Stagecraft with Gordon Cox

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Ep7 - Ayad Akhtar Nov 14, 2017

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The Pulitzer-winning playwright of "Disgraced" talks about his new Broadway show "Junk," revealing how his father taught him about the stock market, the ways his experience with faith has affected his writing, and how he ended up as the skinny, serious young man in the background of the movie "Vanya on 42 Street."

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Ep6 - Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty Nov 07, 2017

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The songwriters behind "Ragtime" and "Anastasia" talk about the new revival of their 1990 musical "Once On This Island," its found-object orchestra, diversity and authenticity on Broadway, and their "not particularly good" first song together.

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Ep5 - Jonathan Groff Oct 31, 2017

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The Broadway favorite ("Hamilton," "Spring Awakening") talks about working with the famously meticulous director David Fincher in Netflix series "Mindhunter" -- and also spills the truth about the rap that Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote for Kelli O'Hara, explains why he's not on social media and reveals with Miranda calls him "the Snowden of Broadway."

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Ep4 - Harvey Fierstein & Michael Urie of "Torch Song" Oct 24, 2017

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Playwright Harvey Fierstein and actor Michael Urie discuss "Torch Song," their newly revised version of Fierstein's breakout work "Torch Song Trilogy." Along the way they talk auditions, bus and truck tours, the legacy of gay history plays, and Estelle Getty.

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Ep3 - Tracy Letts Oct 17, 2017

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Pulitzer and Tony-winning writer and actor Tracy Letts talks about his new, politically charged play "The Minutes," as well as his latest film, buzzmagnet November release "Lady Bird." He reveals why he's never written a part for himself, why he's happy not to have acted in a play lately, and how an act of blackmail led him to discover acting as a teenager.

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Ep2 - Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk & the Creators of "The Band's Visit" Oct 10, 2017

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Stars and creators of the buzzy, award-winning musical talk about bringing the Off Broadway hit to Broadway. Actress Katrina Lenk looks back on a breakout year, writer Itamar Moses explains adapting unlikely source material, composer David Yazbek encourages improvisation and Tony Shalhoub reveals what he finds "terrifying."

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Ep1 - Harold Prince / "Prince of Broadway" & "Sense of Occasion" Oct 03, 2017

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Legendary Broadway producer-director Harold Prince, recipient of 21 Tony Awards, talks turkey about his storied career, his current projects, the recent revivals of his work -- and why he never wanted to be producer at all.

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