ATW - Downstage Center show

ATW - Downstage Center

Summary: The American Theatre Wing, in association with XM Satellite Radio, presents Downstage Center a weekly theatrical interview show, featuring the top artists working in theatre both on and Off-Broadway and around the country.

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Podcasts:

 Lynn Redgrave (#62) July, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 38:26

Lynn Redgrave talks about life as part of one of the great theatrical dynasties -- including the challenging experience of acting with one's relatives, her drive to commemorate her family through her own work as a playwright ("Shakespeare for My Father", "The Mandrake Root"), and her current role in the revival of "The Constant Wife". Original airdate - July 15, 2005

 Arielle Tepper (#61) July, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 34:01

Broadway Producer Arielle Tepper ("Spamalot", "The Pillowman") talks about complexity of mounting her labor of love, New York's Summer Play Festival, now in its second season of introducing new plays by new writers. Original airdate - July 8, 2005

 Bill Irwin (#60) July, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 45:45

Bill Irwin, details his journey from being a clown in a San Francisco troupe to winning a Tony Award for starring opposite Kathleen Turner in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". Original airdate - July 1, 2005

 Denis O'Hare (#59) June, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 37:04

Denis O'Hare, Tony Award winning actor from "Take Me Out", and currently starring in the Broadway revival of "Sweet Charity", shares his thoughts on working in both plays and musicals - and what draws him to a particular project. Original airdate - June 24, 2005

 Roger Rees (#58) June, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 47:51

Tony Award winning actor ("The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby"), Roger Rees, joins "Downstage Center" to talk acting in the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as on Broadway, and about his newest "role" - as Artistic Director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Original airdate - June 17, 2005

 Alan Ayckbourn (#57) June, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 50:49

Alan Ayckbourn, who is back in the United States for the US premiere of his newest play, "Private Fears in Public Places", joins the hosts of "Downstage Center" to talk about how he approaches being an author and director. Original airdate - June 10, 2005

 Cherry Jones (#56) June, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 45:10

Yet another Tony Award winner (Best Performance by an Actress in a Play, "The Heiress") who is nominated again this year (Best Performance by an Actress in a Play, "Doubt"), Cherry Jones, talks with "Downstage Center" about her voyage from a small town in Tennessee to Broadway stage, film and TV screens. Original air date - June 3, 2005

 Victoria Clark (#55) May, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 39:43

The Tony Award nominee (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, "The Light in the Piazza") Victoria Clark, describes the trip that she took with "A Light In The Piazza" from a small workshop to Tony-nominated Broadway musical at Lincoln Center. Original sir date - May 27, 2005.

 Sutton Foster (#54) May, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 39:23

The Tony Award winning actress (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie") and current nominee (same category, "Little Women"), Sutton Foster, talks about many of her roles including the most recent, Jo in "Little Women", and the title role in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on Broadway. Original air date - May 20, 2005

 Tim Curry (#53) May, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 42:29

Tony Award nominated actor (Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, "Spamalot"), Tim Curry, discusses his wide-ranging career; from "Hair" on the West End to King Arthur in "Spamalot" on Broadway; with a stop along the way for the film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". Original air date - May 13, 2005.

 Barbara Cook (#52) May, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 55:20

This week Barbara Cook (currently in "Tribute" at the Cafe Carlyle), visits "Downstage Center" to talk about her five decade career - from intimate cabarets to the Broadway stage; the people she has met and a lot more. Original air date - May 6, 2005.

 Leslie Uggams (#51) April, 2005 | File Type: audio/x-mpeg | Duration: 46:55

New blog offering Downstage Center podcasts. The American Theatre Wing, in association with XM Satellite Radio, presents "Downstage Center" a weekly theatrical interview show, featuring the top artists working in theatre, both on and Off-Broadway and around the country. The interviews are conducted by Howard Sherman, the Executive Director of The American Theatre Wing and John von Soosten of XM Satellite Radio. This episode (#51) features Leslie Uggams, currently on Broadway in "On Golden Pond". She discusses her career, from working as a singer in some of America's best known nightclubs to starring on Broadway opposite James Earl Jones. Original air date - April 29, 2005

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