Liv Ullmann

Actress Liv Ullmann who starred in Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" talks about the different techniques required for stage acting versus film acting, particularly with respect to the eyes and body movement.

Stephen Schwartz

Composer Stephen Schwartz talks about bringing "Pippin" to New York after a school production at Carnegie Tech, writing songs for "Godspell" off-Broadway after runs at Carnegie Tech and Cafe La Mama, and working with the same producers on "The Magic Show".

Jack Gilford

Veteran Broadway actor Jack Gilford, while appearing in "Sly Fox", talks about how important Broadway is to the city of New York and how the 1961 Actors Equity strike impacted the city.

Lenny Baker

"I Love My Wife" star Lenny Baker talks about the difference between playing large and intimate theatres, and the reactions of matinee audiences.

Harvey Sabinson

Top New York press agent Harvey Sabinson talks about his memoir "Darling, You Were Wonderful", the origin of the book title, and the behind-the-scenes content including notable flops.

Cy Coleman

"Sweet Charity" composer Cy Coleman discusses his 1977 musical "I Love My Wife" comprised of 4 characters and 4 musicians performing a "contemporary, eclectic score."

Robert LuPone

Tony nominated actor Robert LuPone talks about the Backstage On Broadway educational program, and the time when former first lady Betty Ford attended "A Chorus Line" and the Secret Service's wireless communication system interfered with the show's computerized lighting.

Yul Brynner

Actor Yul Brynner talks about returning to his Academy and Tony Award winning role in the Broadway revival of "The King and I" 25 years later, how his life experience has changed his performance, and what it was like playing to 13,000 people at a time on tour.

Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach, star of "Chicago", talks about his continuing loyalty to the stage compared to Hollywood, and how his Broadway schedule works well with being a family man.

Florence Klotz

Three-time Tony Award winning costume designer Florence Klotz for "Follies", "A Little Night Music", and "Pacific Overtures" talks about costuming the musical comedy "On The 20th Century" set in the 1930s on a train.

"This is Broadway" is a series of more than 70 short radio interviews created by The Broadway League, as an effort to promote Broadway theatre, some 32 years ago. The program consisted of weekly three-and-a-half minute interviews with Broadway luminaries, hosted by Isobel Robins and Richard Seff, and syndicated to radio stations around the country.

What a lovely surprise to come across my late grandfather, Jack Gilford, as a featured performer on your excellent program. I was searching for some creative inspiration in my shiny new adventure creating a new musical in Los Angeles. I would have been pleased regardless with the quality content of this podcast; seeing my grandfather and inspiration as fourth on the list was a gift from the universe I could not ignore. Thank you. -Max Gilford (Smerling) Hollywood.

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Laurence Luckinbill

Actor Laurence Luckinbill, the star of "Poor Murderer" and now the Pulitzer Prize winning play "The Shadow Box", talks about how Broadway plays are thriving, thanks in part to plays developed at regional theatres such as the Mark Taper Forum and the Long Wharf Theatre.

Richard Kiley

The "Man of La Mancha"  Richard Kiley recreated his Tony Award-winning title role  in the Broadway revival 12 years later, followed by a national tour.

Martin Charnin

Martin Charnin, director/lyricist of "Annie", discusses the challenges of child labor laws and age/height restrictions for the orphans in the cast.

Gretchen Wyler

Actress Gretchen Wyler, who replaced Gwen Verdon in "Damn Yankees" and Chita Rivera in "Bye Bye Birdie", talks about welcoming Robert Preston into the title role of the Broadway comedy "Sly Fox"; how the cast was eager for the changes and freshness a new leading man brought to the play. Wyler also compares this play to physically demanding singing-and-dancing roles.

English actor Tom Courtenay who is making his Broadway debut in Simon Gray's comedy "Otherwise Engaged" shares what the play is about, and his experience in "The Norman Conquests" in the West End.

Tom Courtenay

Cecilia Hart

Cecilia Hart while starring in Tom Stoppard's "Dirty Linen", reveals how she shed her self-consciousness of appearing scantily clad in front of audiences; how her costume helped to enhance her character; and how she developed her British accent.

Peter Yates

English director Peter Yates talks about Steve Tesich's basketball play "Passing Game" playing at the American Place Theatre.

Film actress Liv Ullmann talks about what she's found in the title character of "Anna Christie" and how the audience reacts to Eugene O'Neill's modern play.

Stage and film actor Lenny Baker talks about starring in "I Love My Wife" his first Broadway musical; working with onstage musicians and no conductor; being compared to and influenced by veteran actors such as Ray Bolger; his background in Shakespeare; and his singing skills.

Actor Laurence Luckinbill who completed a run of "Poor Murderer" talks about the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Shadow Box". Despite the difficult subject matter of terminal illness, "The Shadow Box" success is due to excellent word-of-mouth from audiences in Los Angeles and New Haven and now Broadway.

Dennis Rosa

Director Dennis Rosa talks about the unique look of "Dracula" by set designer/illustrator Edward Gorey.

Veteran Broadway press agent Harvey Sabinson talks about his book "Darling, You Were Wonderful", his insider account of working with over 500 Broadway performers such as Carol Channing in "Hello, Dolly!"; Broadway and Hollywood stars who got their start on stage include Robert Redford, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand; and film actors who have returned to Broadway include George C. Scott, Al Pacino, and Liv Ullmann.

Frank Perry

Film director Frank Perry who spent the first 10 years of his career directing for the stage, returns to Broadway to direct "Ladies at the Alamo".  Perry explains why he has returned to Broadway now, and shares what's next in his career.

Constance Towers

Constance Towers  who plays Anna in the revival of "The King and I" talks about working with Yul Brynner and the authentic casting of the 1977 production.

Millicent Martin

English actress Millicent Martin, one of the stars of "Side by Side by Sondheim", discusses the revue's transfer from London to Broadway with the original British cast, obtaining permission from Actors' Equity, and hope that both British and American actors can work more freely on either side of the pond in the future.

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