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Tribute to Michael Kuchwara, theater critic with the Associated Press, who died on May 22, 2010. Encore of Dec. 2008 panel with Kuchwara, John Heilpern, and Jacque LeSourd. Plus: the decade in theater with Jesse Green, Michael Musto and Patrick Pacheco. 07/03/2010

Tony Awards Wrap-up with theater columnists Jesse Green of “New York Magazine,” Patrick Healy of The New York Times, and Michael Musto of “The Village Voice. Plus, the great Marian Seldes.” 06/19/2010

Prof. James Shapiro of Columbia University discusses his book, “Contested Will,” about “who really wrote Shakespeare.” 06/14/2010

Tony nominated-actress Linda Lavin of “Collected Stories”; followed by Tony-nominated choreographer Twyla Tharp on her show, “Come Fly Away.” 06/12/2010

Tony Predictions with theater columnists Jesse Green of New York Magazine, Michael Musto of The Village Voice, and Patrick Pacheco of the Los Angeles Times 06/05/2010

British critic Baz Bamigboye plus director/choreographer Bill T. Jones, actor Sahr Ngaujan and producer Steve Hendel on “Fela.” 05/29/2010

Theater critics Joe Dziemianowicz of the New York Daily News, Charles Isherwood of The New York Times, John Simon of Bloomberg News and Elisabeth Vincentelli of the New York Post on this past Broadway season. 05/21/2010

A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the USA's longest-running show, The Fantasticks, with lyricist/librettist Tom Jones, the show’s original co-star Rita Gardner and performers from the current production Erik Altemus, Edward Watts and Kimberly Whalen, accompanied by pianist Robert Felstein. 05/21/2010

Actors Viola Davis and Stephen Mckinley Henderson, and director Kenny Leon of August Wilson’s “Fences.” 05/14/2010

Actor Christopher Walken discusses his role in Martin McDonagh’s play, “A Behanding in Spokane.” 04/30/2010

“Party Animals” Author Robert Hofler on his book, “Party Animals: A Hollywood Tale of Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Starring the Fabulous Allan Carr,” a biography of producer Allan Carr (1937-1999), best known for “Grease” and “La Cage Aux Folles.” 04/17/2010

“Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and The West End Whingers” with writer/director Alex Timbers and composer/lyricist Michael Freeman. Plus British critics Mark Shenton (The Guardian) and Phil and Andrew, the “West End Whingers.” 04/16/2010

Billie Joe Amstrong (Green Day) the composer and lyricist of “American Idiot,” Michael Mayer, director, on “American Idiot,” based on the album by Green Day. 04/16/2010

Eminent playwright/cartoonist Jules Feiffer on his lengthy and influential career, as well as his memoir, Backing into Forward 04/16/2010

Producer Theodore Mann, author of the memoir, “Journeys in the Night: Creating a New American Theater with Circle in the Square.” Also: Patrick Healy of The New York Times. 04/02/2010

Actresses Janeane Garofalo and Carol Kane on Delia & Nora Ephron’s “Love, Loss, and What I Wore.” Also: Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Michael Musto (Village Voice) and Patrick Pacheco (LA Times) on Broadway theatre in the past decade, 2000-2010. 04/01/2010

Waking Sleeping Beauty 03/27/2010

Playwright Donald Margulies and actor/playwright Eric Bogosian on Margulies’ play, “Time Stands Still.” 02/19/2010

“The Scottsboro Boys” 02/19/2010

Maury Yeston, composer/lyricist, “Nine.” Pt. 1 of 2 02/19/2010

“A View from the Bridge” with actor Liev Schreiber and director Gregory Mosher. 02/13/2010

Producers Jeffrey Seller (“In the Heights,” “Avenue Q”) and Thomas Viertel (“A Little Night Music,” “The Norman Conquests”) discuss the financial state of Broadway and how the theater business is coping with the economic downturn. 02/06/2010

Playwright Douglas Carter Beane discusses his new comedy, “Mr. & Mrs. Fitch,” about a husband/wife gossip-writing team. 02/05/2010

Spring 2010 Season Preview with critics Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Michael Musto (Village Voice), and Patrick Pacheco (Los Angeles Times). 01/23/2010

Maury Yeston, Part 2. 01/20/2010

Playwright Theresa Rebeck and the cast of her new comedy “The Understudy”: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Justin Kirk and Julie White. 01/02/2010