, which will see transfers of his productions o…
00:59:48 |
Wed 29 Sep 2010
Martin Pakledinaz (#281) - August, 2010
Costume designer Martin Pakledinaz (Tony Award winner for Best Costume Design of a Musical in 2000 for “Kiss Me Kate” and 2002 for “Thoroughly Modern Millie”) talks about creating the clothes for the…
01:02:27 |
Wed 18 Aug 2010
Jerry Zaks (#279) - July, 2010
Veteran director Jerry Zaks (Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Play in 1986 for “The House of Blue Leaves”, in 1989 for “Lend Me a Tenor”, and in 1991 for “Six Degrees of Separation”; 1992 To…
01:02:46 |
Wed 28 Jul 2010
Katie Finneran (#276) - July, 2010
“Promises, Promises” scene stealer Katie Finneran (2010 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for “Promises, Promises”; 2002 Tony Award winner for Best Performance…
01:00:26 |
Wed 07 Jul 2010
Douglas Hodge (#272) - June, 2010
Douglas Hodge, who appears as Albin in the current Broadway revival of the musical “La Cage aux Folles” (for which he won the Tony Award in 2010 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in …
00:58:31 |
Wed 09 Jun 2010
Christine Jones (#271) - June, 2010
Scenic designer Christine Jones (2010 Tony Award winner for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for “American Idiot”) discusses the development of “American Idiot” from album to Broadway musical, includi…
01:02:40 |
Wed 02 Jun 2010
Linda Lavin (#269) - May, 2010
“Collected Stories” star Linda Lavin (1987 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in “Broadway Bound”) discusses why she's playing the role of Ruth Steiner in Donald M…
01:01:40 |
Wed 19 May 2010
Betty Buckley (#267) - May, 2010
While appearing the new comedy “White's Lies”, Betty Buckley (1983 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for “Cats”) talks about the career that has tak…
01:05:47 |
Wed 05 May 2010
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