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Joshua Harmon on How His Family Helped Him Develop Bad Jews, a 'Very Strange Little Jewish Play'
Oct 1, 2013 • 10:08AM
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Book Writer John August on Bringing the ‘Funny, Weird and Touching’ Story of Big Fish to Broadway
Sep 24, 2013 • 12:39PM
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Romeo and Juliet's Jayne Houdyshell on Finding Humor and Freshness in Shakespeare's Tragedy
Sep 17, 2013 • 11:43AM
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stop. reset. Playwright Regina Taylor on the Uncertain Future of Technology & How Books Shaped Her Life
Sep 10, 2013 • 11:56AM
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Women or Nothing’s Halley Feiffer on Embracing the Morally Confused World of Ethan Coen and David Cromer
Sep 3, 2013 • 12:29PM
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Hallie Foote on Her Father Horton’s ‘Divine’ Writing Talent & the Off-Broadway Premiere of The Old Friends
Aug 27, 2013 • 11:51AM
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Cinderella Orchestrator Danny Troob on the Secrets Behind Rodgers & Hammerstein's Irresistible Songs
Aug 20, 2013 • 11:00AM
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Pippin Circus Creator Gypsy Snider Shares the Moving Story of How Growing Up Under the Big Top Prepared Her for Life
Aug 6, 2013 • 1:40PM
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Exclusive! Robert Lopez on How Avenue Q Beat the Odds on the Road to Celebrating Its 10th Anniversary
Jul 31, 2013 • 2:34PM
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Dave Malloy on the 'Simple Beauty and Whirling Spectacle' of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Jul 24, 2013 • 5:02PM
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Librettist Austin Winsberg on How Panic Attacks and Dating Disasters Inspired the New Musical First Date
Jul 16, 2013 • 11:39AM
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Luis Bravo on How the 'Intoxicating Passion' of Forever Tango Leaves Audiences Breathless
Jul 9, 2013 • 1:55PM
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Here's to the Very First Time! Adam Dannheisser Reveals the 'Drunken Bra-Flingers, Wild Parties' & More at Rock of Ages
Jul 2, 2013 • 1:10PM
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Choir Boy Scribe Tarell Alvin McCraney on the Untold Story of African-American Gospel Singers
Jun 25, 2013 • 2:55PM
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Producers Tom and Michael D’Angora on the Celebrities That Make Headlines at NEWSical The Musical
Jun 18, 2013 • 10:09AM
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Nell Benjamin on Laughing at Bullies & the Sentimental Inspiration Behind Her Play The Explorers Club
Jun 11, 2013 • 12:51PM
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Martin Moran on Finding Fresh Inspiration from John Guare's Acting Debut in 3 Kinds of Exile
Jun 4, 2013 • 2:45PM
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Vanya Playwright Christopher Durang on Making Stage Magic With Three of His Closest Friends
May 28, 2013 • 12:39PM
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George C. Wolfe on Nora Ephron's Strength, Tom Hanks' Smarts & Why Audiences Adore Lucky Guy
May 21, 2013 • 10:06AM
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Tony-Nominated Director Diane Paulus on Bringing Her ‘Dangerous’ Circus-Inspired Pippin to Broadway
May 14, 2013 • 4:58PM
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Director Michael Wilson on Dinners With the Foote Family & Falling in Love With The Trip to Bountiful
May 7, 2013 • 4:17PM
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I'll Eat You Last Playwright John Logan on Why Hollywood Will Never See Another Character Like Sue Mengers
Apr 23, 2013 • 11:50AM
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Cinderella Director Mark Brokaw on How Rodgers & Hammerstein Inspired Childhood Dreams of a Life in the Theater
Apr 16, 2013 • 9:47AM
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Lyle Kessler on What Spurred Him to Write Orphans & Why the Play 'Celebrates the Human Spirit'
Apr 9, 2013 • 2:36PM
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Douglas Carter Beane Recalls How a Book, a Retreat & a Screen Saver Inspired Broadway's The Nance
Apr 2, 2013 • 12:03PM