"It was an unusual one for me. I entered into it without the usual big idea."
Stephen Sondheim says he prefers actors who sing to singers who act. Five-time Tony Award winner Broadway star Audra McDonald responds, “I’m not what he is looking for. I am a singer who acts. I think that’s because I...
“I’m not a clown. I’m portraying one in the play, but I don’t really consider myself a clown.”
The artist Michaelangelo said, “The greatest risk to man is not that he aims too high and misses, but that he aims too low and hits.†That’s never been a problem for Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime); taking risks...
The idea started simply enough, with a group of friends singing songs from movies they loved. Then one day Tracie Thoms, an actress who had appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s film Death Proof, showed up and added a little dialogue. With...
"I wonder if stars want to feel they are going into a tried and true vehicle that has been proven stage worthy.”
The woman who originated the role of Glinda in Wicked and won a Tony Award for her performance as Sally in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, will finally make her debut as a Hollywood Bowl headliner. Sure, Kristin Chenoweth has performed...