We gather the actresses of “The Babylon Line”– Maddie Corman, Randy Graff, Julie Halston, and Elizabeth Reaser– to discuss their rehearsal process, working together, roles for women, and more.
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At the beginning of 2016, Lileana Blain-Cruz was featured in not one, but two major publications for being a director taking the theatre world by storm. Her 2017 is looking just as exciting. We talk to Lileana about her directing process, cultural collaboration, how she balances so many projects, and much more.
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We talk to Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Sara Wordsworth about their writing process for “In Transit”, developing an out-of-the-box, contemporary show, and why so few musicals by women get to Broadway.
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One of the under appreciated aspects of performing on Broadway is the challenge of taking over a lead role in a popular, long running Broadway show. Chilina Kennedy knows that challenge well. We sat down with her to discuss doing a long run of a show, what other areas of culture affect her work, and more.
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Miriam Shor is currently starring in Lynn Nottage’s new play, “Sweat.” We talk to Miriam about how she prepared for the role, what “Sweat” has to say about our country, how audience reactions have changed post-election, and more.
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We talk to director Lee Sunday Evans about her process for putting together Don’t You F**king Say a Word, new play development, and the other areas of culture that affect her work.
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We gather Page 73 playwrights Hansol Jung, Clare Barron, and Caroline V. McGraw to discuss Page 73, being a playwright in New York City, and how they’d like to see gender equality improve.
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We speak to director Josie Rourke about bringing Les Liaisons Dangereuses to Broadway at this particular moment in history, the sexual politics of the play, her work as Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, and more.
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We talk to Pulitzer winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks about the new production of “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA The Negro Book of The Dead,” her writing process, influences on her work, expectations, and much more.
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We talk to director May Adrales about “Vietgone” at Manhattan Theatre Club. We sat down with her to discuss her process for creating the world of the play, figuring out the tone, new play development, and much more.
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Jessie Mueller has become one of the most popular leading ladies on Broadway. We take her to a diner to discuss Waitress, her development as an artist, her relationship with ambition, and more.
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We visit Stephanie J. Block at the Walter Kerr Theatre to discuss how she prepared for her latest role in Falsettos, her development as an artist, roles for women in theatre, and much more.
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We visit the Egyptian Art wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with playwright Betty Shamieh to discuss her play “Fit for a Queen” about Hatshepsut, how stories about women are told, and how new play development can be improved.
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We visit the studio of set designer Anna Louizos and we talk to her about her design process for Holiday Inn, her dream to start a theatre museum, the challenges female designers face, and much more.
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We talk to Rebecca Naomi Jones and Kecia Lewis, who are currently starring in “Marie and Rosetta,” about how they prepared, mentorship on and off stage, being ambitious, and much more.
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We talk to Shaina Taub about her process for adapting and composing Twelfth Night for Public Works of The Public Theater, and her next project, a musical about the women’s suffrage movement.
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Choreographer Sonya Tayeh is currently creating the piece “you’ll still call me by name” for New York Live Arts. We talk to her about what inspired the piece, translating things physically, and the challenges of fundraising.
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On the eve of her concerts at 54 Below, we talk to Carmen Cusack about Bright Star, answering the question, “Who is Carmen Cusack,” and her life both past and present.
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On a recent Wednesday evening between preview performances of Engagements at Second Stage Uptown, we took playwright Lucy Teitler and director Kimberly Senior to The Garret in the West Village. They talk about working together and working on a comedy.
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We speak to Heather Headley, in her dressing room at The Color Purple, about how she prepared to play Shug Avery, developing as an artist, coming back to Broadway, and much more.
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We talk to choreographer Lorin Latarro about Waitress and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater at Encores! Off-Center. Plus, we talk about the transition from dancer to choreographer, using art for social change, and more.
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We talk to playwright Bess Wohl and director Rachel Chavkin about “Small Mouth Sounds,” which is now playing at the Signature after a successful run at Ars Nova. We sat down with them to discuss how the play was developed, their collaboration, audience engagement, and more.
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Leigh Silverman is one of the most accomplished contemporary directors on Broadway. We go behind the scenes and profile what makes Leigh so good at her job.
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Daniella Topol recently took over as artistic director of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. We speak to Daniella about the life of an artistic director, her plans for the future of the company, developing new work, and more.
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We visit lighting designer Natasha Katz in her midtown studio to discuss Long Day’s Journey into Night, storytelling through light, how the field has changed, and much more.
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