Margaret Colin's guest appearances

Margaret Colin

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

ATW - Downstage Center

Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast

The Locher Room

XOXO with Jessica Szohr

Marlo Thomas

Michael Boyd

Eve Ensler

Patrick Stewart

Neil Patrick Harris

Sarah Ruhl

Kelli O'Hara

Joel Grey

Casey Nicholaw

Michael Berresse

Ken Davenport

Graciela Daniele

Fred Van Lente

David Hyde

Stephen King

OwlTail

What's the deal with images of powerful women in media? The trope of the tough-as-nails boss-lady who may or may not have a heart of gold has evolved a lot over the years, but it's difficult to portray such a character unobjectionably. Margaret was a lead in Independence Day and The Devil's Own, is a mainstay on Broadway, and has appeared on TV roles like the mother of the Gossip Girl and as an unscrupulous newscaster on the final seasons of VEEP. She leads Mark, Erica, and Brian through an instructive tour through her career playing assertive women. For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com.

What's the deal with images of powerful women in media? The trope of the tough-as-nails boss-lady who may or may not have a heart of gold has evolved a lot over the years, but it's difficult to portray such a character unobjectionably. <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171513/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Margaret</a> was a lead in Independence Day and The Devil's Own, is a mainstay on Broadway, and has appeared on TV roles like <a href="https://youtu.be/ReZtAHhl_Js" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the mother of the Gossip Girl </a>and as an unscrupulous newscaster on <a href="https://youtu.be/PK8zOzOgRaA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the final seasons of VEEP</a>. She leads Mark, Erica, and Brian through an instructive tour through her career playing assertive women. For more, visit <a href="http://prettymuchpop.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">prettymuchpop.com</a>. Hear bonus content for this episode at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/prettymuchpop" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/prettymuchpop</a>. This podcast is part of the <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Partially Examined Life</a> network and is curated by <a href="http://www.openculture.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">openculture.com</a>.

PMP#28: The Alpha Female Trope w/ Margaret Colin

"Arcadia"'s Lady Croom, Margaret Colin, discusses grappling with the intellectuals concepts in the play, the experience of spending several days having Tom Stoppard explain them, and what it's like to do a show in which she never shares the stage (or the green room) with half the cast once the curtain goes up. She also talks about growing up and performing in Baldwin NY, where her school shows included a production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", directed by her classmate, noted producer Scott Rudin; her intermittent studies at Hofstra University and why never quite managed to get a degree; the challenges she had finding stage work after first achieving success in soap operas; playing the not-so-long-deceased Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis in her Broadway debut, "Jackie: An American Life"; the opportunities she had with Manhattan Theatre Club ("Aristocrats", "Psychopathia Sexualis") and Roundabout; working on such plays as "Sweet Bird of Youth" and "Six Degrees of Celebration" at the accelerated production pace of the Williamstown Theatre Festival; playing Queen Gertrude in "Hamlet" in Central Park, her first Shakespeare since playing Desdemona as a teen in community theatre; and why she felt the central relationship in "Old Acquaintance" never quite came together. Original air date - April 13, 2011.

Margaret Colin (#314) - April, 2011