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
Ruben Santiago-Hudson (#116) August, 2006
Tony Award-winning actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson talks about his responsibility as part of the fraternity of "August Wilson actors"; his desire to direct the complete 10-play Wilson cycle of plays, hav…
00:43:16 |
Mon 28 Aug 2006
Hinton Battle (#115) August, 2006
Hinton Battle, a three-time Tony winner for "Sophisticated Ladies", "The Tap Dance Kid" and "Miss Saigon", surveys his career from his Broadway debut at age 15 in "The Wiz" to a trio of new projects:…
00:40:41 |
Mon 21 Aug 2006
Garry Hynes (#113) August, 2006
With the "DruidSynge" circle of plays visiting briefly in the United States, director Garry Hynes describes the process of melding six works by John Millington Synge into a marathon theatrical event;…
00:32:53 |
Mon 07 Aug 2006
Bartlett Sher (#111) July, 2006
As "The Light In The Piazza" prepares for its national tour, director Bartlett Sher talks about the experience of living with and working on the show for more than three years, explains his approach …
00:37:31 |
Mon 24 Jul 2006
Thomas Schumacher (#17) August, 2004
Late in the run of Disney's "Aida" and two years before "Tarzan" began swinging on 46th Street, Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions, discusses the Disney approach to theatri…
00:48:13 |
Fri 21 Jul 2006
Brian Stokes Mitchell (#110) July, 2006
With his debut solo CD now on sale, Brian Stokes Mitchell ranges over his career, from his first performances with a youth theatre in San Diego to seven years on television's "Trapper John M.D." to D…
00:46:55 |
Mon 17 Jul 2006
Des McAnuff (#33) December, 2004
With Des McAnuff the toast of Broadway for "Jersey Boys" and set to join the artistic leadership at Canada's Stratford Festival, this Downstage Center interview from late 2004 captures the acclaimed …
00:32:52 |
Fri 14 Jul 2006
Michael Mayer (#109) July, 2006
Director Michael Mayer explains the juxtaposition of turn of the 20th century German teenage angst with modern rock and roll in "Spring Awakening", recounts his first meeting with master playwright A…
00:57:22 |
Tue 11 Jul 2006
Kathleen Marshall (#7) June, 2004
Director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall discusses remounting "Wonderful Town" for Broadway following its resounding success at Encores! two seasons earlier, growing up in Pittsburgh with her directo…
00:41:36 |
Fri 07 Jul 2006
Tonya Pinkins (#6) May, 2004
Tonya Pinkins takes listeners from the triumph of "Jelly's Last Jam" to the extraordinary personal challenges that faced her on her return to Broadway as the title character in Tony Kushner and Jeani…
00:36:20 |
Fri 07 Jul 2006
Liev Schreiber (#107) June, 2006
Liev Schreiber takes time out from The Public Theatre's production of "Macbeth" to reflect on the humanity of that villainous role, his love for the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, how directing h…
00:32:44 |
Fri 23 Jun 2006
Angela Lansbury (#105) June, 2006
Stage and screen legend Angela Lansbury surveys her theatre career, from her wartime drama school scholarship (courtesy of the American Theatre Wing) to her acclaimed work in the musicals of Stephen …
00:57:22 |
Sat 17 Jun 2006
Bob Martin (#104) June, 2006
Actor and author Bob Martin chronicles the journey of "The Drowsy Chaperone" from sophisticated bachelor party entertainment to success on the Toronto fringe to its current berth as a full-scale Broa…
00:38:27 |
Tue 06 Jun 2006
Richard Greenberg (#102) May, 2006
One of America's most prolific playwrights, Richard Greenberg discusses the wave of media attention that has accompanied the current Broadway revival of "Three Days of Rain", and its effect on him in…
00:43:43 |
Sat 27 May 2006
Alan Cumming (#100) May, 2006
Broadway's current Macheath, Alan Cumming, talks about the political relevance of "The Threepenny Opera" in America today, chronicles his experiences after drama school as part of a comedy duo in Sco…
00:53:37 |
Fri 19 May 2006
Joel Grey (#24) October, 2004
Joel Grey recalls creating the role of the Master of Ceremonies both and stage and in the film of "Cabaret", along with his performances in musicals as varied as "George M!", "The Grand Tour" and the…
00:29:49 |
Wed 17 May 2006
Andrea Martin (#43) February, 2005
Andrea Martin talks about her great successes in shows she was originally inclined to turn down, including "Oklahoma", "Candide" and "Fiddler on the Roof", as well as her start in the legendary Toron…
00:49:16 |
Wed 17 May 2006
Bebe Neuwirth (#2) April, 2004
Bebe Neuwirth discusses creating the musical "Here Lies Jenny" with her "Chicago" co-star Ann Reinking and "Cheers" co-star Roger Rees, as well as her work on stage in "Sweet Charity" and "Damn Yanke…
00:35:57 |
Sun 07 May 2006
Phylicia Rashad (#11) July, 2004
Phylicia Rashad discusses her rededication to theatre in the wake of her television success with Bill Cosby, and the honor of appearing in the first Broadway revival of "A Raisin in the Sun". Origina…
00:34:34 |
Sun 07 May 2006
Donna Murphy (#16) August, 2004
Donna Murphy discusses the great roles she's played, from Fosca in "Passion" to Anna in "The King and I" to Ruth in "Wonderful Town" and emphatically responds to being portrayed in the media as a div…
00:49:23 |
Sun 07 May 2006
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