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**Stagecraft with Gordon Cox**

Behind the scenes with the biggest stars on Broadway, Off Broadway and beyond. Hosted by Gordon Cox.

Latest Episodes:

The Stage Frights of Broadway's 'Stranger Things' Apr 01, 2025

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Two of the creators of "Stranger Things: The First

Shadow," writer Kate Trefry and co-director Justin Martin, talk through

the complicated puzzle of making theater scary — and making good TV that’s also

good theater.

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Bringing Broadway's 'Boop' to Life Mar 18, 2025

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Breakout newcomer Jasmine Amy Rogers and Tony-winning favorite Faith Prince talk Broadway nerves, the enduring legacy of Betty Boop, and how their new musical 'Boop' brings the iconic character to life in three dimensions and full color.

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From Real Housewife to Broadway Producer Mar 04, 2025

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Kandi Burruss, the former Real Housewife of Atlanta, is now a regular

Broadway producer of shows including “The Piano Lesson” and the current

“Othello” starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. Here’s how she hopes

her work is helping to make a new Broadway for everyone.

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This Olivier-Winning Musical is Stranger Than Fiction Feb 18, 2025

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Get to know the complete cast of the West End hit "Operation

Mincemeat" — David

Cumming, Claire-Marie

Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jak Malone, and Zoë

Roberts — all now on Broadway in the New York transfer of the award-winning

musical comedy.

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Speaking 'English' With Sanaz Toossi and Marjan Neshat Feb 04, 2025

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With Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy "English" now on Broadway, the playwright and her lead actor, Neshat, talk translation, Trump, representation, the power of comedy, and the one audience reaction that makes Toossi really, really mad.

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Sins and Star Wars with Leslye Headland Jan 21, 2025

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Join the playwright, screenwriter and director for a wide-ranging conversation about her Broadway debut “Cult of Love,” the “gift” of her Seven Deadly Plays cycle, her thoughts on character vs. genre, her Star Wars series “The Acolyte,” the fans’ reaction to it, the seismic upheaval of motherhood, and more.

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How Joy Woods Became a "Gypsy" Superfan Dec 24, 2024

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Woods, a rising star of the New York stage, never thought much about "Gypsy" because she never thought there'd be a role for her in the landmark 1959 musical. Now she's appearing opposite Audra McDonald in the new Broadway revival — and finding ways to make the role of Louise her own.

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Branagh, Sondheim and Fiennes, All Under One Roof Dec 10, 2024

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The Shed, a relatively new multidisciplinary arts institution in Manhattan, has already made a habit of presenting buzzy theater productions — including the current, sold-run of "King Lear" starring Kenneth Branagh. Artistic director Alex Poots talks about how that show grew out of a years-along rapport with Branagh, and how the Shed's theater work fits into the broader landscape of Broadway and New York theater.

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How to Sing Like Louis Armstrong Nov 26, 2024

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The Tony-winning actor James Monroe Iglehart on how he nails the legendary voice of Louis Armstrong in the new Broadway bio-musical “A Wonderful World” – and why he hopes his involvement as co-director of the show leads to more directing gigs in the future.

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Megan Hilty & Jennifer Simard: Death Becomes Them Nov 12, 2024

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The stars of the new Broadway musical adaptation of "Death Becomes Her" talk comic timing, macabre special effects, and why Hilty always knew "Death Becomes Her" would make a great musical.

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