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Go in-depth with the leading artists and professionals working on stage today when you go "Downstage Center." Downstage Center, a collaboration of the American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio, is a weekly theatrical interview program that spotlights the creative talents on Broadway, Off-Broadway, across the country and around the world, with in-depth conversations that simply can"t be found anywhere else.
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Jack O'Brien
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Artistic Director, The Old Globe.
Original air date - December 14, 2007
Running Time - 61:11.

Bio of Jack O'Brien

Director Jack O'Brien announces his new title as Artistic Director Emeritus at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre and charts his quarter-century tenure as Artistic Director from his hiring in 1981; reveals his original plans to be a musical comedy writer and star; describes his apprenticeship as a director in the APA Repertory Company under such mentors as Ellis Rabb and John Houseman; remembers his final acting appearance -- opposite Christopher Walken -- and how that set him firmly on the directing path for good; discusses his emergence as an acclaimed director of both musical comedies (including Hairspray and The Full Monty) and the plays of Tom Stoppard (including Hapgood and The Coast of Utopia); and shares the impetus behind the creation of the stage version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

Additional resources:
The Old Globe Site
Hairspray: Official Site
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!: Official Site

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