Stagecraft with Gordon Cox

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

Arts
Music
Society & Culture
176
Sasson Gabay
How "the DeNiro of Israel" stole tricks from a Tony winner in "The Band's Visit."
25 min
177
Stockard Channing
The veteran stage and screen actress doesn't love "Grease" as much as you do.
23 min
178
'Dear Evan Hansen': The Novel
A YA adaptation reveals new secrets of the fan-favorite Tony winner.
28 min
179
Aasif Mandvi
Why Mandvi's 20-year-old play "Sakina's Restaurant" is suddenly a political statement.
30 min
180
Power of Broadway
Top execs talk the business of Broadway at Variety's power breakfast.
34 min
181
Conor McPherson
He wrote a play with Bob Dylan tunes -- but don't call it a jukebox musica
29 min
182
Theresa Rebeck & Janet McTeer
The writer and star of “Bernhardt/Hamlet” on their timely play about a powerful woman
30 min
183
Andy Karl
The "Pretty Woman" star on nostalgia, reviews, and that injured knee.
25 min
184
Joe Iconis
How to make your musical go viral, according to the fan-fave composer.
28 min
185
Michael Mayer & Spencer Liff
Why the Go-Go's and 16th century literature make a perfect match in "Head Over Heels."
30 min
186
Zachary Quinto
The "Star Trek" actor talks Broadway, gay rights and his dream role.
26 min
187
Tatiana Maslany
The Emmy winner on an “Orphan Black” reunion and her timely new stage role.
26 min
188
'Once On This Island' Producer on His Surprisin...
Producer Ken Davenport dissects his unexpected Tony triumph and blurs the lines with "Gettin' The Band Back Together."
29 min
189
BD Wong
  The Tony-winning actor, now returning to the New York stage in "The Great Leap," talks basketball in Beijing, dinosaurs, mad scientists, Whiterose, and the secret origin of his name.
27 min
190
Ep36 - Matt Bomer and Andrew Rannells / The Boy...
Two stars of the big-name revival of the landmark gay drama "The Boys in the Band" talk Broadway debuts, Tony parties, Rannells' new book and why Bomer's next Broadway show should be a musical.
29 min
191
Ep35 - Basil Twist
The puppeteer, a MacArthur genius grant winner, explains the difference between working downtown and working on Broadway, and spills the secrets behind the new revival of his 20-year-old breakout show, "Symphonie Fantastique."
25 min
192
Ep34 - Andrew Garfield
The actor, nominated for a Tony Award for his leading role in "Angels in America," compares the Tonys and the Oscars, talks up the timeliness of "Angels" and reveals what is, for him, "the greatest privilege in playing this part."
28 min
193
Ep33 - Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond & Nell Benjamin
The writers of the Tony-nominated "Mean Girls" -- book writer Tina Fey, composer Jeff Richmond and lyricist Nell Benjamin -- take us behind the scenes of their fetch new musical.
30 min
194
Ep32 - LaChanze
Tony Award winner and current nominee LaChanze dishes on the Tonys, shares what it means to her to play Donna Summer in the bio-musical "Summer," and reveals why she started going by just one name.
28 min
195
Ep31 - Lauren Ambrose & Harry Hadden-Paton
The Tony-nominated stars of Lincoln Center Theater's "My Fair Lady" talk about performing the classic musical in the era of Time's Up and reveal how Adele helped Ambrose pick up Eliza Doolittle's accent.
27 min
196
Ep30 - Lynn Nottage
  The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner of "Ruined" and "Sweat" reveals the secret origins of her new play "Mlima's Tale" -- including its surprising link to Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow.
25 min
197
Ep29 - Tom Hiddleston & William Shakespeare
The "Avengers: Infinity War" star reveals how he first got hooked on The Bard and details his recent production of "Hamlet."
66 min
198
Ep28 - Chris Evans
Evans, now on Broadway in "Lobby Hero" and soon to reprise his signature role as Captain America in "Avengers: Infinity War," reveals his theater-kid roots, details the difficulties of spit management and ponders his future with -- or without --...
25 min
199
Ep27 - Jamie Parker
The Olivier-winning star of Broadway's "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" reveals how he got cast as the boy wizard, why he's re-read the books five or six times, and what it's like interacting with the show's international audience of superfans.
25 min
200
Ep26 - Joshua Jackson & Lauren Ridloff
Joshua Jackson ("Dawson's Creek," "Fringe") and newcomer Lauren Ridloff, the stars of the new Broadway revival of "Children of a Lesser God," sound off on accessibility, representation, communication and why "Children" is still so relevant today.
31 min