NEXT TO NORMAL panel on NYC cable (sun 1/10)
NEXT TO NORMAL panel on NYC cable (sun 1/10)
#1NEXT TO NORMAL panel on NYC cable (sun 1/10)
Posted: 1/9/10 at 10:05am
CUNY-TV (channel 75 on NYC Time Warner) will be broadcasting a panel discussion with the creative team of Next To Normal on SUnday Jan 10 at 5pm. The one-hour show will have some repeat showings on Friday Jan 15:
CUNY TV currently airs five recent seminars every week, and the series can also be seen on Cablevisions Metro Guide and cable systems in California.
The creative team behind the hit musical NEXT TO NORMAL-- Director Michael Greif, Composer Tom Kitt, Producer David Stone and Book Writer/Lyricist Brian Yorkey - discuss the unique road the show took to Broadway beginning with its start at the BMI Workshop; the origin of the show's subject matter and the challenges of getting acceptance for it; the reasons behind a title change and what that represented for the creative process; why they took the unusual step of going from off-Broadway to out of town before Broadway; what influences the press and audiences had after the off-Broadway opening in their decision process; why some songs were dropped, others changed and the reasons behind the addition of new material; and 4 songs are performed in studio that illustrate the changes in the various stages of the production.
FEATURED/GUESTS:
Theodore Chapin
Moderator
Michael Greif
Artistic Director
Tom Kitt
Composer
David Stone
Producer
Brian Yorkey
Bookwriter/Lyricist
#2NEXT TO NORMAL panel on NYC cable (sun 1/10)
Posted: 1/9/10 at 10:30amDoes anyone know what channel that is on Cablevision? I can't find it.
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