Podcasts by 2011 Tony Award Nominees "Cues"
As part of the run up to the 2011 Tony Awards the American Theatre Wing posts videos with "cues" from many Tony Award nominees.
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Judith Light - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you? from 2011-06-03T17:00:01
Judith Light, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Lombardi, speaks about whether there was ever a moment when she wanted to give up theatre and why she did...
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John Larroquette - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:59:47
John Larroquette , nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, explains how he defines success in the theatre.
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Victoria Clark - Why theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:59:28
Victoria Clark, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role for her work in Sister Act, answers the question "Why Theatre?"
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Forrest McClendon - What is the first lesson you learned about theatre that has carried you through to today? from 2011-06-03T16:59:13
Forrest McClendon, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role for his performance in The Scottsboro Boys, discusses the experience of "making something together" on another clip ...
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Stephen Adly Guirgis - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:58:57
Stephen Adly Guirgis, author of Best Play nominee The Mothef**cker with the Hat, answers the question "Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre?"
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Mark Rylance - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you? from 2011-06-03T16:58:40
Mark Rylance, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Jerusalem, talks about why he has never been able to quit doing theatre and why the desire to give up is a h...
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Casey Nicholaw - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:58:24
The Book of Mormon's Casey Nicholaw, nominated for Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography, shares how his experience in the original productions of seven original casts on Broadway has b...
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George C. Wolfe - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you? from 2011-06-03T16:58:10
George C. Wolfe, nominated for Best Direction of a Play for The Normal Heart, discusses the theatre as a place where "intellect and passion and heart can live."
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Rory O'Malley - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:58:07
Rory O'Malley, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for The Book of Mormon, talks about the first time he felt he had achieved success in the theatre.
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Cheri Steinkellner - What is the first show you ever worked on? from 2011-06-03T16:57:35
Cheri Steinkellner, nominated for Best Book of a Musical for Sister Act, talks about the first show she ever worked on.
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Tony Sheldon - What is the first lesson you learned about theatre that has carried you through to today? from 2011-06-03T16:57:20
Tony Sheldon, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Priscilla Queen of the Desert, talks about the first lesson he learned in theatre.
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Brian Ronan - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you? from 2011-06-03T16:57:04
Sound Designer Brian Ronan, nominated for Best Sound Design of a Musical for The Book of Mormon and Anything Goes, reveals if there has ever been a moment when he thought about giving up theatre.
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Jacki Barlia Florin - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you? from 2011-06-03T16:56:46
Producer Jacki Barlia Florin, nominated for The Scottsboro Boys and Jerusalem, talks about how hard it was to get Scottsboro to Broadway without any "big name stars."
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Patina Miller - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:56:30
Patina Miller, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Sister Act, talks about how her training prepared her to "be in the moment and be ready for everything."
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Casey Nicholaw - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:56:16
Co-director and choreographer The Book of Mormon, Casey Nicholaw talks about meeting Mike Nichols for the first time and feeling that that meant he had achieved success.
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Tammy Blanchard - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:56
Tammy Blanchard, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, talks about how, when working on Gyspy, Bernadette Pe...
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Donna Murphy - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:55:45
Donna Murphy, nominated for Best Performance by an actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Roundabout Theatre Company's People in the Picture, shares why she would have liked to play Fanny Brice in ...
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David Lindsay-Abaire - What is the first lesson you learned about theatre that has carried you through to today? from 2011-06-03T16:55:28
Nominated for Best Play for his Good People, David Lindsay-Abaire talks about the first lesson he ever learned about theatre.
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David Lander - Why theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:55:13
David Lander, nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, talks about the ever-changing nature of live theatre.
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Colman Domingo - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:54:54
Colman Domingo, nominated for Best Performance by An Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical The Scottsboro Boys, talks about the most important part of his training.
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David Yazbek - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you? from 2011-06-03T16:54:39
David Yazbek, nominated for Best Original Score for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, whether he has ever considered giving up writing for the theatre.
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Laura Benanti - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:54:22
Laura Benanti, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, talks about her best training experience.
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William Berloni and Oliver The Dog - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:54:06
Animal Trainer William Berloni (and special guest Oliver), recipient of the 2011 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, talks about following up after your first "big hit."
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Joshua Henry - What is the first lesson you learned about theatre that has carried you through to today? from 2011-06-03T16:54:03
Joshua Henry, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical The Scottsboro Boys, shares advice he got from a college acting teacher.
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Scott Pask - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:53:29
Scott Pask, nominated for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for The Book of Mormon, talks about the show he considers a landmark in his career.
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Stephen Oremus - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you? from 2011-06-03T16:53:11
Stephen Oremus, nominated for Best Orchestrations for The Book of Mormon, explains whether he ever thought about quitting the theatre.
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Brian Ronan - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:52:56
Brian Ronan, nominated for Best Sound Design of a Musical The Book of Mormon and Roundabout Theatre Company’s Anything Goes, shares the most important part of his training.
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Robert Lopez - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:52:43
Robert Lopez, nominated for Best Book of a Musical The Book of Mormon, defines his success as getting the first reading of Avenue Q and shares why.
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Beth Leavel - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:52:24
Beth Leavel, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Baby It's You, talks about wanting to play Mama Rose in Gypsy or a role in a dramatic Tennesse Williams ...
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Theodore S. Chapin - Why theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:52:08
Theodore S. Chapin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the American Theatre Wing, talks about the unique nature of theatre and how each moment can never be truly recreated.
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Bobby Cannavale - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you? from 2011-06-03T16:51:47
Bobby Cannavale, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for The Motherf**ker with the Hat, shares how his best friend talked him out of his doubts about a career in ...
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Joe Mantello - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:51:29
Joe Mantello, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for The Normal Heart, talks about his one regret after stopping acting to direct is that he never got to play Ne...
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Beowulf Boritt - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:51:12
Beowulf Boritt, nominated for Best Scenic Design of a Musical The Scottsboro Boys, talks about the importance of his liberal arts education.
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Victoria Clark - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:50:57
Victoria Clark, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Sister Act, talks about wanting to play a recurring character on a television show.
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Jacki Barlia Florin - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:50:41
Jacki Barlia Florin, producer of Best Musical-nominated The Scottsboro Boys and Best Play-nominated Jerusalem, talks about the "need" to be involved with The Scottsboro Boys right from the beginning.
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Patina Miller - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:50:02
Patina Miller, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Sister Act, talks about her interest in originating a role and how she hopes to continue that in the f...
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David Lander - What is the first show you ever worked on? from 2011-06-03T16:49:12
David Lander, nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, talks about the first show he ever worked on.
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Beth Leavel - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:48:54
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Baby It’s You!, Beth Leavel talks about the most important part of her training.
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Laura Benanti - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:48:36
Laura Benanti, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, talks about the part she would most like to play but hasn’...
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Kathleen Marshall - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:48:15
Kathleen Marshall, nominated for Best Direction of a Musical for Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes, talks about her experience working with Susan Schulman, the first director she worked wi...
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Larry Hochman - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:47:54
Larry Hochman, nominated for Best Orchestrations for The Scottsboro Boys and The Book of Mormon, reveals how he felt the first time he met Mike Nichols and Eric Idle when working on Spamalot.
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Colman Domingo - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:47:37
Colman Domingo, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for The Scottsboro Boys, talks about how he (unexpectedly) came to play Billy Finn in a production of Chic...
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Peter Kaczorowski - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:47:19
Peter Kaczorowski, nominated for his lighting designs for Anything Goes, talks about the most important part of his training.
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Tammy Blanchard - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:46:57
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Tammy Blanchard shares what her dream part would be.
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Yul Vazquez - What is the first lesson you learned about theatre that has carried you through to today? from 2011-06-03T16:46:39
Yul Vazquez, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for The Motherf**ker with the Hat, talks about the first lesson he learned in theatre.
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Nikki M. James - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:46:24
Nikki M. James, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for The Book of Mormon, talks about the most important part of her training.
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Andrew Rannells - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:46:07
Andrew Rannells, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for The Book of Mormon, talks about the "best roles" being "the ones [he] doesn't know about."
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Scott Pask - What is the first lesson you learned about theatre that has carried you through to today? from 2011-06-03T16:45:51
Scott Pask, nominated for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for The Book of Mormon, talks about the first lesson he learned about theatre.
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Donna Murphy - Why theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:45:34
Nominated for her performance in People in the Picture, Donna Murphy talks about why she does theatre.
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Joshua Henry - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:45:14
Joshua Henry, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for in a Musical for The Scottsboro Boys, talks about a part he would like to be considered for but has never played.
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George C. Wolfe - Why theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:44:53
Nominated for his direction of The Normal Heart (along with Joel Grey), George C. Wolfe answers the question “why theatre?”
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David Yazbek - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:44:32
David Yazbek, nominated for Best Original Score Written for the Theatre for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, shares his definition of success.
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Bobby Cannavale - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:44:17
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for in a Play for his performance in Motherf**ker with the Hat, Bobby Cannavale discusses the part he would most like to play but hasn’t.
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Martin Pakledinaz - What is the first show you ever worked on? from 2011-06-03T16:44:01
Nominated for his costume designs for Anything Goes, Martin Pakledinaz reminisces about the first show he ever worked on.
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Judith Light - Why theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:43:44
Nominated as Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play, Lombardi’s Judith Light explains, for her, “Why theatre?”
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Andrew Rannells - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:43:27
Andrew Rannells, a nominee for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for The Book of Mormon, talks about the most important part of his training.
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Robert Lopez - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:43:10
A Tony winner for Avenue Q and a nominee this year for Best Book of a Musical for The Book of Mormon, talks about the most important part of his training.
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Mark Rylance - Why theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:43:07
Nominated for Best Actor in a Play for Jerusalem after winning that same award just a couple of seasons ago for Boeing-Boeing, Mark Rylance responds to the question, "Why Theatre?"
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David Lindsay-Abaire - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:42:41
Nominated for this season's Good People, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire explains how, other than awards recognition, he define success in the theatre.
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Stephen Oremus - What is the first show you ever worked on? from 2011-06-03T16:42:27
A veteran of Tony-winner Avenue Q and nominated for his orchestrations for The Book of Mormon, Stephen Oremus recalls the first show he ever worked on
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Joe Mantello - What has been the most important part of your training? from 2011-06-03T16:42:11
Joe Mantello, nominated as Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his first acting appearance in 17 years, recalls the most important part of his training.
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Nikki M. James - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:41:55
Making her mark as a nominee for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, The Book of Mormon, Nikki M. James shares her thoughts on "Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would ...
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Cheri Steinkellner - Why theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:41:41
A veteran writer for television, notably Cheers, first-time nominee Cherie Steinkellner, bookwriter of Sister Act, explains, "Why theatre?"
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Yul Vazquez - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:41:24
A nominee for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in The Motherf**ker With The Hat, Yul Vazquez ponders, "Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider...
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Stephen Adly Guirgis - Why theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:41:06
A veteran of Off-Broadway and the LABryrinth Theater, playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, a first-time Tony nominee for The Motherf**ker With The Hat, explain, "Why theatre?"
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Laura Benanti - Why theatre? from 2011-06-03T16:40:50
Already a Tony Award-winner for Gypsy and nominated again this year for Women on the Verge of Nervous Breakdown, actress Laura Benanti, soon to star in NBC's series The Playboy Club, tells us, "Why...
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Tony Sheldon - "Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for? from 2011-06-03T16:40:35
A Tony nominee for his Broadway and U.S. stage debut as "Bernadette" in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Australian stage veteran Tony Sheldon answers the question, "Is there a part you'd like to pla...
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