André Bishop has been the artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater since January 1992. He has developed and produced new plays and musicals by many of America's leading playwrights, composers and lyricists. His many successful productions at that theater included three Pulitzer Prize winners: The Heidi Chronicles, Driving Miss Daisy and Sunday in the Park with George. Recent Lincoln Center Theater seasons under Mr. Bishop's artistic direction have included new plays and musicals, revivals and new adaptations of classic works, and solo performances, including Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig, An American Daughter and Third; five-time Tony Award winner Carousel; and the award winning revivals of The Heiress, A Delicate Balance, and Awake and Sing! on Broadway.

He sat down with me to tell me all about his journey and . . .

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Tony-nominated Actor/Writer/Director Lonny Price discusses Merrily We Roll Along, recording stage performances, and more.

Lonny Price is a director, actor, and writer, primarily in theatre. He is perhaps best known for his creation of the role of Charley Kringas in the Broadway musical Merrily We Roll Along and for his New York directing work including Sunset Boulevard, Sweeney Todd, Company, and Sondheim! The Birthday Concert. His early career was spent performing in Off-Broadway productions, including Class Enemy in 1979, for which he won a Theater World Award for a stage debut. 

You’re probably used to hearing the phrase “triple threat” when talking about Actor/Singer/Dancers.

You’ve probably never heard of the phrase used to describe Actor/Writer/Directors. You know why? Because there are so few of them.

Listen to Lonny talk about his triple threatness, as well as . . .

Lonny is one of those people that was destined for a success in our biz. The theater and how it works is just part of his DNA, which is why he has been able to be such a success in so many different areas. Thankfully he was generous enough to talk to me (with or without being strapped into a chair) so we can all soak up his secrets.

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Tony-nominated lighting designer Ben Stanton discusses his thoughts on projection design in theater, how LED lights are affecting the industry, and more.

Ben Stanton is a lighting designer for theater, concerts, dance, installations, and events. He is a three-time Tony Award nominee as well as an Obie, Lortel, IRNE, and Ovation Award winner. Recent Broadway credits include The Rose Tattoo, Derren Brown: Secret, Regina Spektor: Live On Broadway, Ayad Akhtar’s Junk, the revival of Six Degrees of Separation, Deaf West Theater’s revival of Spring Awakening, Fully Committed, and Fun Home. He has designed concerts and tours for recording artists including Beirut, Melanie Martinez, Regina Spektor, Sufjan Stevens, and St. Vincent. He serves as the resident lighting director for Skylight Modern, and he’s the founder and principal designer at Stanton Collaborative, a group that specializes in bringing a theatrical aesthetic to corporate events, concerts, and installations. 

Ben took time out from his crazy schedule of lighting like 147 shows and being a new Dad to help me understand how lighting affects a show and . . .

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Phil Birsh, President of Playbill, discusses why Playbill doesn’t have message boards, how producing is like horse racing, and more.

Philip S. Birsh is the President of Playbill, a monthly U.S. magazine for theatregoers. There is a subscription issue available for home delivery, but most copies of Playbill are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's program. The magazine is now used at nearly every Broadway theatre, as well as many Off-Broadway productions. Outside New York City, Playbill is used at theatres throughout the United States.

In addition to the magazine, and the umpteen other theatrical ventures under the Playbill banners, we also chatted about . . .

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Tony-winning Director John Doyle discusses the difference between directing in New York and London, which actors drive him crazy, and more.

John Doyle is a Scottish stage director of musicals and plays, as well as operas. He has served as artistic director at several regional theatres in the United Kingdom, where he has staged more than 200 professional productions during his career spanning over 40 years. For his 2005 Broadway production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, he won a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award. He also directed A Catered Affair, the Off-Broadway production of Road Show, Kiss Me, Kate, an opera production of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, and The Visit. He received his third Tony nomination for his direction of the revival of The Color Purple starring Cynthia Erivo, Danielle Brooks and Jennifer Hudson. The Broadway production won the Tony awards for Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Erivo's performance as Celie. He recently became the Artistic Director of the off-Broadway theater Classic Stage Company, located in the East Village in New York City.

Listen to John talk about his new gig, as well as . . .

Enjoy this master class in directing from a man who has slayed dramaturgical dragons on both sides of the pond!

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Tony-nominated Director Leigh Silverman discusses how she decides if a new play is “viable,” why she makes her designers act, and more.