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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Lucas Hnath's Own Play Gave Him Nightmares
The playwright behind "The Thin Place" and "Dana H." talks mental remapping, performing trauma and why in ghost stories, less is more.
32 min
127
Let's Talk About Sex Onstage
How Broadway's first intimacy director, Claire Warden, is helping to revolutionize how actors get intimate.
36 min
128
How To Be The Most-Produced Playwright in America
Writer Lauren Gunderson reveals the secrets to her success. Step 1: Write. A lot.
34 min
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Jonathan Groff Knows He’s a Spitter
35 min
130
Brian Cox on Shakespeare, 'Succession' and the ...
37 min
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How 'The Lightning Thief' Hopes to Open Up Broa...
31 min
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The Impact of 'For Colored Girls,' Then and Now
Actress Adrienne C. Moore on Ntozake Shange, "Wonder Woman" and life after "Orange is the New Black."
30 min
133
The 'Soft Power' of Musicals to Change Minds
Composer Jeanine Tesori on how musicals can spur change, and how her latest changed her.
30 min
134
How 'Jagged Little Pill' Will Rock Broadway
Meet the creators and producers bringing Alanis to Broadway. Recorded at Variety's Business of Broadway breakfast.
27 min
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Kristin Chenoweth Wants to Write a Broadway Mus...
The Broadway favorite dishes on her new album, her worst flub, and the bucket-list musical she wants to write.
35 min
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The Broadway Controversies and Coups of Two Act...
Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce, now in “The Height of the Storm,” reveal favorite roles, Broadway memories and the “Phantom” casting that never was.
34 min
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Why Tom Hiddleston Thinks Everyone Should Play ...
Hiddleston and his co-stars in "Betrayal," Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox, talk Pinter, dick-swinging and superheroes.
30 min
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Derren Brown Spills His Broadway 'Secret'
The mentalist and illusionist on the magic of theater, the theatrics of magic, and why he's banned from casinos all across the U.K.
34 min
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How Joel Grey Made 'Fiddler' New Again
The actor, director and photographer talks directing in a language he doesn't know, memories of Hal Prince, and sexy flowers.
36 min
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Jake Gyllenhaal is his 'Best Self' in the Theater
Behind the scenes at Broadway's "Sea Wall/A Life,' with Gyllenhaal and director Carrie Cracknell.
35 min
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What Rita Rudner Learned From Broadway Greats
The comic, now starring in musical "Two's a Crowd," started out in some legendary Broadway shows.
27 min
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The Special Sauce in Broadway's 'Moulin Rouge!'
Writer John Logan and director Alex Timbers bring elephants, windmills, Baz and Beyoncé to Broadway.
32 min
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Plays for Your Ears
How Jeremy McCarter acts locally but thinks globally with podcast series Make-Believe.
28 min
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New List, New Leaders for The Kilroys
Playwrights Hilary Bettis and Caroline V. McGraw on how the collective will expand its push for parity.
35 min
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Audra McDonald Faces Her Fear in 'Frankie and J...
The Tony-winning actress talks intimacy onstage, Broadway diversity and why she calls Michael Shannon "The Rev."
34 min
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How Disney Taught a Generation to Love Musicals
From early Broadway days to Marvel and Star Wars, with Disney Theatrical president Thomas Schumacher.
28 min
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Why Tony Rehearsals Make James Corden Cry
Get a backstage glimpse at the Tony Awards from this year's host.
36 min
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Rosemary Harris' Tony Has a Typo
Tales from the actress’ storied career, including that time she got discovered walking a gay dog.
39 min
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Bryan Cranston on the Exhausting Joys of Broadway
The award-winning actor spills backstage secrets behind his Tony-nominated turn in “Network.”
37 min
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Santino Fontana's 'Tootsie' For Our Time
The Tony-nominated actor on fighting the good fight, and why it’s “like a war movie” backstage.
35 min