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
Walter Bobbie (#143) March, 2007
Director and actor Walter Bobbie (who won a Tony for his direction of the 1997 of Chicago) talks about returning to the acting stage in the "Encores!" production of Face The Music, and how he feels p…
00:52:49 |
Mon 26 Mar 2007
Billy Crudup (#140) March, 2007
Billy Crudup recalls how he messed up his first audition but still managed to be cast in his Broadway debut, "Arcadia"; describes the communal spirit that guided the 2002 production of "The Elephant …
00:49:34 |
Mon 05 Mar 2007
Kristin Chenoweth (#139) February, 2007
Kristin Chenoweth reminisces about her move from Oklahoma to Manhattan and how she was discovered after an all-day wait for an audition; tells how she was cast as Patty in the revival of "You're A Go…
00:53:12 |
Mon 26 Feb 2007
Mercedes Ruehl (#45) March, 2005
Mercedes Ruehl shares her passion for art and for playing art patron Peggy Guggenheim in "Woman Before A Glass" talks about her early training and her roles in regional theatre, her Off-Broadway succ…
00:48:07 |
Fri 23 Feb 2007
Kevin McCollum (#138) February, 2007
Kevin McCollum talks about how his "contrarian" nature applies to his work as a producer, including mounting the 22-actor musical "In The Heights" Off-Broadway when many say even small musicals can't…
00:58:31 |
Tue 20 Feb 2007
Len Cariou (#137) February, 2007
Len Cariou looks back over his career on stage, from his days with his own cabaret act in his native Canada to his immersion into classical theatre at the Manitoba Theatre Center and the Stratford Fe…
00:48:05 |
Mon 05 Feb 2007
Rita Moreno (#136) January, 2007
Rita Moreno reflects on her career, from her Broadway debut at age 13; her efforts to break out of being constantly cast as a Latin spitfire; her arduous preparation for her audition for "West Side S…
00:54:48 |
Mon 29 Jan 2007
Blair Brown (#132) December, 2006
Blair Brown discusses her role on stage in the Lincoln Center Theatre production of Sarah Ruhl's "The Clean House", and her part in the play winning the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Award; expla…
00:56:59 |
Tue 02 Jan 2007
Stephen Spinella (#129) December, 2006
Two-time Tony winner Stephen Spinella talks about joining the youthful cast of "Spring Awakening" as the only male adult in the show, and why he's spent so much time reading the original Wedekind pla…
00:39:41 |
Mon 11 Dec 2006
William Finn (#128) December, 2006
Composer William Finn explains how he became involved in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and what drew him to the show's quirky characters; charts the development of the "Marvin" trilogy…
00:41:04 |
Mon 04 Dec 2006
John Doyle (#127) November, 2006
Director John Doyle talks about the development of his unique actor-musician approach to classic musicals, including the current production of "Company" and the recent "Sweeney Todd"; why he's not wo…
00:43:23 |
Wed 29 Nov 2006
Sheldon Harnick (#126) November, 2006
Lyricist Sheldon Harnick explains the genesis of "The Apple Tree" as he prepares for its first Broadway revival, recalls his days as a writer of revue songs and his early encouragement from famed bro…
00:52:55 |
Mon 20 Nov 2006
Barry and Fran Weissler (#125) November, 2006
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of their Broadway production of "Chicago", producers Fran and Barry Weissler reflect on 10 years with "Chicago" not just in the U.S., but internationally; reca…
00:51:18 |
Mon 13 Nov 2006
Joe DiPietro (#22) September, 2004
In advance of his "new Elvis" musical "All Shook Up", author Joe DiPietro talks about the process of incorporating pop songs into musical theatre, and reflects on the never-ending success of his show…
00:42:42 |
Thu 09 Nov 2006
Swoosie Kurtz (#124) October, 2006
Swoosie Kurtz talks about tackling her first role in a play by George Bernard Shaw in "Heartbreak House"; how she went from Air Force brat to the only American student at the London Academy of Music …
00:48:21 |
Tue 31 Oct 2006
Jefferson Mays (#10) June, 2004
Although Jefferson Mays continues his international appearances in his Tony-winning role in Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife", this edition of "Downstage Center" finds him reflecting on his one-man tr…
00:32:15 |
Fri 27 Oct 2006
Marsha Norman (#123) October, 2006
Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman compares the gathering and rituals shared by theatre and houses of worship; explains why she could never have written "'night Mother" now that she's had children; …
00:48:09 |
Mon 23 Oct 2006
Donna McKechnie (#122) October, 2006
With her autobiography "Time Step" now in bookstores, Donna McKechnie reminisces about coming to New York in the late 50s with dreams of being a ballet star; her first Broadway show, "How To Succeed …
00:48:33 |
Tue 17 Oct 2006
Eve Ensler (#121) October, 2006
Activist-author-actress Eve Ensler discusses her newest work, "The Treatment", part of the Impact Festival at The Culture Project in New York, and the place of political theatre in today's America; r…
00:41:51 |
Tue 10 Oct 2006
Philip Bosco and Boyd Gaines (#40) January, 2005
With a national tour of the classic jury room drama "12 Angry Men" about to embark on a national tour, stars from the original company -- Boyd Gaines and Philip Bosco -- talk about recreating the ove…
00:42:20 |
Fri 29 Sep 2006
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