Stagecraft with Gordon Cox

Behind the scenes with the biggest stars on Broadway, Off Broadway and beyond. Hosted by Gordon Cox.

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'A Strange Loop' is Tony-Nominated and We Have ...
Meet the dynamic ensemble of actors who play the Thoughts of a young queer Black man in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical "A Strange Loop": Antwayn Hopper, James Jackson Jr., John-Michael Lyles, Jason Veasey and Tony nominees L Morgan Lee and John-Andrew Morrison.
52 min
52
Debra Messing Will Always Defend Her 'Smash' Sc...
Now on Broadway in 'Birthday Candles,' the actor talks aging 90 years in 90 minutes, live studio audiences and what she knows about what's next for 'Smash.'
34 min
53
Why ‘Suffs’ is More Than Just ‘Hermilton’
Actors Phillipa Soo and Jenn Colella on singing American history, filming musicals and acting in the moment.
30 min
54
Meet the Musician Breaking Broadway Barriers Wi...
Singer-songwriter and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea on accessibility, growing up in a theater and making moody tunes for Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga.
34 min
55
How New Science Can Keep Broadway Voices Healthier
Two experts hope a “vocal Fitbit” can change Broadway’s voice health practices. With Professors Ana Flavia Zuim and Celia Stewart.
34 min
56
From Understudy to History Maker
Broadway's first Black Glinda on her landmark first show, her advice for young performers and what she learned from being a swing.
33 min
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Lynn Nottage Wants to Replace Judgment With Cur...
The "MJ" and "Intimate Apparel" writer talks operas vs. musicals, artistic legacy vs. personal legacy, and why she's not reading reviews right now.
31 min
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Dominique Morisseau Always Has Nine Irons in th...
The “Skeleton Crew” writer on lifting up Detroit, the influence of August Wilson, the closing of “Ain’t Too Proud” and the advice she got from Chadwick Boseman.
38 min
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Robin de Jesús Was Always Playing The Long Game
The Tony-nominated actor, now in “Tick, Tick… Boom!,” talks honoring his ancestors and shares the setbacks that kept him humble.
33 min
60
Why Peter Dinklage Didn’t Want a Fake Nose for ...
The “Game of Thrones” actor talks singing, Cyrano, great theater roles and filming on the side of an active volcano.
30 min
61
How The Cast of 'Company' Learned of Stephen So...
Director Marianne Elliott and actor Matt Doyle on hearing the news backstage, paying tribute to the composer's talent, and singing "Getting Married Today."
34 min
62
Uzo Aduba's New Broadway Role Reminds Her of Jaws
The star of Lynn Nottage's 'Clyde's' talks second chances, sandwich nirvana, and why Clyde is like Jaws.
32 min
63
How Edie Falco's Handprint Inspired Her New Play
Falco, Blair Brown and Marin Ireland reveal the Easter eggs and secrets behind the new play "Morning Sun."
42 min
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'Caroline, or Change,' Then and Now, with Anika...
Two actors with a shared connection to the Broadway musical discuss the timely return of the show.
39 min
65
Andrew Lloyd Webber Talks Industry Advocacy, Ta...
A keynote conversation with Webber and a panel featuring on-the-rise producers, both recorded live at Variety's Legit! The Return to Broadway.
57 min
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Norm Lewis' New Rhythms
The Broadway fan favorite on "Phantom of the Opera," the freedom of starring in a play, and... mushroom coffee?
36 min
67
The 'Playwriting Sisters' Bringing Shows Back A...
Playwrights Jocelyn Bioh ("Nollywood Dreams") and Martyna Majok ("Sanctuary City") discuss returning, 18 months later, to plays the pandemic had paused.
34 min
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'Broadway Will Not Look The Same'
Gennean Scott, the Broadway League's first Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, on the initiatives she's leading to ensure the industry's evolution.
31 min
69
Inside Disney Theatrical’s Global Restart
Producer Thomas Schumacher and Anne Quart on opening 23 shows in 7 months, from Broadway to London to Mexico City to Tokyo.
37 min
70
Broadway's COVID Expert on Returning to Theater...
Broadway's leading COVID advisor, Dr. Blythe Adamson, talks epidemiology, economics, safety and the delta variant.
38 min
71
What Theater Needs Now
Jesse Cameron Alick’s new Sundance Institute study reveals how influential artists and leaders imagine the future of theater and live performance.
36 min
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How 'Pass Over' is Making 'Precedent-Level Chan...
Playwright-producer Antoinette Nwandu and director Danya Taymor on how they're doing things differently -- both onstage and behind the scenes.
39 min
73
Blurring the Lines Between Theater and Ritual
How playwright Aleshea Harris and director Whitney White conduct an orchestra of Black experience in "What to Send Up When It Goes Down."
38 min
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Why 'Rent' is Still a Revolution
Talking with Andy Señor Jr., the former Angel behind the new documentary "Revolution Rent."
31 min
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'In the Heights': The Cuts, The Changes, The Ro...
Writer Quiara Alegría Hudes on going big, and getting intimate, with the movie version of 'In the Heights.'
33 min