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# Andy S. Drachenberg

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- [Henry VI | The San Diego Old Globe](https://andydrachenberg.com/2024/07/05/henry-vi-the-san-diego-old-globe/) - A once-in-a-generation event comes to San Diego in 2024: The Old Globe becomes one of only a small handful of theatres in the country’s history to complete Shakespeare’s canon with Henry 6, the largest Shakespeare production the Globe has ever presented.
- [Without You Encores Series](https://andydrachenberg.com/2023/05/09/without-you-encores-series/) - Based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name and backed by a 5 piece rock band, Anthony shares his unimaginable real-life story during the early years of RENT in this intimate evening of unsurpassed joy and unspeakable loss. Featuring beloved songs from RENT alongside Anthony’s original music, WITHOUT YOU asks us the universal question of how to crack our hearts open and allow us to heal.
- [One of the Good Ones | The San Diego Old Globe](https://andydrachenberg.com/2025/06/25/one-of-the-good-ones-the-san-diego-old-globe/) - A hilarious and heartwarming new comedy from acclaimed writer Gloria Calderón Kellett (Netflix’s Emmy Award–winning “One Day at a Time”).
- [All's Well That Ends Well | The San Diego Old Globe](https://andydrachenberg.com/2025/07/07/alls-well-that-ends-well-the-san-diego-old-globe/) - One of Shakespeare’s wittiest comedies comes to life on the Globe’s outdoor stage.
- [Regency Girls | The San Diego Old Globe](https://andydrachenberg.com/2025/03/28/regency-girls-the-san-diego-old-globe/) - Regency Girls The Old Globe | San Diego, CA April 2 – May 4, 2025 Sitzprobe April 2 – May 4, 2025Donald and Darlene Shiley StageOld Globe TheatreConrad Prebys Theatre CenterWorld premiere musicalBook by Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle AllanMusic by Curtis MooreLyrics by Amanda GreenDirected and choreographed by Josh RhodesA raucous and daring new musical comedy from two-time Tony and Grammy A raucous and daring new musical comedy from two-time Tony and Grammy nominee Amanda Green (Mr. Saturday Night, Hands On A Hardbody, Bring It On: The Musical), three-time Emmy-nominated composer Curtis Moore (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), and Emmy-winning writers Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan (“Seinfeld,” “Scrubs,” “Veep”). Elinor Benton is in a predicament: she’s pregnant, unmarried, and living in 19th-century England. What’s a young woman to do? Facing certain ruin, she gathers up her best friends and sets off on the ultimate road trip to find the one woman who might offer a chance to change her fate. This epic journey, equal parts hilarious and profound, transforms each of them as they make choices about their own futures. This world premiere production, directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes (Broadway’s Spamalot, the Globe’s Cabaret), is a riotous adventure of love, rebellion, autonomy, and self-discovery.
- [White Rose: The Musical](https://andydrachenberg.com/2023/09/25/white-rose-the-musical/) - Objective: Use the existing brand logo to expand out and create a full digital, print and social media branded campaign of materials with unique visuals and stylization to promote the World Premiere new musical’s Off-Broadway run. Creative Design Expansion Website Video Community Management and Development Based on a true story, White Rose: The Musical follows a group
- [Interview with David Mamet](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/10/04/interview-with-david-mamet/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: How would you describe your start in theatre?DAVID MAMET: I started out as a child actor in Chicago. I used to work for my Uncle Henry – he was the head of broadcasting for the Chicago board of Rabbis and used to put on radio and television shows and I used to play various
- [Interview with Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/10/12/interview-with-patrick-stewart-and-t-r-knight/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: Mr. Stewart, how did you first feel about working on “A Life in the Theatre?” Sir Patrick Stewart: I am an English actor… and always to be in New York and to be working on Broadway is a Thrill! But when the invitation came to work on a David Mamet play in New York,
- [Interview with Neil Pepe](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/09/30/the-man-behind-the-lyrics-of-bonnie-clyde-don-black-2/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: You’ve acted Mamet, directed premieres and revivals, and have also been the artistic director of Atlantic Theater Company (which Mamet founded with William H. Macy in 1985) since 1992. What were you first thoughts when you were approached to direct the Broadway premiere of A Life in the Theatre?NEIL PEPE: I was very
- [Interview with Alex Timbers](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/09/26/interview-with-alex-timbers/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: You’ve been working on Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson through three different productions of the show now… What’s been the most exciting part of bringing this piece to Broadway?ALEX TIMBERS: We’ve been working on this show for 6 years now. We did a production of it at the Williamstown Theatre festival, out in LA and two
- [Interview with Stephanie March](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/01/22/interview-with-stephanie-march/) - Andy Drachenberg – You are most recognized for your very exciting role as Cabot on Law & Order: SVU…how has working on such an iconic show been as an experience?Stephianie March – I did [Law & Order] for a long time – four full seasons. I started to play the attorney before I was old enough
- [Interview with Lucy Prebble](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/01/27/interview-with-lucy-prebble/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG – You mentioned a lot of the women in this story are women in positions of power. Thinking about it, there is one character that has a unique stance on that idea – Jeffrey Skilling’s daughter. I’m curious if you see her in a similiar way to other characters, or if her role
- [Interview with Christopher Durang](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/02/03/interview-with-christopher-durang/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG – This is your triumphant return to Broadway! Coming off an extended run of “Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them” at The Public, as well as dozens of other Off-Broadway productions, how do you feel about returning to the “Great White Way”?CHRISTOPHER DURANG – I’m pleasantly surprised to be involved
- [Interview with David Alan Grier](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/02/13/interview-with-david-alan-grier/) - Andy Drachenberg – You say in your book that you felt the need to go to the Inauguration for your parents and for your daughter.David Alan Grier – That’s what it started-out as…but it went on to become so much more…I wanted to witness it and to be able to say that I was there…when the
- [Interview with Stephen Kunken](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/02/27/interview-with-stephen-kunken/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG – This is one of the largest plays in recent Broadway history. With 17 actors, in many respects the show operates like a musical. You could almost say it’s a Greek tragedy in scale, similar to the size of Enron’s legacy. What has the experience been like for you?STEPHEN KUNKEN – I have to say, it’s amazing to
- [Interview with Gregory Itzin](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/02/10/interview-with-gregory-itzin/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: Gregory, you’re widely known for playing President Charles Logan on the hit television series 24. You also received a Tony nomination for your performance in The Kentucky Cyclewhere you played several powerful men. In ENRON, you’re once again the top dog as Enron’s CEO Ken Lay. Was this role an easy transition for you?GI: No, but mostly because
- [Interview with Casey Nicholaw](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/03/15/interview-with-casey-nicholaw/) - AD – Where is the only place you go to escape the world?CN – Right now, Hawaii.AD – What song do you remember most from your high school prom?CN – “Come Sail Away.”AD – What is your favorite dance step?CN – There’s a step my friend and associate Darlene Wilson, who passed away of lung cancer three years
- [Interview with Laurie Metcalf](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/04/05/interview-with-laurie-metcalf/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: While you’re most recognized from TV shows like (Roseanne, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and SNL) and film (the Toy Story series, Scream 2, Uncle Buck, and dozens of others), what I like is how many opportunities your fans have to see your work live. You’ve performed on Broadway twice in the past
- [Interview with Rupert Goold](https://andydrachenberg.com/2010/07/01/interview-with-rupert-goold/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: Congratulations on your most recent Olivier Award for Enron! In 2008, after winning an Olivier for Macbeth, you said you “felt quite comfortable with the realization that nothing could get better after this.” With three Olivier nominations for Oliver! and winning Best Director for Enron all in the same year, it seems like your ride isn’t slowing
- [Nikki Renee Daniels Talks About Singing “Summertime” in The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/02/25/nikki-renee-daniels-talks-about-singing-summertime-in-the-gershwins-porgy-and-bess-andy-drachenberg-what-was-your-first-reaction-hearing-about-the-gershwins-porgy/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What was your first reaction hearing about The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS revival?NIKKI RENEE DANIELS: I’ve been singing “Summertime” since I was about 14. It was one of the first songs I ever learned as a real singer. My friend from middle school came to the show and said “I can’t believe I am seeing you
- [Interview with Lisa D’Amour](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/06/20/interview-with-lisa-damour/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG – Let’s start with the obvious questions. What is Detroit in one simple sentence?LISA D’AMOUR – I think Detroit is about people who want to change their lives and how we all have a desire to change, told by two very different couples. It’s not necessarily about the city of Detroit.AD– Tell me a little bit about where
- [Interview with John Moauro](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/08/15/interview-with-john-moauro/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG – First off, can you tell us a little bit about what led you to the Tribe back when it first was on Broadway?JOHN MOAURO – I had done HAIR before at a summer stock theatre when I had just graduated. I moved [to New York] and saw they were having an audition for
- [Interview with Leigh Silverman](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/10/06/interview-with-leigh-silverman/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG – How did you first get involved with Chinglish?Leigh Silverman – I was directing David’s play Yellow Face at The Public, and we had a great time working together. We did the play out in Los Angeles and then brought it to New York. He said he had this idea about doing a kind of Glengarry Glen Ross businessman’s
- [Interview with David Henry Hwang](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/10/17/interview-with-david-henry-hwang/) - Andy Drachenberg – Spanglish, Franglais, and now Chinglish… when did this start and what does ‘chinglish’ mean?David Henry Hwang – I think that we’re at a point in history right now where there’s more movement across borders. The old notion of individual nationalisms has started breaking down. You have a lot of people who know more than
- [Interview with Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/10/26/interview-with-jeremy-jordan-and-laura-osnes/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: Bonnie & Clyde have been given a lot of titles over the past century… from celebrities to criminals, there’s still no real agreement on their actions. Can you tell us a little about the Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow we meet in this story?JEREMY JORDAN: Bonnie and Clyde obviously were outlaws, they robbed banks
- [Ronald K. Brown Discusses Creating Dance for The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/10/29/ronald-k-brown-discusses-creating-dance-for-the-gershwins-porgy-and-bess/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What about The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS as a work captivated you as something you wanted to work on?RON K. BROWN: I think it was at breakfast with Diane Paulus and Diedre Murray, when they were talking about re-imagining this piece. I was fascinated by how to get the story in the characters bodies in a
- [Interview with Suzan-Lori Parks](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/10/30/interview-with-suzan-lori-parks/) - Andy Drachenberg – What about The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess captivated you as something you wanted to work on?Suzan-Lori Parks – I was at home one day, minding my own business, and Diane Paulus e-mailed me asking if I was available to talk, not really knowing what the conversation was going to be. She called me up and said “I’m
- [Larry Lei Zhang on the Broadway Guanxi in CHINGLISH](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/11/01/larry-lei-zhang-on-the-broadway-guanxi-in-chinglish/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you first get involved with this show?LARRY LEI ZHANG: The first information I received about it didn’t actually come from someone in the States! In the beginning of the play, we talk about guanxi – the relationship – and that’s what happened in my case. I was working in San Francisco, and one
- [Interview with Norm Lewis](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/11/07/interview-with-norm-lewis/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: When you first heard about Porgy and Bess, what captivated you as something you wanted to work on?NORM LEWIS: I always loved the music – it’s timeless. When I found out the other people who were possibly going to be involved with it… Audra McDonald (whoo!), David Alan Grier, and Diane Palus – to get to work
- [From South Carolina to Broadway, Phillip Boykin Talks The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/11/07/from-south-carolina-to-broadway-phillip-boykin-talks-the-gershwins-porgy-and-bess/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you get involved with The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS?PHILLIP BOYKIN: When I was a young boy in West Greenville, South Carolina, I saw the album cover with Leontyne Price and William Warfield in the title roles of Porgy and Bess. These African-Americans on the cover were role models I could identify with and
- [Interview with Jeff Calhoun](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/11/15/interview-with-jeff-calhoun/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What captivates people about Bonnie and Clyde’s story?Jeff Calhoun – Whether it’s Bernie Madoff or Bonnie and Clyde, I think it’s human nature to want to understand how ostensibly good people go bad.AD– How have the collaborative process and the show developed over time?JC – There are truly no shortcuts, and there is no substitute for
- [Spotlight Interview with Chinglish Translator Candace Chong](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/11/22/spotlight-interview-with-chinglish-translator-candace-chong/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you first get involved with this production?CANDACE CHONG: I met David (Henry Hwang) when I came under the ACC Grant in 2004. He was the dramaturg for a new play at the Lark Theatre, and I started talking with him about theatre in New York. We became friends quickly. He’s very generous,
- [Spotlight Interview with Bilingual Stephen Pucci](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/11/22/spotlight-interview-with-bilingual-stephen-pucci/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: How did you first get involved with this show?STEPHEN PUCCI: The Goodman had hired a UK casting director. The UK casting director had emailed a bunch of translation companies, one of which happened to be my friend who I went to university with. He obviously knew I was an actor so he forwarded it
- [Spotlight Interview with David Alan Grier (2.0)](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/11/24/spotlight-interview-with-david-alan-grier-2-0/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG – Let’s start at the beginning – What about Porgy and Bess as a work captivated you as something you wanted to work on?DAVID ALAN GRIER – Well, Diane was directing it, Suzan-Lori Parks was doing the adaptation with the approval of The Gershwin Foundation, Porgy and Bess had not been done on the musical stage in years
- [Diane Paulus Talks The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS, from Dream to Fruition](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/11/25/diane-paulus-talks-the-gershwins-porgy-and-bess-from-dream-to-fruition/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What about The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS captivated you as something you wanted to work on?DIANE PAULUS: I remember seeing Porgy and Bess at the New York City Opera and I had two memories from that experience: one was being overwhelmed by the number of hit songs in this opera – it was like hit after hit
- [Spotlight Interview with Joshua Henry](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/11/26/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 scorned
- [Cybill Shepherd on Gore Vidal, her Broadway Debut and ‘The Best Man’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/08/12/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 and
- [The Man Behind the Lyrics of Bonnie & Clyde: Don Black](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/12/01/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 ‘Something
- [Johnny Wu on His New CHINGLISH Family](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/12/02/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 David
- [From Facebook to Broadway, Jennifer Lim Talks Good CHINGLISH](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/12/03/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 forgot
- [Audra McDonald Talks About Becoming Bess in The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS](https://andydrachenberg.com/2011/12/18/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 was
- [Kerry Butler Reveals Historical Influences And Character Development in Gore Vidal’s The Best Man](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/01/25/kerry-butler-reveals-historical-influences-and-character-development-in-gore-vidals-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 a
- [Donna Hanover Is a Journalist on Broadway in The Best Man](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/02/18/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 acting
- [Eric McCormack Talks Comedy in The Best Man](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/03/04/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. I
- [Dakin Matthews Returns to His Theatre Roots in ‘The Best Man’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/06/04/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 of
- [Kristin Davis on her Broadway Debut in ‘The Best Man’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/08/10/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 period,
- [‘Woolf’s Madison Dirks Talks Playing Nick, Cruelty, and Working with Albee](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/11/29/woolfs-madison-dirks-talks-playing-nick-cruelty-and-working-with-albee/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: You’re making your Broadway debut in this production. What’s that experience been like for you?MADISON DIRKS: It’s kind of surreal. I’ve achieved a major life goal of mine that now I can finally say, “Yes, I’m on Broadway.” Broadway has a universal definition that implies a certain level of success and legitimacy for an
- [Pam MacKinnon Shares Albee, Woolf, and Her Views on Directing](https://andydrachenberg.com/2013/01/15/pam-mackinnon-shares-albee-woolf-and-her-views-on-directing-2/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What is the story of your path to directing ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’PAM MACKINNON: I’ve known Edward now for twelve years and Woolf is the ninth production of six plays of his that I’ve directed (different productions of the same play but different casts, different theatres…) This is the biggie. This is the one that
- [Celia Keenan-Bolger Talks ‘The Glass Menagerie’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2013/08/16/celia-keenan-bolger-talks-the-glass-menagerie/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What is The Glass Menagerie about in your eyes?CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER: I think The Glass Menagerie is a story about a family trying to survive, and all of the different dynamics and the power structure that exists in the family. I think I read The Glass Menagerie in high school and I think I came to it at the wrong time.
- [John Stamos Talks James Earl Jones’ Big Baby Blue Eyes, Broadway, and ‘The Best Man’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/08/17/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 musical,
- [Tracy Letts Describes His Experience In ‘Woolf’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/10/29/tracy-letts-describes-his-experience-in-woolf/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG:‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ is a three act, high tension production. How do you prepare for it?TRACY LETTS:The roles were written for middle aged people so you have to be conscientious about the way you treat yourself in order to perform seven times a week. I concentrate on my physical maintenance by eating
- [Lonny Price Explores Jazz Music, Immersive Theatre and Billie Holiday in ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2013/03/25/lonny-price-explores-jazz-music-immersive-theatre-and-billie-holiday-in-lady-day-at-emersons-bar-and-grill/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What about Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill drew you to this production and this character? LONNY PRICE: I directed Lady Day… at the Long Wharf Theatre in Connecticut and I fell in love with the play. The actress who played Billie Holiday was wonderful, but I’m always looking for projects to do with Audra McDonald. With
- [Amy Morton Discusses Her Broadway Experience in ‘Woolf’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/11/29/amy-morton-discusses-her-broadway-experience-in-woolf/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: You’ve previously directed Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Have you approached the material differently as an actor than you did as a director? AMY MORTON: Acting and directing are two entirely separate disciplines. As an actor, I’m in charge of one track; I have to make sure that Martha is holding up her end of
- [John C. McGinley Talks Mamet’s ‘Glengarry,’ Broadway and Malibu](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/12/03/john-c-mcginley-talks-mamets-glengarry-broadway-and-malibu/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG:How do you feel about your return to Broadway? Does it feel different with Glengarry Glen Ross? JOHN C. McGINLEY:It is profoundly different because last time I was in a show, it tuned up for a month in three different cities before it came to Broadway. We ran for two weeks of previews. We opened
- [Carrie Coon Talks About Rediscovering Honey and ‘Woolf’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2012/11/19/carrie-coon-talks-about-rediscovering-honey-and-woolf/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What has your experience been like being with this show for so long? CARRIE COON: We took a twenty-month break in between productions so it was a little different than usual for us. The break was scary at first but I think it was important. It was fascinating revisiting our roles – it became
- [Brian J. Smith Talks ‘The Glass Menagerie,’ Plastic Theatre and Tennessee Williams](https://andydrachenberg.com/2013/08/22/brian-j-smith-talks-the-glass-menagerie-plastic-theatre-and-tennessee-williams/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What is The Glass Menagerie about in your eyes? BRIAN J. SMITH: In my eyes, The Glass Menagerie is a call for compassion. If Tennessee Williams had a genius for anything as a writer, I think it would be his endless fund of compassion for the most unexpected people. I think that Williams had a real
- [Director John Tiffany Talks ‘The Glass Menagerie’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2013/10/07/director-john-tiffany-talks-the-glass-menagerie/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: Why is The Glass Menagerie a project that you wanted to work on? JOHN TIFFANY: The Glass Menagerie is probably my favorite play. Ever since I first read it at Glasgow University back in the 1990’s, it’s connected quite deeply with me. The story itself is fueled by such guilt, passion and power from Tennessee Williams
- [Zachary Quinto Talks ‘The Glass Menagerie,’ and Working with a Theatrical Magician](https://andydrachenberg.com/2013/10/09/zachary-quinto-talks-the-glass-menagerie-and-working-with-a-theatrical-magician/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: In your eyes, what is this story of The Glass Menagerie?ZACHARY QUINTO:Essentially I feel like the story is obviously of a family and the ways in which each of the members are struggling to find some sense of hope and some sense of self in the face of a lot of adversity. Taking it
- [Cherry Jones Talks ‘The Glass Menagerie’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2013/10/11/cherry-jones-talks-the-glass-menagerie/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: Why is The Glass Menagerie a project that you wanted to work on? CHERRY JONES: John Tiffany had this idea that I should play Amanda Wingfield. He is so charming and so gifted that I thought, I’ll at least do a reading for him. When I did the reading for him, I thought these are some
- [Steven Pasquale Talks ‘The Bridges of Madison County’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2013/11/08/steven-pasquale-talks-the-bridges-of-madison-county/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: Why is The Bridges of Madison County a project that you wanted to work on? STEVEN PASQUALE: Well, that’s easy. It’s really about the creative team: Jason Robert Brown, Marsha Norman, Bartlett Sher and Kelli O’Hara – it’s an East Coast theatre all-star team. I’d work on anything they’re working on, and Bridges is great source material. Who
- [Marsha Norman Talks The Heart of ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ and Working with Jason Robert Brown](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/02/10/marsha-norman-talks-the-heart-of-the-bridges-of-madison-county-and-working-with-jason-robert-brown/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What is the story at the heart of The Bridges of Madison County? MARSHA NORMAN: The heart of the story is about the choices that come upon us by surprise and how those surprises shape our lives. We think that we can make all of these great plans about life, when really it’s the surprises
- [Bryan Cranston Talks LBJ and ‘All The Way’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2013/12/10/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
- [Bart Sher Talks About Transformative Theatre and ‘Bridges’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/01/14/bart-sher-talks-about-transformative-theatre-and-bridges/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What attracts you to directing a show? What makes a show “great?” BARTLETT SHER: If it’s a new show that’s never been done before and it’s made it from scratch, it’s really important that your collaborators are good. Often I’ll make a decision about a story based on finding the right kind of collaborators
- [Jason Robert Brown Talks ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ and The Importance of Collaboration](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/01/31/jason-robert-brown-talks-the-bridges-of-madison-county-and-the-importance-of-collaboration/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: Why did you decide to write the music for The Bridges of Madison County and how do you hope Broadway audiences respond to the show? JASON ROBERT BROWN: I wanted to write a show that would move people. I wanted to write a show that the music and the story together would make audiences feel something
- [Kelli O’Hara Talks ‘The Bridges of Madison County’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/02/04/kelli-ohara-talks-the-bridges-of-madison-county/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: What is the story at the heart of The Bridges of Madison County? Kelli O’Hara: The heart of this story is the love story- the absolutely heartbreaking star-crossed lover type of love story. Bridges is about people living in 1960’s America. One day someone shows up on Francesca’s doorstep and it changes everything for the rest of
- [Interview with Leigh Silverman](https://andydrachenberg.com/2019/02/10/interview-with-leigh-silverman-2/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG – How did you first get involved with Chinglish?Leigh Silverman – I was directing David’s play Yellow Face at The Public, and we had a great time working together. We did the play out in Los Angeles and then brought it to New York. He said he had this idea about doing a kind of Glengarry Glen Ross businessman’s
- [Christopher Oram Talks Olivier Award Winning Costumes of 'Wolf Hall Parts 1 & 2'](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/04/20/christopher-oram-talks-olivier-award-winning-costumes-of-wolf-hall-parts-1-2/) - Andy Drachenberg: What makes Wolf Hall’s design so unique?Christopher Oram: Since we couldn’t possibly create all the locations referred to in both plays the set had to be something much simpler. We had to find a language were we allowed ourselves a simple unit set that told sense of scale rather then specific place. It is
- [Hilary Mantel Talks About Bringing ‘Wolf Hall’ From Book To Stage To Broadway](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/04/15/hilary-mantel-talks-about-bringing-wolf-hall-from-book-to-stage-to-broadway/) - Andy Drachenberg: What inspired you to write this story?Hilary Mantel: The Tudors have been so worked over in novels, in plays… It’s a risky thing to do. But I became aware that there was a gap in the story we’re being told. Where’s Thomas Cromwell? He’s actually central to the most dramatic events of Henry’s reign.
- [Olivier Award Winner Nathaniel Parker Talks 'Wolf Hall' & Portraying Henry VIII](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/04/14/olivier-award-winner-nathaniel-parker-talks-wolf-hall-portraying-henry-viii/) - Andy Drachenberg: What about the character is engaging and how are you connected to the character?Nathaniel Parker: If you play Henry VIII you are playing the most famous king in the world. 50 years after he died he was going to be the most famous king partly because he did kill a lot of people
- [Elisabeth Moss Talks The Resurgence of Feminism and Starring on Broadway Post "Mad Men"](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/04/08/elisabeth-moss-talks-the-resurgence-of-feminism-and-starring-on-broadway-post-mad-men/) - Andy Drachenberg: Tell us about ‘The Heidi Chronicles.’Elisabeth Moss: There are several ways you could describe this play-it’s about a generation, specifically the baby boom generation. The best answer is Wendy’s answer: the play is about how friends are your family, and for me that is what it is really about. You go through life with
- [Tony Winner Pam MacKinnon Talks 'The Heidi Chronicles' and Playwright Wendy Wasserstein's Relevance](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/01/21/tony-winner-pam-mackinnon-talks-the-heidi-chronicles-and-playwright-wendy-wassersteins-relevance/) - Andy Drachenberg: The first question I’m curious about is why The Heidi Chronicles – what captured your initial interest?Pam MacKinnon: It’s such a great play, I have long been an admirer of Wendy Wasserstein’s work. The muscularity of the language, the humor, the politics woven into something that is actually really emotional and psychological; a deeply, deeply personal
- [Funnyman Will Brill On Why New Yorkers Should Relax & Take A Page From ‘You Can’t Take It With You’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/09/17/funnyman-will-brill-on-why-new-yorkers-should-relax-take-a-page-from-you-cant-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 kind
- [Annaleigh Ashford Dishes on Dialect Dominoes & Calling James Earl Jones “Grandpa” | ‘You Can’t Take It With You’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/09/08/annaleigh-ashford-dishes-on-dialect-dominoes-calling-james-earl-jones-grandpa-you-cant-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 Great
- [Leading Lady Rose Byrne Talks Growing Up in A Rambunctious Family and Bonding With Castmates | ‘You Can’t Take It With You’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/09/04/leading-lady-rose-byrne-talks-growing-up-in-a-rambunctious-family-and-bonding-with-castmates-you-cant-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. All
- [Tony Winner Tracy Letts Talks ‘The Realistic Joneses’ and Playwright Will Eno’s Reality](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/06/13/tony-winner-tracy-letts-talks-the-realistic-joneses-and-playwright-will-enos-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. And
- [Michael C. Hall Confronts the Profound in ‘The Realistic Joneses’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/06/11/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 telling.
- [‘Lady Day’ Scenic Designer, James Noone, Talks Creating Non-Traditional Immersive Theatre](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/05/27/lady-day-scenic-designer-james-noone-talks-creating-non-traditional-immersive-theatre-andy-drachenberg-how-did-you-first-explore-designing-lady-day-at-emersons-bar-and-gr/) - 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. It
- [Peter Jay Fernandez from the Tony-nominated ‘All The Way’ on Encompassing The Civil Rights Movement on Broadway](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/05/13/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 and
- [Playwright Will Eno Discusses Dead Squirrels, The “Great Unknown” and ‘The Realistic Joneses’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/03/27/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 needs
- [Caitlin Kinnunen Talks Getting Swept Away in ‘The Bridges of Madison County’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/02/25/caitlin-kinnunen-talks-getting-swept-away-in-the-bridges-of-madison-county/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: Why is The Bridges of Madison County a project that you wanted to work on?CAITLIN KINNUNEN:What made it so that I really wanted to be a part of the show is the amazing creative team. I am such a fan of Bart Sher, Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman. Marsha actually has written two of
- [Michael McKean Reflects on 1964, Hoover and His Path to ‘All The Way’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/02/24/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 visiting
- [Derek Klena Talks ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ and His Broadway Debut as Fiyero in ‘Wicked’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/02/28/derek-klena-talks-the-bridges-of-madison-county-and-his-broadway-debut-as-fiyero-in-wicked/) - ANDY DRACHENBERG: Why is The Bridges of Madison County a project that you wanted to work on and how did you get involved?DEREK KLENA: The obvious pull that drew me to this project was the amazing creative team I’d get to work with. I was a huge fan of Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman before this
- [Audra McDonald Talks About Becoming Billie Holiday in ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/03/13/audra-mcdonald-talks-about-becoming-billie-holiday-in-lady-day-at-emersons-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 play
- [Falsettos First National Tour](https://andydrachenberg.com/2019/03/26/falsettos-first-national-tour/) - Objective: Use the existing brand to build out a full social media branded campaign with unique visuals and stylization. Creative Design Video Production Community Management and Development FALSETTOS revolves around the life of a charming, intelligent, neurotic gay man named Marvin, his wife, lover, about-to-be-Bar-Mitzvahed son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbians next door. It’s a
- [Fat Ham | The San Diego Old Globe](https://andydrachenberg.com/2024/06/15/fat-ham-the-san-diego-old-globe/) - The 2022 Pulitzer-winning, Tony-nominated sensation Fat Ham is a fresh and funny take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet that The New York Times called “a flat-out hilarious comedy.” During a Southern family cookout, Juicy is confronted by the ghost of his father, who demands revenge for his murder. But Juicy, a young, queer, Black man, has enough on his plate. James Ijames’s remarkable play uses uproarious humor and profound insight to explore the conflict between what you owe your family and what you owe yourself. “Smart, fearless, and wildly entertaining” (The Chicago Tribune).
- [Appropriate | The San Diego Old Globe](https://andydrachenberg.com/2025/02/22/appropriate/) - The comic drama from Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins that The New York Times called “subversively original… remarkable and devious.” The estranged siblings of the Lafayette family gather to settle their late father’s Arkansas estate. Amid the clutter they uncover a shocking relic, forcing them to confront long-buried secrets and decades of resentment. As tensions boil over and the cicadas roar, the family faces unsettling truths about their past and how it has shaped them. Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III (Broadway’s Thoughts of a Colored Man), this Tony Award–winning play is a searing and bitingly funny portrait of family, history, and legacy.
- [Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | The San Diego Old Globe](https://andydrachenberg.com/2024/11/12/dr-seusss-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-the-san-diego-old-globe/) - Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a wonderful, whimsical musical based upon the classic Dr. Seuss book. Back for its 27th incredible year, the family favorite features the songs “Santa for a Day,” “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” and “Welcome, Christmas (Fah Who Doraze),” the delightful carol from the popular animated version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Celebrate the holidays as the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, is once again transformed into the snow-covered Who-ville, right down to the last can of Who-hash.
- [Murder on the Orient Express | The San Diego Old Globe](https://andydrachenberg.com/2024/09/10/murder-on-the-orient-express-the-san-diego-old-globe/) - Get ready for a glamorous and enthralling journey in this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s masterpiece. On a train traveling through Europe, a wealthy American tycoon is found dead in his compartment, the door locked from the inside. Enter world-famous detective Hercule Poirot, who must navigate a train full of suspects and solve the murder before the killer strikes again. With humor and romance, Tony Award–nominated playwright Ken Ludwig takes audiences on a thrill ride in a spectacular production whose gorgeous designs and innovative staging are a true knockout.
- [The Significant Other Teaser Trailers](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/09/23/the-significant-other-teaser-trailers/) - Nearly five months before the first performance on Broadway – the Off-Broadway transfer of the play went on sale to the public. To drive awareness and start building a social base, we culled through the script to find small moments that could capture the show’s personality. After finding far more that we could ever use,
- [The Beginning of Significant Other](https://andydrachenberg.com/2017/01/27/the-beginning-of-significant-other/) - Playwright Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews) discusses how Significant Other made the journey from its conception in a classroom to Roundabout Theatre Company to the Great White Way! All of Jordan Berman’s best friends are setting a date…and he can’t even get one. Now when he needs brunch plans, emergency dating advice, or just someone to
- [Gideon Glick Introduces Jordan Berman](https://andydrachenberg.com/2017/03/28/gideon-glick-introduces-jordan-berman/) - As part of the production’s post-opening content rollout, we launched a series of videos with the cast sharing their personal connections to the show, its characters, and themes. All of Jordan Berman’s best friends are setting a date…and he can’t even get one. Now when he needs brunch plans, emergency dating advice, or just someone
- [Significant Other’s Broadway Dating Game](https://andydrachenberg.com/2017/04/03/significant-others-broadway-dating-game/) - Significant Other, the new American play by Joshua Harmon is calling for submissions to help a lucky bachelor or bachelorette find their own significant other. THE DETAILS: Let’s be honest – dating in New York City sucks. In Significant Other, the character Jordan Berman (played by Gideon Glick) is desperately trying to find a date,
- [Make a Date With the Cast of Significant Other](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/12/14/make-a-date-with-the-cast-of-significant-other/) - Objective: Introduce and build early awareness for a production at a time when branding was still in development and photo/video assets were unavailable to present themes/tone. Approach: Edit sound bites of the company sharing details about themselves to build familiarity with the cast, stylistically nodding to the 1980s-1990s “dating video” genre. All of Jordan Berman’s
- [Meet the Daughters in Broadway's Fiddler!](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/12/16/meet-the-daughters/) - Alexandra Silber, Samantha Massell, Melanie Moore, Jenny Rose Baker and Hayley Feinstein introduce us to the five daughters of Tevye (played by Danny Burstein) in Fiddler on the Roof. Tony®-winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind South Pacific and The King and I bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece
- [The New York Premiere of Building The Wall](https://andydrachenberg.com/2017/05/23/the-new-york-premiere-of-building-the-wall/) - Step inside the opening night experience of Building The Wall in New York. From America’s most acclaimed political playwright, Pulitzer and Tony® winner Robert Schenkkan (All The Way, Hacksaw Ridge – Academy Award® nom.), comes a provocative 90-minute theatrical event written in a white-hot fury. In a time when shocking campaign rhetoric turns into real
- [A Cautionary Tale](https://andydrachenberg.com/2017/05/17/a-cautionary-tale/) - Tamara Tunie shares a glimpse into the world of Building The Wall. From America’s most acclaimed political playwright, Pulitzer and Tony® winner Robert Schenkkan (All The Way, Hacksaw Ridge – Academy Award® nom.), comes a provocative 90-minute theatrical event written in a white-hot fury. In a time when shocking campaign rhetoric turns into real policies,
- [Valentine’s Day with the Cast of Significant Other](https://andydrachenberg.com/2017/01/31/valentines-day-with-the-cast-of-significant-other/) - In anticipation of Valentine’s Day (which coincided with the first preview performance of Significant Other on Broadway), we asked the cast to reveal their V-Day #dreamdate! All of Jordan Berman’s best friends are setting a date…and he can’t even get one. Now when he needs brunch plans, emergency dating advice, or just someone to commiserate
- [Do You Have What It Takes? | Significant Other](https://andydrachenberg.com/2017/02/22/do-you-have-what-it-takes-significant-other-on-broadway/) - The cast of Significant Other shares what they look for in a significant other. Do you have what it takes to get with our cast? All of Jordan Berman’s best friends are setting a date…and he can’t even get one. Now when he needs brunch plans, emergency dating advice, or just someone to commiserate and
- [The New Broadway Play Everyone Is Talking About](https://andydrachenberg.com/2017/03/17/the-new-broadway-play-everyone-is-talking-about/) - Hear it from the audience itself! Significant Other is the new Broadway play everyone is talking about. All of Jordan Berman’s best friends are setting a date…and he can’t even get one. Now when he needs brunch plans, emergency dating advice, or just someone to commiserate and eat carbs with, he has to compete for
- [Inside Building The Wall](https://andydrachenberg.com/2017/05/05/inside-building-the-wall/) - Playwright Robert Schenkkan gives us an inside perspective on Building The Wall. From America’s most acclaimed political playwright, Pulitzer and Tony® winner Robert Schenkkan (All The Way, Hacksaw Ridge – Academy Award® nom.), comes a provocative 90-minute theatrical event written in a white-hot fury. In a time when shocking campaign rhetoric turns into real policies,
- [Inside Rehearsal of Building The Wall](https://andydrachenberg.com/2017/05/09/inside-rehearsal-of-building-the-wall/) - Step inside the rehearsal room with playwright Robert Schenkkan, director Ari Edelson and cast members Tamara Tunie and James Badge Dale as Building The Wall prepares for first preview! From America’s most acclaimed political playwright, Pulitzer and Tony® winner Robert Schenkkan (All The Way, Hacksaw Ridge – Academy Award® nom.), comes a provocative 90-minute theatrical
- [To Life - A Fiddler on the Roof Reflection](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/12/21/to-life-a-fiddler-on-the-roof-reflection/) - One of the greatest takeaways from Fiddler on the Roof is it’s celebration of life. After over a year on Broadway, we felt there was no better way to send the production off than to celebrate all of the memories we made along the journey – from day one to day four-hundred and thirty one,
- [Inside The Shoot with Significant Other](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/11/16/inside-the-shoot-with-significant-other/) - Some of the most fun videos to shoot are the ones behind a shoot – letting the personalities shine in the moments they think the camera isn’t on them. That’s what became the center of the piece for Significant Other – inviting the viewer into the room with a cast that you quite simply just
- [The High Holy Days](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/10/15/the-high-holy-days/) - When we were asked to go backstage at Fiddler on the Roof in the weeks leading up to The High Holy Days, we knew we wanted to capture and share the cast and production team’s own traditions and favorite memories, and we knew we wanted to we wanted to shape a memorable video that would
- [Back To School Time on Broadway](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/09/25/back-to-school-time-on-broadway/) - The end of August means one thing for the youngest cast member of Fiddler – it’s back to school season. After 9 months with the company on Broadway, Haley Feinstein played her final performance as Bielke. Just before her return to education, we put together a farewell package and recruited cast member and “big sister”
- [Audiences Are Loving Fiddler on the Roof](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/02/02/audiences-are-loving-fiddler-social-testimonial-campaign/) - When it’s January in New York City, the last thing you want to think of is the dark, cold outdoors. Looking to create a fresh take on the typical audience testimonial video that didn’t , we reached out to some of the show’s biggest advocates to create a more exciting and engaging video piece showcasing
- [Danny Burstein on Playing Tevye!](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/12/18/danny-burstein-on-playing-tevye/) - Danny Burstein shares with me his approach in creating his “own Tevye” in Fiddler on the Roof on the beautiful McKittrick Hotel rooftop months before we began rehearsal! Tony®-winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind South Pacific and The King and I bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece from
- [Meet The Characters of ‘Wolf Hall Parts 1 & 2′](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/04/30/meet-the-characters-of-wolf-hall-parts-1-2′/) - The cast of ‘Wolf Hall Parts 1 & 2′ share insights into the dozens of characters they portray across the two-part Broadway event.
- [‘Wolf Hall’ Visits The National Portrait Gallery](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/04/30/the-cast-of-wolf-hall-visits-the-national-portrait-gallery/) - Director Jeremy Herrin, Novelist Dame Hilary Mantel and the cast of WOLF HALL Parts 1 and 2 take a special visit to The National Portrait Gallery in London for a private viewing of ‘The Real Tudors.’
- [From The River Avon to the Great White Way](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/04/01/from-the-river-avon-to-the-great-white-way-part-one-two/) - The creative team behind the Broadway event of the season WOLF HALL Parts 1 & 2 share the journey from day one at Stratford-upon-Avon, England, featuring novelist Hilary Mantel, director Jeremy Herrin, adapter Mike Poulton, RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran, and casting director Helena Palmer. The cast and creative team behind the Broadway event of
- [‘You Can’t Take It With You’ Attempts James Earl Jones](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/10/14/the-cast-of-you-cant-take-it-with-you-shares-their-best-james-earl-jones-impressions/) - Nobody said you can’t have any fun behind-the-scenes at Broadway’s newest comedy hit You Can’t Take It With You. That’s why Broadway’s Best Shows decided to challenge the company on who could do the best impersonation of our very own Grandpa Vanderhof, Mr. James Earl Jones! Check out their reactions and attempts! One of the
- [Getting to Know ‘The Realistic Joneses’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/04/03/getting-to-know-the-realistic-joneses/) - What do you really know about your neighbors? TONI COLLETE, MICHAEL C. HALL, TRACY LETTS and MARISA TOMEI invite you to find out. Hailed by The New York Times as “tender, funny, terrific and featuring this spring’s most enticing cast,” The Realistic Joneses is written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Eno and directed by Sam
- [Behind the Art ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/04/03/behind-the-art-of-broadways-lady-day-at-emersons-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
- [Behind The Shoot with The Heidi Chronicles!](https://andydrachenberg.com/2015/01/10/behind-the-shoot-with-the-heidi-chronicles/) - Wendy Wasserstein’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece is back on Broadway and critics and audiences are cheering for this hilarious and touching play, and its iconic hero: Heidi Holland. The Huffington Post calls it “An A+ revival! As close to perfection as anyone could hope to get.” And Variety cheers, “Elisabeth Moss is effortlessly endearing and wonderfully
- [Designing The Home for ‘You Can’t Take It With You’](https://andydrachenberg.com/2014/09/30/designing-the-home-for-you-cant-take-it-with-you/) - Scenic Designer David Rockwell gives an in depth guide to the set of Broadway’s newest hit, You Can’t Take It With You! One of the most popular comedies in Broadway history is back – with one of the best ensemble casts to ever light up the Great White Way. George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart‘s
- [Capturing The Hottest Broadway Opening](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/04/27/capturing-the-hottest-night-on-broadway-american-psycho-opening-night-video/) - 7 cameras. 6 hours. 4 locations. 3 videographers. Multiple cab rides. One take. American Psycho is anything but typical – that’s why we wanted to create a very different opening night video experience. Instead of the traditional talking heads with celebrities and production team members, we used seven cameras shooting around the city to tell
- [Fiddler's Brand New Matchmaking App Yente](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/09/07/a-brand-new-matchmaking-app-from-fiddler/) - Yente. Everybody’s favorite matchmaker. With the iconic character being played by Alix Korey in the Broadway revival, alongside an top-notch cast that are always willing to create new content for the show, we set to work on bringing Fiddler on the Roof into, of all places, the online dating world (well, at least in a
- [Inside The Recording Studio with Fiddler](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/03/10/inside-the-studio-recording-the-broadway-cast-album/) - Go inside the recording studio for an exclusive look behind the scenes at our cast album recording! Tony®-winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind South Pacific and The King and I bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winners Jerry Bock and
- [Itzhak Perlman Records A Special Track for Fiddler](https://andydrachenberg.com/2016/03/16/itzhak-perlman-records-fiddler/) - Itzhak Perlman, the reigning virtuoso of the violin, has recorded a special bonus track for the New Broadway Cast Album of ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ Go inside the recording studio for this exclusive look at Itzhak recording “Excerpts from Fiddler on the Roof” arranged by John Williams for Broadway Records. Tony®-winning director Bartlett Sher and
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