Podcast appearances and mentions of brian d'arcy james

Alan Campbell grew up in Homestead, Florida the son of a third generation farming family, and attended Tulane University and the University of Miami, graduating with a BA in business. Alan shares a daughter, Riley, with former wife, actress Lauren Kennedy. On Broadway: Alan recently played the role of Sam Carmichael in Broadway's hit musical, Mamma Mia!. He received a 1995 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard opposite Glenn Close, Betty Buckley, and Elaine Paige. He also received the Drama-Logue Award for his performance in Sunset Boulevard's American Premiere in Los Angeles. Alan starred in Susan Stroman's 2000 Tony Award winning musical, Contact at Lincoln Center. Off-Broadway: Chris Durang's Adrift In Macao, Lanford Wilson's Book Of Days at the Signature Theater and in the regional premiere of Book Of Days at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and Hartford Stage. He also starred Off-Broadway in AVOW, by Bill C. Davis. Other theatrical credits include David Mamet's, Race, Death and The Maiden, 12 Angry Men, Noel Coward's Hay Fever at San Diego's Old Globe, Oleanna, Beauty and the Beast, Johnny Guitar, the Kennedy Center's revival of Bell's Are Ringing, Of Thee I Sing at Chicago's Symphony Space, the Ford's Theatre production of On Shiloh Hill, Boogie Woogie Rumble of a Dream Deferred at the Urban Arts Corps in New York, Breakfast at Tiffany's at the St Louis MUNY and productions of I Love My Wife and Larry Shue's The Nerd. Feature films include Weekend Warriors; Bump in the Night; Tom, Dick and Harry, and Universal's A Simple Wish with Martin Short and Kathleen Turner. On television, he co-starred for 5 seasons with Bill Conrad and Joe Penny on CBS's Jake and the Fatman. He also co-starred with John Ritter as surfer "E.Z. Taylor", on ABC's Three's a Crowd, "Evan Grant" on NBC's Another World, "Dr. Ellis Marshall" on All My Children, Contact - "Live From Lincoln Center" on PBS, and in Red Flag, a CBS Movie of the Week. Alan has guest starred on numerous television shows including, Law and Order, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Facts of Life, Throb, Matlock and award winning Web Series, Submissions Only and Then We Got Help. His recordings include Sunset Boulevard, Adrift In Macao, "ABC" A Tribute to Adler, Bock and Coleman and The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber on Polygram. Alan is an originating member of the Broadway Tenors with Brent Barrett and Brian d'Arcy James. He has sung at the White House and performed for three U.S Presidents. Alan is a Founding Director of Theatre Raleigh/Hot Summer Nights in Raleigh North Carolina and a founding member of H.O.L.A. (Heart of Los Angeles) Youth Theatre, providing an artistic outlet and guidance to inner-city children. www.alancampbell.net Follow @balancampbell --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/confessionsofanactress/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/confessionsofanactress/support

Northern Ireland, 1981. The Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest. A day of hard work on the land and a traditional night of feasting and celebrations lie ahead. But this year they will be interrupted by a visitor. Following unanimous, five-star critical acclaim and a thrice-extended, year-long run in London, Jez Butterworth’s "The Ferryman" continues to take Broadway by storm. Actor Brian d'Arcy James ("13 Reasons Why") joined BUILD to discusses his portrayal as the head of the Carney household in the play.

Part of our new Reprise Series we are bringing back some of our favourite episodes from the archives.KB was far away in London when we last spoke about Something Rotten with Patrick Aiken. Perhaps being in such proximity to the Shakespearean stomping-grounds is why she liked this episode so much!- FURTHER READING -WikipediaTwitterrottenbroadway.comMTI- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS -John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Brian d'Arcy James, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Heidi Blickenstaff, Brad Oscar, Kate Reinders, Rob McClure, Adam Pascal, Josh Grisetti, Autumn HurlbertLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

This week your hosts chat with Georgina Purdie about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the phenomenon of musical theatre that is Hamilton: An American Musical!- FURTHER READING -Wiki - Musical, Alexander Hamilton, Lin-Manuel MirandaiTunes - Original Broadway, MixtapeSpotify- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS -Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ron Chernow, Ana Nogueira, Phillipa Soo, Michael Luwoye, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Leslie Odom Jr., Anika Noni Rose, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Joshua Henry, Okieriete Onaodowan, Javier Muñoz, Anthony Ramos, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Brian d'Arcy James, Jonathan Groff, Arianna Afsar, Rachelle Ann Go, Joshua Henry, Giles Terera, Alexander Gemignani, Rory O'Malley, Michael JibsonLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

Brian d'Arcy James talks about his upcoming film, 'First Man', working with 'The Kitchen' cast, and training for the NYC Marathon. Hosted by Ali Stagnitta  Co-Hosted By Avery Thompson  Produced by Nicolas Gonzalez

Novelist, screenwriter and Pulitzer-nominated playwright Theresa Rebeck is a woman of many hats - the latest of which is the director of the independent ensemble comedy Trouble. A film with modest ambitions but no small amount of charm, its tale of a small-town sibling rivalry is bolstered by tremendous performances from a more-than-qualified cast (Anjelica Huston, Bill Pullman, David Morse, Julia Stiles, Brian D'arcy James, the list goes on).  For this special minisode of the podcast, Clint sat down for a phone interview with Rebeck to talk about the prevailing themes of her works, working with such an overqualified cast, and the intimate appeal of rural America. Take a listen! (Thanks to our sponsor Overcast, part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

We're joined by Zak Sommerfield (actor/improviser) to close the curtain on season one with...BOMBSHELL (and listen to some essential Brian D'Arcy James).

We're joined by our pal Meredith Paul (performer & writer) to finally see Bombshell up on its feet in front of a crowd during...PREVIEWS (and listen to some essential Brian D'Arcy James).

We're joined by the fantastic Kate Leonard (performer/writer/lyricist) to focus the lights, paint the sets, and cue-to-cue through TECH (and listen to some essential Brian D'Arcy James).

We spend this episode sans guest, to slow down and check in, and to get a handle on...PUBLICITY (and to listen to some essential Brian D'Arcy James).

We're joined by the multitalented Michael Hartney (Broadway's School of Rock, incoming Artistic Director of the UCBTNY, Just for Laughs New Faces ) to walk the path of...UNDERSTUDY (and listen to some essential Brian d'Arcy James).

We're joined by the always fetch Grey Henson (Tony Nominee, Mean Girls) to descend into...HELL ON EARTH (and listen to some essential Brian d'Arcy James).

We're joined by the actor and entertainment whiz kid Jason Silverman (TCM) to take on...THE COUP (and listen to some essential Brian d'Arcy James).

We're joined by the lovely Joyah Love Spangler (actor/producer/choreographer) to work the kinks out of...THE WORKSHOP (and listen to some essential Brian d'Arcy James).

We're joined by writer and performer Natalie Walker (Vulture, @nwalks on Twitter) to learn a little about... CHEMISTRY (and listen to some essential Brian d'Arcy James).

Your hosts (and resident theatre and TV nerds) Jimmy & Marty introduce the show, break down the plot points of a very dense pilot, and listen to some essential Brian d'Arcy James.

We're joined by comedian, actor, and writer Ali Gordon (UCB, Off-Broadway, Second Best DnD) to dive deep into...THE CALLBACK (and listen to some essential Brian d'Arcy James).

This week Zane, Patrick and Jess will chat with Tristan Vanyai about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Mel Brooks' hilarious musical Young Frankenstein!"Brooks and Stroman pull out every stop. Despite music that's more ho-hum than hummable, Brooks' lyrics are bright and witty. Better yet, the book ... does a great job, with the assistance of co-writer Thomas Meehan, in transferring the original script to the stage." - The New York Post - FURTHER READING -Wiki - Musical, Movie, Mel Brooks ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​IMDbiTunesSpotify- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS -Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan, Gene Wilder, Mary Shelley, Susan Stroman, Brian d'Arcy James, Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, Roger Bart, Shuler Hensley, Cloris Leachman, Hadley Fraser, Megan Mullally, Andrea Martin, Dianne PilkingtonLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

This week Julie and Zane chat with Josh Thia about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party! "[it] has a jittery, wandering quality, conscientiously shifting styles and tempos as if in search of a lost chord . . . The ballads . . . are of the high-decibel, swooning pop variety made popular by Frank Wildhorn. Mr. Lippa fares better with pastiches of jazz, vaudeville and gospel vintage, although these, too, suffer by comparison to the Kander-Ebb songs for Chicago." The CurtainUp reviewer wrote: "The Wild Party may not be the perfect musical we've all been looking for but it's great fun to watch and puts enough talent on display to have warranted a longer run than it will have." - Ben Brantley of the New York Times- FURTHER READING -Wiki - Musical, PoemSpotifyiTunes- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Andrew Lippa, Joseph Moncure March, Kristin Chenoweth, Julia Murney, Brian d'Arcy James, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Leigh Silverman, Sonya Tayeh, Sutton Foster, Steven Pasquale, Brandon Victor Dixon, Miriam ShorLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

This week Julie, Miranda and Zane will chat with actor/producer/thespian extraordinaire Stacie Hobbs about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the fairytale musical Shrek!- FURTHER READING -WIKI - Musical, Franchise, Film, BookIMDBMTI- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS -Jeanine Tesori, David Lindsay-Abaire, William Steig, Stephen Kramer Glickman, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Christopher Sieber, Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, Chester Gregory II, John Tartaglia, Daniel Breaker, Nigel Lindsay, Amanda HoldenLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

Continuando con el podcast de "Cuéntame un musical: DEAR EVAN HANSEN", hemos preparado una selección de canciones de los autores Benj Pasek y Justin Paul, incluyendo canciones escritas para los musicales "A CHRISTMAS STORY", "DOGFIGHT", JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH" o "DEAR EVAN HANSEN", así como para las series de televisión "SMASH" o "THE FLASH" y por supuesto de su colaboración con Justin Hurwitz para la película "La la land". Espero os guste Aquí os dejo el track list con los nombres y los intérpretes de cada tema 0h 00'00" Presentación 0h 00'38" Cabecera 0h 01'15" Waving through a window - VoicePlay 0h 04'33" Count on Christmas - Bebe Rexha 0h 07'30" Someone in the crowd - Emma Stone, Callie Hernández, Sonoya Mizuno & Jesica Rothe 0h 11'46" Only us - Laura Dreyfuss & Ben Platt 0h 15'28" Running home to you - Grant Gustin 0h 18'09" Requiem - Laura Dreyfuss, Michael Park & Jennifer Laura Thompson 0h 22'23" Rewrite the stars - Zack Efron & Zendaya 0h 25'56" For forever - Ben Platt 0h 30'44" Never enough - Lauren Allred 0h 34'04" You will be found - BYU Vocal Point 0h 39'24" The greatest show - Hugh Jackman 0h 44'22" Tightrope - Michelle Williams 0h 48'12" If I could tell her - Ben Platt & Laura Dreyfuss 0h 52'17" A million dreams - Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman & Michelle Williams 0h 56'42" City of stars - Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone 0h 59'04" Sincerely, me - Mike Faist, Ben Platt & Will Roland 1h 02'44" Rewrite this story - Jimmy Collins & Karen Cartwright 1h 05'32" In the bedroom down the hall - Rachel Bay Jones & Jennifer Laura Thomson 1h 10'48" Come alive - Hugh Jackman, Keala Seatle, Daniel Everidge & Zendaya 1h 14'29" You'll shoot your eye out! - Jane Krakowski 1h 17'38" Caught in the storm - Karen Cartwright & Jimmy Collins 1h 21'05" Audition (The fools who dream) - Emma Stone 1h 24'23" This is me - Keala Seatle 1h 28'13" Dissappear - Mike Faist, Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland, Jennifer Laura Thompson 1h 32'46" From now on - Hugh Jackman 1h 38'13" Original - Karen Cartwright 1h 41'00" Another day of sun - La la land Ensemble 1h 44'45" That face - James Moye, Nick Blaemire, Adam Halpin & Josh Segarra 1h 47'50" Floatin' along - Christian Borle, Daniel Breaker, Megan Hilty, Brian D'Arcy James, Sarah Stiles, Luca Padovani 1h 50'43" Dogfight - Annaleigh Ashford & Lindsay Mendez 1h 53'43" Everywhere that you are - Megan Hilty 1h 57'03" Pretty funny - Lindsay Mendez 2h 01'49" Middle of a moment - Skylar Astin 2h 04'52" Some kinda time - Nick Blaemire, Steven Booth, Adam Halpin, F. Michael Haynie, Derek Klena & Josh Segarra

This week Julie, Miranda and Zane will chat with Patrick Aiken about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the musical Something Rotten!- FURTHER READING -WikipediaTwitterrottenbroadway.comMTI- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS -John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Brian d'Arcy James, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Heidi Blickenstaff, Brad Oscar, Kate Reinders, Rob McClure, Adam Pascal, Josh Grisetti, Autumn HurlbertLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

Brian d'Arcy James (award winning actor) originated the role of King George in "Hamilton," The Broadway musical. He has starred in over 14 Broadway shows and just as many film and tv shows. Among them, the Academy Award winning film "Spotlight," "13 Reasons Why," "Smash," "Unabomber," "Ghost Town," and many more upcoming projects. In this candid conversation, Brian shares with Ilana the tough choice he had to make when the opportunity to star on Broadway in "Something Rotten" was presented at the same time "Hamilton" was going into rehearsal for it's Public Theater run. This and other stories about his life in the theater make for one of the most compelling and hilarious episodes of "Little Known Facts." Brian dʼArcy James is an award-winning theater, film, and television actor as well as a recording artist. Hailed recently as “one of the most celebrated actors of his generation in both straight plays and musicals” (Jeremy Gerard, Deadline), Brian is a three-time Tony nominee, and an Obie and Drama Desk Award winner for his varied and extensive work in the theater on Broadway and off-Broadway. Brian reprised his award-winning role as King George III in Lin-Manuel Mirandaʼs musical HAMILTON at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway. He originated the role of King George (“played with vaudevillian brilliance”—Ben Brantley, The New York Times) in the sold-out Off-Broadway run of Hamilton at The Public Theater. In 2015, immediate following Hamilton, Brian starred in the Broadway musical SOMETHING ROTTEN, for which he was nominated for a 2015 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and Drama League Distinguished Performance Award. In film, Brian starred in the 2016 Academy Award–winning Best Picture SPOTLIGHT, alongside Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams as the four-member “Spotlight” columnists for the Boston Globe. Brian was awarded the 2016 SAG Award, Critics Choice Award, Gotham Award and the Independent Spirit’s Robert Altman Award for Best Ensemble for his portrayal of Matt Carroll. 2017 proved to be a busy year with the spring premiere of the Netflix series THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, in which Brian co-stars with Kate Walsh, followed by his appearance in Discovery Channel’s Manhunt:UNABOMBER miniseries.  Additional credits include guest starring roles in THE GOOD WIFE, THE BIG C and PERSON OF INTEREST, among many others. A veteran of the stage with more than a dozen Broadway credits to his name, highlights include his Tony award nominated performances for starring roles in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS and SHREK THE MUSICAL, as well as roles in Broadway plays such as MACBETH, TIME STANDS STILL and LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE. Off Broadway highlights include his Obie winning solo performance of THE GOOD THIEF, Drama Desk nominations for GIANT and THE WILD PARTY along with originating roles in NEXT TO NORMAL and FLOYD COLLINS, among others. As a recording artist, Brian has a Grammy nomination for his performance on the Broadway Cast Album of SOMETHING ROTTEN. His solo Christmas album FROM CHRISTMAS EVE TO CHRISTMAS MORN features holiday classics along with three original songs including the popular song “Michigan Christmas.” Brian dʼArcy James resides in New York City with his wife and daughter. He has supported and performed many times for an organization in his hometown of Saginaw, Michigan, called the Field Neurosciences Institute (FNI). The mission of the FNI is the prevention, early diagnosis, care and cure of neurological diseases, disorders and injuries.

L’dor va-dor nagid godlekha u-l’netzah n’tzahim k’dushat’kha nakdish. V’shivhakha Eloheinu mi-pinu lo yamush l’olam va-ed, ki El melekh gadol v’kadosh atah. Barukh atah Adonai ha-El ha-kadosh. From one generation to another we will declare Your greatness, and forever sanctify You with words of holiness. Your praise will never leave our lips, for You are God and Sovereign, great and holy. Adam Gwon Arr. Oran Eldor Vocal arr. Raymond Goldstein Adam Gwon is a rising musical theater writer, named one of "50 to Watch" by The Dramatist magazine and hailed "a promising newcomer to our talent-hungry musical theater" by The New York Times. His musicals have received more than 150 productions on five continents. Off-Broadway: Ordinary Days (Roundabout Theatre), Old Jews Telling Jokes (Westside Theatre); Regional: Cake Off (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes Award nomination), Cloudlands (South Coast Repertory), The Boy Detective Fails (Signature Theatre), Bernice Bobs Her Hair (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); West End: Ordinary Days (Trafalgar Studios). Adam has also contributed songs as a staff writer on the hit webseries Submissions Only. Adam is the proud recipient of the Kleban Award, the Fred Ebb Award, the Richard Rodgers Award, the Frederick Loewe Award, the Second Stage Theatre Donna Perret Rosen Award, the Weston Playhouse New Musical Award, the ASCAP Harold Adamson Award, and the MAC John Wallowitch Award, as well as commissions from Roundabout Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons, Signature Theatre, South Coast Repertory, and Broadway Across America. His songs have been heard at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and more, performed by such luminaries as Audra McDonald, Kelli O’Hara, and Brian d'Arcy James. Recordings of Adam's work include the cast album of Ordinary Days (Ghostlight Records), Audra McDonald's Go Back Home (Nonesuch), The Essential Liz Callaway (Working Girl Records), Over the Moon: The Broadway Lullaby Project (Entertainment One), and more. Adam has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony, the O'Neill Music Theater Conference, and the Dramatists Guild, is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and is a member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild.

We welcome Brian d'Arcy James in “Something Rotten!” and featured SAG Award-winner in 2016 Oscar-nominated “Spotlight.” Next up, Tracee Chimo, David Furr and Campbell Scott from the Roundabout's revival of the funniest play ever written, "Noises Off."

Song of the day #5 MDMD  Michigan Christmas - Brian d'Arcy James

Hollister and O’Toole (and, later, special guests Bill Harts and Melissa Cohn, who very generously hosted us at the 23rd annual Hamptons International Film Festival) turn the spotlight on Spotlight - the much-touted film about the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning coverage of two terrible evils: the child molestation scandal - and the subsequent cover-up of the same - within the local Catholic Archdiocese. O’Toole would like to give a special shout-out to the journalists who actually broke the story before the Globe - including Kristen Lombardi of the now-defunct Boston Phoenix - who broke the story 9 months before the Spotlight series ran. To read her story Cardinal sin click here. Spotlight stars Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian d'Arcy James, and Stanley Tucci. Directed by Tom McCarthy; co-written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. Filmed at the Boston Globe offices and in Toronto. Tell us: what's your favorite Boston movie?

Host Robin Milling is joined by Valerie Smaldone to celebrate the unveiling of the Something Rotten portrait at Tony's di Napoli in New York City. The event, created by Tony's Bruce Dimpflmaier celebrates the best of Broadway with a one-of-a-kind portrait by artist Dan May. Stars Brian D'Arcy James, John Cariani, Christian Borle and Book, Music and lyricist Karey Kirkpatrick were on hand to unveil the portrait. Poster copies signed by the stars will be auctioned off at a future event to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS        

Brian d'Arcy James's is known for his distinguished Broadway career that includes Time Stands Still, Next to Normal, Shrek, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Apple Tree, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Titanic, among others; television audiences know him from NBC's Smash and HBO's Game Change.  Tonight d'Arcy James talks with 54Below about his new cabaret act coming up at the club on June 26-30, 2012. It's the first time in his career to choose his own material to perform.  The result?  A medley of pop tunes from the '70s and '80s backed by a full horn section.  And a little Adele too.

"Shrek"'s big green hero, Brian d'Arcy James, talks about the opportunities and limitations of creating the title character in the Broadway musical drawn from the first of the blockbuster animated films. He also discusses his journey from Michigan to the New York stage and the two dominant strains on his resume - serious Irish plays (including "Public Enemy", "The Good Thief", "Port Authority" and "The Lieutenant of Inishmore") and serious new musicals ("Floyd Collins", "Titanic", Lippa's "The Wild Party", "Sweet Smell of Success" and the Off-Broadway production of "Next to Normal"). Along the way, he also touches upon his roles in the original Broadway production of "Blood Brothers", the directorial expertise of Nicholas Hytner and Tina Landau, the experience of replacing Norbert Leo Butz in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" -- and explains his familial bond to TV's most famous dolphin, "Flipper". Original air date - August 10, 2009.

"Shrek"'s big green hero, Brian d'Arcy James, talks about the opportunities and limitations of creating the title character in the Broadway musical drawn from the first of the blockbuster animated films. He also discusses his journey from Michigan to the New York stage and the two dominant strains on his resume - serious Irish plays (including "Public Enemy", "The Good Thief", "Port Authority" and "The Lieutenant of Inishmore") and serious new musicals ("Floyd Collins", "Titanic", Lippa's "The Wild Party", "Sweet Smell of Success" and the Off-Broadway production of "Next to Normal"). Along the way, he also touches upon his roles in the original Broadway production of "Blood Brothers", the directorial expertise of Nicholas Hytner and Tina Landau, the experience of replacing Norbert Leo Butz in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" -- and explains his familial bond to TV's most famous dolphin, "Flipper". Original air date - August 10, 2009.

Actors Roger Bart ("Young Frankenstein"), Brian d'Arcy James ("Next To Normal"), Priscilla Lopez ("In The Heights") and Sherie Rene Scott ("The Little Mermaid") -- collectively veterans of more than 30 Broadway and off-Broadway musicals -- talk about the differences between performing in musicals and straight plays; acting techniques and voice training; how they prepare for a performance; dealing with the "triple threat" of acting, singing and dancing; balancing their lives on and off stage and their opinions on today's new composers.

Actors Roger Bart (Young Frankenstein and Tony winner for the 1999 revival of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown), Brian d'Arcy James (Next To Normal), Priscilla Lopez (In The Heights and Tony winner for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine) and Sherie Rene Scott (The Little Mermaid) -- collectively veterans of more than 30 Broadway and off-Broadway musicals -- talk about the differences between performing in musicals and straight plays; acting techniques and voice training; how they prepare for a performance; dealing with the ""triple threat"" of acting, singing and dancing; balancing their lives on and off stage and their opinions on today's new composers.