Liv Ullmann
Actress Liv Ullmann who starred in Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" talks about the different techniques required for stage acting versus film acting, particularly with respect to the eyes and body movement.
Oct 04, 2010•4 min
ATW - This Is Broadway
"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.
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Stephen Schwartz
Composer Stephen Schwartz talks about bringing "Pippin" to New York after a school production at Carnegie Tech, writing songs for "Godspell" off-Broadway after runs at Carnegie Tech and Cafe La Mama, and working with the same producers on "The Magic Show".
Sep 28, 2010•4 min
Jack Gilford
Veteran Broadway actor Jack Gilford, while appearing in "Sly Fox", talks about how important Broadway is to the city of New York and how the 1961 Actors Equity strike impacted the city.
Sep 21, 2010•4 min
Lenny Baker
"I Love My Wife" star Lenny Baker talks about the difference between playing large and intimate theatres, and the reactions of matinee audiences.
Sep 14, 2010•4 min
Harvey Sabinson
Top New York press agent Harvey Sabinson talks about his memoir "Darling, You Were Wonderful", the origin of the book title, and the behind-the-scenes content including notable flops.
Sep 07, 2010•4 min
Cy Coleman
"Sweet Charity" composer Cy Coleman discusses his 1977 musical "I Love My Wife" comprised of 4 characters and 4 musicians performing a "contemporary, eclectic score."
Aug 31, 2010•4 min
Robert LuPone
Tony nominated actor Robert LuPone talks about the Backstage On Broadway educational program, and the time when former first lady Betty Ford attended "A Chorus Line" and the Secret Service's wireless communication system interfered with the show's computerized lighting.
Aug 24, 2010•4 min
Yul Brynner
Actor Yul Brynner talks about returning to his Academy and Tony Award winning role in the Broadway revival of "The King and I" 25 years later, how his life experience has changed his performance, and what it was like playing to 13,000 people at a time on tour.
Aug 17, 2010•4 min
Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach, star of "Chicago", talks about his continuing loyalty to the stage compared to Hollywood, and how his Broadway schedule works well with being a family man.
Aug 10, 2010•4 min
Florence Klotz
Three-time Tony Award winning costume designer Florence Klotz for "Follies", "A Little Night Music", and "Pacific Overtures" talks about costuming the musical comedy "On The 20th Century" set in the 1930s on a train.
Jul 30, 2010•4 min
Laurence Luckinbill
Actor Laurence Luckinbill, the star of "Poor Murderer" and now the Pulitzer Prize winning play "The Shadow Box", talks about how Broadway plays are thriving, thanks in part to plays developed at regional theatres such as the Mark Taper Forum and the Long Wharf Theatre.
Jul 27, 2010•4 min
Hermione Gingold
Hermione Gingold talks about understudying the role of the narrator (normally played by a male actor, Ned Sherrin) in "Side By Side By Sondheim" on Broadway, and using her married name Fernanada Maschwitz.
Jul 20, 2010•4 min
Delores Hall
Actress Delores Hall talks about her Tony Award winning role in the gospel musical "Your Arms Too Short To Box With God", working with director Vinnette Carroll, and turning a "revival meeting" into a theatrical experience on Broadway.
Jul 13, 2010•4 min
Robert Wright and George Forrest
Robert Wright and George Forrest, the songwriting team behind "Song of Norway" talk about adapting their 1953 Broadway musical "Kismet" into "Timbuktu!", a new musical set in West Africa instead of Baghdad, with African folk themes, an African-American cast, and by "The Wiz" director/choreographer/costume designer Geoffrey Holder.
Jul 06, 2010•4 min
Audrey Wood
Authors' respresentative Audrey Wood discusses the importance of regional theatres across America. For example, Studs Terkel's book "Working" was developed by the author and multiple composers including Stephen Schwartz, for a premiere production at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.
Jun 29, 2010•4 min
Murray The K
1960s DJ/radio host Murray The K, also known as "The Fifth Beatle" talks about the Broadway show "Beatlemania", the show's premise and live presentation, and the demographics of the audience.
Jun 22, 2010•4 min
Hye-Young Choi
Actress Hye-Young Choi who portrayed Lady Thiang in the 1977 Broadway revival of "The King And I" compares theatre in Korea to Broadway; audiences enjoy traditional Asian performances, Western-style plays, and European operas that are translated into Korean; and notes that musicals are not yet performed in Korea.
Jun 15, 2010•4 min
Charles Strouse
Three-time Tony winning composer for "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Applause" Charles Strouse talks about his hit musical "Annie" and its five year process to bring it to Broadway.
Jun 08, 2010•4 min
Estelle Parsons
Theatre and film actress Estelle Parsons talks about performing the Brazillian solo play "Miss Margarida's Way"; the importance of performing a variety of material; and the difference in writing and acting for film versus the stage.
Jun 01, 2010•4 min
Martin Gottfried
New York Post theatre critic Martin Gottfried talks about how his career started at the Village Voice, becoming Women's Wear Daily's chief drama critic, replacing the Post's Richard Watts, Jr. upon retirement; the advantages of reviewing theatre; and his efforts as a playwright.
May 25, 2010•4 min
Michael Stewart
Book Writer/Lyricist Michael Stewart of Tony Award-winning Best Musicals "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Hello, Dolly!", and the new musical comedy "I Love My Wife", talks about his new novel "Belle", and how connecting with an individual reader compares with collaborating on a big Broadway musical.
May 18, 2010•4 min
Tiger Haynes
Actor Tiger Haynes discusses his ongoing run as the original Tinman in the hit musical "The Wiz" and its move from the Majestic to the Broadway Theatre; his experience as a musician and "saloon performer"; whether he ad-libs or steals the show; how "The Wiz" audience reacts; and if the director and choreographer have revisited the show in its third year.
May 11, 2010•4 min
Reid Shelton
Television, film, and stage actor Reid Shelton talks about playing Daddy Oliver Warbucks in the hit Broadway musical "Annie", how director Martin Charnin shaped the production from a 1976 pre-Broadway tryout at Goodspeed Opera House to Broadway, and how director Moss Hart similarly took charge in developing "My Fair Lady" for Broadway.
May 04, 2010•4 min
Adolph Green
Lyricist/writer Adolph Green, one half of the musical-comedy team Comden and Green, talks about their current revue "A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green" at the Morosco Theatre which includes songs from "Bells Are Ringing", "On The Town", "Applause", and more; working with Cy Coleman on an upcoming musical based on the play "Twentieth Century", about glamour and romance on the Twentieth Century Limited train from Chicago to New York, and the possibility of Madeline Kahn starring with Hal ...
Apr 27, 2010•4 min
Donald Pippin
Tony Award winning musical director for "Oliver!", vocal arranger/musical director Donald Pippin talks about "A Chorus Line"'s development by director Michael Bennett and composer Marvin Hamlisch; creating songs from the taped workshop sessions with Broadway dancers; and conducting the sold-out show since its downtown opening at the Public.
Apr 20, 2010•4 min
Millicent Martin
English actress Millicent Martin, one of the stars of "Side by Side by Sondheim", discusses the revue's transfer from London to Broadway with the original British cast, obtaining permission from Actors' Equity, and hope that both British and American actors can work more freely on either side of the pond in the future.
Apr 13, 2010•4 min
Gretchen Wyler
Actress Gretchen Wyler, who replaced Gwen Verdon in "Damn Yankees" and Chita Rivera in "Bye Bye Birdie", talks about welcoming Robert Preston into the title role of the Broadway comedy "Sly Fox"; how the cast was eager for the changes and freshness a new leading man brought to the play. Wyler also compares this play to physically demanding singing-and-dancing roles.
Apr 06, 2010•4 min
Harvey Sabinson
Veteran Broadway press agent Harvey Sabinson talks about his book "Darling, You Were Wonderful", his insider account of working with over 500 Broadway performers such as Carol Channing in "Hello, Dolly!"; Broadway and Hollywood stars who got their start on stage include Robert Redford, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand; and film actors who have returned to Broadway include George C. Scott, Al Pacino, and Liv Ullmann.
Mar 30, 2010•4 min
Lenny Baker
Stage and film actor Lenny Baker talks about starring in "I Love My Wife" his first Broadway musical; working with onstage musicians and no conductor; being compared to and influenced by veteran actors such as Ray Bolger; his background in Shakespeare; and his singing skills.
Mar 23, 2010•4 min
Laurence Luckinbill
Actor Laurence Luckinbill who completed a run of "Poor Murderer" talks about the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Shadow Box". Despite the difficult subject matter of terminal illness, "The Shadow Box" success is due to excellent word-of-mouth from audiences in Los Angeles and New Haven and now Broadway.
Mar 16, 2010•4 min
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