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Dividing The Estate, with playwright Horton Foote and actresses, Elizabeth Ashley and Hallie Foote 12/27/2008

Writer/actor Harvey Fierstein on his return to Broadway’s “Hairspray” 12/20/2008

Critic’s Roundtable: John Heilpern, New York Observer; Mike Kuchwara, Associated Press; and Jacques le Sourd, CBS Radio, review the fall season on Broadway. 12/13/2008

Actor Frank Langella on “A Man for All Seasons” and “Frost/Nixon” 11/15/2008

“What’s That Smell?”; tribute to Gerald Schoenfeld 11/14/2008

Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, composers of “Hairspray,” on the controversy over California’s Prop. 8 11/14/2008

Actors Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths discuss their roles in the Broadway revival of Peter Shaffer’s classic 1973 drama, Equus 11/08/2008

Veteran producers James Freydberg, Emanuel Azenberg, on the effects of the economic downturn on Broadway 11/01/2008

Estelle Parsons discusses joining the cast of the Tony Award-winning play, “August: Osage County” 10/25/2008

Broadway Season Preview 10/18/2008

Forum at the Guthrie 10/11/2008

Legendary Composer Charles Strouse, Pt. 2 10/04/2008

Legendary Composer Charles Strouse, Pt. 1 09/27/2008

“Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance” 08/30/2008

“South Pacific: Then and Now” 08/23/2008

Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice on “Jersey Boys” 07/01/2008

TONY Awards Wrap-up 06/16/2008

Tony Award Predictions 06/15/2008

Daphne Rubin-Vega & Michael Musto 05/31/2008

Farewell to Broadway’s “Rent” 05/31/2008

Writer George Packer on his play about Iraq, “Betrayed” 05/30/2008

George Wendt of “Hairspray”; David Javerbaum/Adam Schlesinger, “Cry-Baby” 05/17/2008

“2008 Critic’s Cavalcade” 05/16/2008

Sir Tim Rice discusses his career and the revival of “Chess,” the musical he wrote with ABBA. 05/10/2008

Legendary filmmaker John Waters 05/03/2008

Patrick Stewart, Tony-nominated star of the Tony-nominated revival of “Macbeth”. Also: Rupert Goold, director. 04/18/2008

Robert F. X. Sillerman, the Executive Producer of Mel Brooks’ Broadway musicals “The Producers” and “Young Frankenstein” 04/12/2008

Harvey Fierstein on his new Broadway musical, “The Catered Affair” 04/04/2008

Stew, star/composer/lyricist; Heidi Rodewald, co-composer/lyricist of the Broadway rock musical, “Passing Strange”; plus: film historian Jerry Carlson on the stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcok’s “The 39 Steps.” 03/29/2008

Drama critics Charles Isherwood (“New York Times”), David Rooney (“Variety”) and Linda Winer (“Newsday”) review the new season. 03/01/2008

Elizabeth Ashley, actress, critic John Lahr debate the idea of an all-black revival of Tennessee Williams' classic, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” 02/22/2008

Actors Ian McShane and Raul Esparza on Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming” 01/04/2008

Actor Chazz Palminteri discusses his one-man Broadway show, A BRONX TALE 01/04/2008

Tom Stoppard, playwright “Rock ‘n’ Roll” 01/04/2008

Conleth Hill and Ciarán Hinds on “The Seafarer” / “November” First Rehearsal, with Nathan Lane, David Mamet, Laurie Metcalf 01/04/2008