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Vanya Playwright Christopher Durang on Making Stage Magic With Three of His Closest Friends

FIRST PERSON May 28, 2013 | 12:39PM

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It’s been a special season for Christopher Durang, whose latest comedy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, has already won Best Play honors from the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and New York Drama Critics’ Circle and is nominated for six 2013 Tony Awards. Even sweeter: the fact that Durang is sharing the experience of ...

George C. Wolfe on Nora Ephron's Strength, Tom Hanks' Smarts & Why Audiences Adore Lucky Guy

FIRST PERSON May 21, 2013 | 10:06AM

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One of Broadway's most honored and respected directors, George C. Wolfe has won Tonys for his work on plays (both parts of Angels in America) and musicals (Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk). Wolfe branched out into films such as Nights in Rodanthe in recent years, but luckily for NYC theatergoers, he returned this ...

Tony-Nominated Director Diane Paulus on Bringing Her ‘Dangerous’ Circus-Inspired Pippin to Broadway

FIRST PERSON May 14, 2013 | 4:58PM

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Diane Paulus first took Broadway by storm in 2009, when her vibrant interpretation of Hair in Central Park transferred to the Hirschfeld Theatre. Since her acclaimed Broadway debut, the three-time Tony-nominated director has helmed two more groundbreaking revivals on the Great White Way: a passionate Porgy and Bess in 2012 and a reimagined, circus-inspired Pippin in 2013 ...