Podcasts about noise bring

Playwright/director George C. Wolfe (1993 Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Play for “Angels in America”; 1996 Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Musical for “Bring in ‘da Noise/Bring in ‘da Funk”) discusses the seven year development of John Guare's “A Free Man of Color”, from approaching Guare with the idea of merging Restoration comedies and life in New Orleans leading up to the Louisiana Purchase, to receiving a script that would have run some five hours, to the just-finished production at Lincoln Center Theater. He also recalls his earliest directing urges as a child in Frankfort KY; provides the details of the first play he ever wrote, “Up for Grabs”, while a student at Pomona College; recounts the "horror" of his first professional productions, his musical “Paradise!” in both Cincinnati and New York; describes the sudden success of “The Colored Museum” and the subsequent development of “Spunk”, the latter being the first time he directed his own work; explains who he sees as his collaborators when he's both writing and directing; recounts his combative but ultimately fruitful work with Gregory Hines on “Jelly's Last Jam”; lays out the whirlwind of work that surrounded the Broadway production of “Angels in America” and his concurrent hiring as artistic director of New York's The Public Theater; acknowledges that his role as The Public's producer forced the artist in him to take a back seat; considers his ongoing artistic relationship with actor Jeffrey Wright; reveals the conceptual work that animated the household objects that were so integral to the story of “Caroline, or Change”; and answers the question of whether he will ever write another play.

The panel -- playwright/director P.J. Barry (A Distance From Calcutta), lyricist Susan Birkenhead (Jelly's Last Jam), playwright/director Horton Foote (The Roads To Home), agent Wiley Hausam (International Creative Management), musical adaptor Luther Henderson (Jelly's Last Jam), playwright/director George C. Wolfe (Tony Award winner for Best Direction for 1993’s Angels in America and 1996’s Bring in ‘da Noise/Bring in ‘da Funk) -- discuss how and why they got started in theatre, collaboration between authors and directors, whether playwrights should direct their own work, advice for young writers including how a play gets produced, finding a suitable director, and the advantages and disadvantages of readings.

The discussion panel -- director Leonard Foglia (Master Class), director Michael Greif (Rent), playwright Betsy Howie (Cowgirls), lyricist Tom Jones (The Fantasticks), composer/lyricist Mary Murfitt (Cowgirls), and director George C. Wolfe (Tony Award winner for Best Direction for 1993’s Angels in America and 1996’s Bring in ‘da Noise/Bring in ‘da Funk) -- talk about how their pieces evolved from concept to production, the role of a dramaturg, casting performers with a range of experience, and bringing actors into the creative process.

The panel -- A Few Good Men's director Don Scardino and playwright Aaron Sorkin, director George C. Wolfe (Tony Award winner for Best Direction for 1993’s Angels in America and 1996’s Bring in ‘da Noise/Bring in ‘da Funk) and director Luke Yankee (The Cherry Orchard) -- discusses their current productions and how each show was conceived. The creative team of Once On This Island -- book writer/lyricist/composer team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (1998 Tonys for Best Original Score with Ragtime), director/choreographer Graciela Daniele -- talk about adapting the musical from a novel, and the show's development at Playwrights Horizons.

The creation of new worlds on stage and the work of their creators is explored with lighting designer Peggy Eisenhauer (Tony Award winner in 1996 for Bring in da’ Noise/Bring in da’ Funk and in 2004 for Roundabout’s revival of Assassins), costume designer Jess Goldstein (Jersey Boys and a 2005 Tony for The Rivals), set designer David Korins (Bridge and Tunnel), set designer Derek McLane (The Pajama Game, 33 Variations for which he won a Tony) and costume designer Carrie Robbins (White Christmas).