Go Behind the Scenes of The Columnist with John Lithgow

“Power, influence…changing the course of history, it’s all in a day’s work,” says John Lithgow, sucking on a cigarette as Joseph Aeslop. In new behind the scenes video footage from a recent photo shoot, the two-time Tony Award winner dishes on his juicy title role in Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere production of David Auburn’s The Columnist. “He was the most charming host, the most welcoming person, but he was like a dog,” snarls Lithgow. “You never knew when he was going to change and turn on you.” Click below to watch the interview with Lithgow and Auburn, then be sure to catch their work on Broadway when The Columnist begins its run April 4 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.