Stage Door Sessions

Latest Episodes:

The Minutes’ Tracy Letts & Anna D. Shapiro on their Continual Collaboration, Assembling the Ultimate Cast including Tracy in His Broadway Debut in His Own Show, and Revisiting Past History Jun 07, 2022

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Listen to hear Tracy and Anna discuss their comprehensive connectedness in their partnership, the beginnings of The Minutes, and managing the tonal shift of the play.

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Mr. Saturday Night’s Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green on Working with Billy Crystal, Learning New Ways of Collaborating, and the Universality of Being Funny Jun 03, 2022

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Listen to hear how the two collaborated on the songs for each character, their process in finding the different sounds through the ages, and what the audience has been relating to.
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Take Me Out stars Brandon J. Dirden and Eduardo Ramos on Becoming a Team, Asking Essential Questions, and THAT Shower Scene May 24, 2022

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Listen to hear how starting rehearsal before the shutdown brought the cast closer than ever, the audience feedback Dirden and Ramos have received on their characters, and how spending a week at a baseball camp made the Take Me Out cast a true team.

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The Skin of Our Teeth's Powerhouse Director Lileana Blain-Cruz on the Enormity of the Moment, the Human Urge to Persist, and Saying YES May 17, 2022

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Tune in to this podcast to hear how the stunning production of The Skin of Our Teeth came to be, how long the play has been in Lileana’s consciousness, and how she’s excited by elevating who and what we pay attention to.

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For Colored Girls’ Director Camille A. Brown on Finding Joy in Theatremaking, Her Mom’s Support, and the Shutdown’s Silver Lining May 09, 2022

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Tune in to this podcast to hear how her mom first sparked her love of dance and musical theater, her thrilling combination of verbal storytelling and concert dance, and what the rehearsal process of for colored girls was like.

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Amber Iman on Broadway Advocacy Coalition, Activism, and Trying New Things Dec 22, 2020

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Derek Klena on the Modern Story that is Jagged Little Pill and his "High School Musical" Upbringing Dec 08, 2020

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Andre Bishop on Lincoln Center Theater's Resiliency, Looking to the Future and Having Important Conversations over Zoom Nov 24, 2020

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Priscilla Lopez, Ashley Park, & Bess Wohl on How Grand Horizons Champions the Underdog Feb 25, 2020

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