EPISODE · Jan 7, 2008 · 1H 3M
Tony Walton (#183) - January, 2008
from ATW - Downstage Center · host American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio
Designer turned director Tony Walton (Tony Award winner for designing, among others, Pippin, the 1986 House of Blue Leaves and 1992 of Guys and Dolls) talks about his work directing the plays of George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward for New York's Irish Repertory Theatre; considers how his work as a designer influences his work as a director -- and vice versa; remembers his earliest days both at art school in England and as a fledgling designer in the U.S.; recounts anecdotes from his first major Broadway success, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, including a tension filled encounter between star Zero Mostel and show doctor Jerome Robbins; and shares stories about his work with such varied artists and collaborators as George Abbott, Bob Fosse, Boris Aronson, Stephen Sondheim, Mike Nichols -- and even Michael Jackson and Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Designer turned director Tony Walton (Tony Award winner for designing, among others, Pippin, the 1986 House of Blue Leaves and 1992 of Guys and Dolls) talks about his work directing the plays of George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward for New York's Irish Repertory Theatre; considers how his work as a designer influences his work as a director -- and vice versa; remembers his earliest days both at art school in England and as a fledgling designer in the U.S.; recounts anecdotes from his first major Broadway success, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, including a tension filled encounter between star Zero Mostel and show doctor Jerome Robbins; and shares stories about his work with such varied artists and collaborators as George Abbott, Bob Fosse, Boris Aronson, Stephen Sondheim, Mike Nichols -- and even Michael Jackson and Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Tony Walton (#183) - January, 2008
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