“So I majored in Drama, did all the plays that were possible to do, skated through school in order to be in every production on stage or backstage in whatever capacity and I came to New York looking for work in the summers.” PlaySchoolOrderStageNew YorkDramaSummerCapacityProductionsLooking For Work Author:Linda Lavin
“There is a problem on the so-called commercial stage in New York. The price of a ticket is exorbitant, and there are no longer original productions possible, apparently, on the commercial stage. They are all plays that were taken from either England or smaller theaters, off-Broadway theaters, and so on. The one justification there used to be for the commercial theater was that it originated everything we had, and now it originates nothing. But the powers that be seem perfectly content to have it that way. They don't risk anything anymore, and they simply pick off the cream.” WayPlayProblemSeemsUsedTakenRiskStageNew YorkPicksEnglandTheaterOriginalsProductionsUsed To BeJustificationCreamTicketsBroadway Author:Arthur Miller
“Success has a lot of different plateaus. But I first felt really proud of myself when I was doing an off-Broadway production in New York City.” FirstsDifferentFeltCitiesNew YorkProudProductionsNew York CityBroadwayProud Of MyselfPlateaus Author:Chris Carmack
“Take a moment to reflect upon the existence of the musical The Book of Mormon. Now imagine the security precautions that would be required to stage a similar production about Islam. The project is unimaginable—not only in Beirut, Baghdad, or Jerusalem, but in New York City.” BookMomentsWould BeCitiesExistenceImagineStageSecurityNew YorkProjectsIslamMusicalProductionsNew York CityJerusalemUnimaginableBaghdadPrecautionBeirut Author:Sam Harris
“My taste is very eclectic. I love musicals, but I also love the classics. I've seen some fantastic productions. I was in a musical for 600 performances in Australia that I first saw in New York.” FirstsSawsNew YorkTastePerformancesMusicalProductionsFantasticAustraliaEclecticI Love Music Author:Jacki Weaver
“It's fascinating. It's also exhilarating when you see people making the exact same choices that you've made. It kind of validates what you've decided to do. I saw a wonderful production of Jessica Lange doing Streetcar with Alec Baldwin. It was gorgeous. It's a measure of what a great classic that is, that our Cate Blanchett also did an absolute amazing Blanche in Sydney, as well as in New York.” PeopleWellsKindMadeChoicesSawsWonderfulNew YorkDecidedAbsolutesProductionsMade ItClassicFascinatingGorgeousExhilaratingSydneyJessicaBlanche Author:Jacki Weaver
“I've lived in New York all my life, and we went to the Mormon Pageant each year in upstate New York. It still is a wonderful production. I remember going and seeing the performance and listening to the music. My father had Mormon Tabernacle Choir music, and we would listen to it and sing with it.” YearsStillsRememberFatherWonderfulSeeingNew YorkListeningPerformancesProductionsChoirPageantUpstate New York Author:Renee Fleming
“Even when I went to America I didn't work for four years. It wasn't like I came to New York and it was the land of milk and honey. It was just as much of a hard graft. But there's a lot more opportunity nowadays across the board for actors, no matter what color you are, with the Internet and small productions.” YearsMatterHardAmericaActorsOpportunityFourLandNew YorkColorInternetNo Matter WhatProductionsBoardsHoneyMilkFour YearsMilk And Honey Author:Idris Elba
“The idea for Anthem the play began over twenty years ago. I was assisting in the production of another Ayn Rand work, Ideal. I moved to New York and began working on producing the play with my partners. And as a way to raise money to cover some venture debt, we decided to stage Anthem for a limited run at the Lex Theatre in Hollywood.” WayYearsIdeasPlayRunningStageNew YorkIdealsYears AgoDecidedHollywoodTwentiesRaisesMovedProductionsDebtTheatrePartnersVentureAnthemAssisting Author:Jeff Britting
“After each performance of an Austin Shakespeare production, audiences are invited to stay for a ten-minute discussion of the work. And this tradition continues in our New York run.” RunningAudienceMinutesNew YorkTenTraditionPerformancesProductionsDiscussionInvitedAustin Author:Jeff Britting