2002 Symposium: Assembling The Team

2002 Symposium: Assembling The Team with Christopher Ashley, Marty Bell, Sally Campbell-Morse, Larry Fuller, Todd Haimes, Daniel Pelzig, Lucy Simon, David Warren

An episode of the ATW - SDCF Masters of the Stage podcast, hosted by American Theatre Wing and SDCF, titled "2002 Symposium: Assembling The Team" was published on January 3, 2011 and runs 91 minutes.

January 3, 2011 ·91m · ATW - SDCF Masters of the Stage

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Summary

At its 3-day Musical Theatre Symposium in June of 2002, SDCF hosted a panel on assembling creative teams moderated by Arthur Bartow. Speakers included producers Marty Bell ("Ragtime") and Sally Campbell Morse ("Urinetown"), choreographers Larry Fuller ("Evita") and Daniel Pelzig ("33 Variations"), Roundabout Artistic Director Todd Haimes, directors Christopher Ashley ("Memphis") and David Warren ("Summer and Smoke"), and composer Lucy Simon ("The Secret Garden"). These speakers provide case histories of collaborations that they put together that were either successful or dire failures, and include tales of "Ragtime", the 1998 Revival of "Cabaret", "Urinetown" and the original collaboration on the Maltby/Shire musical "Take Flight", which had a successful run at the McCarter Theatre Center in April of 2010 with a different creative team. Other topics include the role of the producer in initiating projects and finding good collaborations, the function of the director as part of a team, and the importance of workshops in the creative process for everyone involved. Listen to this podcast for a informative conversation with fascinating anecdotes on what it means to find the right people to make it to Broadway.

Episode Description

At its 3-day Musical Theatre Symposium in June of 2002, SDCF hosted a panel on assembling creative teams moderated by Arthur Bartow. Speakers included producers Marty Bell ("Ragtime") and Sally Campbell Morse ("Urinetown"), choreographers Larry Fuller ("Evita") and Daniel Pelzig ("33 Variations"), Roundabout Artistic Director Todd Haimes, directors Christopher Ashley ("Memphis") and David Warren ("Summer and Smoke"), and composer Lucy Simon ("The Secret Garden"). These speakers provide case histories of collaborations that they put together that were either successful or dire failures, and include tales of "Ragtime", the 1998 Revival of "Cabaret", "Urinetown" and the original collaboration on the Maltby/Shire musical "Take Flight", which had a successful run at the McCarter Theatre Center in April of 2010 with a different creative team. Other topics include the role of the producer in initiating projects and finding good collaborations, the function of the director as part of a team, and the importance of workshops in the creative process for everyone involved. Listen to this podcast for a informative conversation with fascinating anecdotes on what it means to find the right people to make it to Broadway.

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