John Stamos Talks James Earl Jones’ Big Baby Blue Eyes, Broadway, and ‘The Best Man’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: This is your fifth time on Broadway. What keeps bringing you back? JOHN STAMOS: I thought it’d be easier, but it’s all actually harder! Physically, it’s not quite as demanding. But mentally, for some reason, it’s more demanding. Some of the differences that I’ve discovered this time around are that when you’re doing a […]
Cybill Shepherd on Gore Vidal, her Broadway Debut and ‘The Best Man’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: First off, congratulation on the debut! CYBIL SHEPHERD: Thank you! This is a lifetime dream and a thrill, particularly doing Gore Vidal’s play since I knew him. We weren’t very close, though. His quote was, “If you cut me open, there is ice water in my veins.” But he was one of my mentors […]
Kristin Davis on her Broadway Debut in ‘The Best Man’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: How has your Broadway debut treated you so far?? KRISTIN DAVIS: It’s been great. It’s very scary to come into a show that you know is so great. I’ve seen the show knew it was incredible and wonderful and that the cast was of a very high-caliber. I was very nervous during my rehearsal […]
Dakin Matthews Returns to His Theatre Roots in ‘The Best Man’
ANDY DRACHENBERG: What brought you to this production of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man? DAKIN MATTHEWS: I grew up with Gore Vidal. I was a huge fan of his fiction. In fact, I was reading mostly everything he had written, especially his political novels so I knew this play. I love political plays. I loved the idea […]
Eric McCormack Talks Comedy in The Best Man
ANDY DRACHENBERG: Tell us about your character in Gore Vidal’s The Best Man. ERIC McCORMACK: I am playing Joe Cantwell, a candidate for the party nomination for President of the United States. The play is about a 1960 “democratic” convention where television, for maybe one of the first times, was a crucial part of the process. […]
Donna Hanover Is a Journalist on Broadway in The Best Man
ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you end up on Broadway in The Best Man? DONNA HANOVER: You know my background is primarily as a journalist; I didn’t start out as an actor (although I did play Penelope Trueheart in my high school melodrama… and in the second grade I was the silver angel!). So, I really came to […]
Kerry Butler Reveals Historical Influences And Character Development in Gore Vidal’s The Best Man
ANDY DRACHENBERG: Can you tell us about what made you interested in working on The Best Man? KERRY BUTLER: First time I read the script I immediately fell in love with it. To work on The Best Man was exactly what I wanted to be doing right now in my career – it’s a bit of […]
Audra McDonald Talks About Becoming Bess in The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS
ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you first hear about The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess, and what captivated you about it? AUDRA McDONALD: Diane Paulus and I were both at an event in London some years ago and she made mention of it then. I’d been hearing about a lot of productions of Porgy and Bess for a long time, so I […]
From Facebook to Broadway, Jennifer Lim Talks Good CHINGLISH
ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you find your way to being a part of Chinglish? JENNIFER LIM: What first brought me to this production? Facebook! My friend May Adrales posted on her Facebook wall, “Mandarin speakers, or actors. Please respond!” And I was one… So, I was like, “Hey May!” and she responded, “Oh my god! I totally […]
Johnny Wu on His New CHINGLISH Family
ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you first get involved with this show? JOHNNY WU: Last year (2010), I went in for an audition at The Public Theater for a workshop production of Chinglish. I had just gotten back into town and hadn’t been auditioning for a while, so it was really exciting how fast everything happened (plus seeing […]
The Man Behind the Lyrics of Bonnie & Clyde: Don Black
ANDY DRACHENBERG: This is a new age for the story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, can you tell us a little bit about what first pulled you to this piece? DON BLACK: Well the fact that I’ve never written for outlaws before. Jerry Herman, when he’s asked what he looks for in a musical, answers […]
Spotlight Interview with Joshua Henry
ANDY DRACHENBERG: When you first heard about Porgy and Bess, what about this story captivated you as something you wanted to work on? JOSHUA HENRY – I think what continues to stir me the most about this story is the “against the odds” love connection between a man who is crippled and a woman who is a […]