Funnyman Will Brill On Why New Yorkers Should Relax & Take A Page From ‘You Can’t Take It With You’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: What is at the heart of the story of You Can’t Take It With You? WILL BRILL: You Can’t Take It With You is a play about people committed to having fun, and definitely puts out a very beautiful and strong message (particularly for New Yorkers), which is to relax, be easy on yourself, and be […]
Annaleigh Ashford Dishes on Dialect Dominoes & Calling James Earl Jones “Grandpa” | ‘You Can’t Take It With You’
Andy Drachenberg: What is it about the story of You Can’t Take It With You that attracted you to the play? Annaleigh Ashford: This show is literally the title: You Can’t Take It With You, which I think is an incredible theme that is as relevant today as it was in 1936. And even though we’re not in the […]
Leading Lady Rose Byrne Talks Growing Up in A Rambunctious Family and Bonding With Castmates | ‘You Can’t Take It With You’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: What is it about You Can’t Take It With You that attracted you to the play? ROSE BYRNE: The American family is such a traditional theme in theatre, film and novels, and this family is truly one of the original eccentric American families. The play is very radical and modern, particularly for 1936 when it debuted. […]
Tony Winner Tracy Letts Talks ‘The Realistic Joneses’ and Playwright Will Eno’s Reality
ANDY DRACHENBERG: What do you look for in a piece of work that you are hoping to be a part of? TRACY LETTS: Well, I suppose the first thing I look for is quality of writing, that the writing is of a certain baseline quality, it’s got to be good, it’s got to be well written. […]
Michael C. Hall Confronts the Profound in ‘The Realistic Joneses’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: What qualities does a production have to possess to get your interest? MICHAEL C. HALL: I look for a story that’s generally compelling, that speaks to me in some way and I, as an actor, look for a role within the context of that story that’s a part of the fundamental fabric of its […]
‘Lady Day’ Scenic Designer, James Noone, Talks Creating Non-Traditional Immersive Theatre
ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you first explore designing Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill? JAMES NOONE: Lonny and I actually did a version of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill about 6 years ago at the Long Wharf Theatre. A lot of the ideas used for this Broadway production have grown out of the Long Wharf production. […]
Peter Jay Fernandez from the Tony-nominated ‘All The Way’ on Encompassing The Civil Rights Movement on Broadway
ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you become a part of All The Way? PETER JAY FERNANDEZ: My agent called me and told me about this play about LBJ, his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and his re-election in 1964, which fascinated me. I was excited when I saw that Robert Schenkkan, who I knew many years before […]
Behind the Art ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’
Broadway’s Best Shows takes you inside the studio for an up close look at the making of the artwork and TV shoot for Broadway’s upcoming ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ starring Audra McDonald! Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill recounts Holiday’s life story through the songs that made her famous. 1959, in […]
Playwright Will Eno Discusses Dead Squirrels, The “Great Unknown” and ‘The Realistic Joneses’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: What do you aim to achieve in your work? WILL ENO: I believe you have to make a play that is specific and real enough that audiences can plug into it and go along with it, while also having some space left for an audience to have their own thoughts and feelings. The audience […]
Audra McDonald Talks About Becoming Billie Holiday in ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: What about Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill drew you to this production and this character? AUDRA MCDONALD: I wanted to be part of Lady Day because of the accuracy of Lanie Robertson’s description of Billie Holiday. The portrayal may not be easy to take in because of what she’s going through at the moment that this […]
Michael McKean Reflects on 1964, Hoover and His Path to ‘All The Way’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: What brought about your involvement with All The Way? MICHAEL MCKEAN: Every now and then producer Jeffrey Richards calls me and asks me if I’d like to be part of a production and every now and then he asks, “Can you do something for me?” So Jeffrey called me when I was in Ashland, Oregon […]
Bryan Cranston Talks LBJ and ‘All The Way’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you become a part of All The Way? BRYAN CRANSTON: I knew that I wanted to step away from television so, about a year before we were finished with “Breaking Bad,” my agency in New York was looking for a play for me to be a part of after my television series came […]