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2011 Tony Award Nominees "Cues"

American Theatre Wing

As part of the run up to the 2011 Tony Awards the American Theatre Wing posts videos with "cues" from many Tony Award nominees.

Episodes

20 of 67 episodes

Judith Light - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you?

Judith Light, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Lombardi, speaks about whether there was ever a...

1:33Jun 3, 2011

John Larroquette - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre?

John Larroquette , nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for How to Succeed in Business Without Really...

1:04Jun 3, 2011

Victoria Clark - Why theatre?

Victoria Clark, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role for her work in Sister Act, answers the question "Why Theatr...

0:49Jun 3, 2011

Forrest McClendon - What is the first lesson you learned about theatre that has carried you through to today?

Forrest McClendon, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role for his performance in The Scottsboro Boys, discusses the e...

1:52Jun 3, 2011

Stephen Adly Guirgis - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre?

Stephen Adly Guirgis, author of Best Play nominee The Mothef**cker with the Hat, answers the question "Other than awards recognition, how do...

1:47Jun 3, 2011

Mark Rylance - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you?

Mark Rylance, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Jerusalem, talks about why he has never been able t...

1:57Jun 3, 2011

Casey Nicholaw - What has been the most important part of your training?

The Book of Mormon's Casey Nicholaw, nominated for Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography, shares how his experience in the origi...

0:44Jun 3, 2011

George C. Wolfe - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you?

George C. Wolfe, nominated for Best Direction of a Play for The Normal Heart, discusses the theatre as a place where "intellect and passion...

1:10Jun 3, 2011

Rory O'Malley - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre?

Rory O'Malley, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for The Book of Mormon, talks about the first time...

0:49Jun 3, 2011

Cheri Steinkellner - What is the first show you ever worked on?

Cheri Steinkellner, nominated for Best Book of a Musical for Sister Act, talks about the first show she ever worked on.

1:09Jun 3, 2011

Tony Sheldon - What is the first lesson you learned about theatre that has carried you through to today?

Tony Sheldon, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Priscilla Queen of the Desert, talks about the f...

0:47Jun 3, 2011

Brian Ronan - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you?

Sound Designer Brian Ronan, nominated for Best Sound Design of a Musical for The Book of Mormon and Anything Goes, reveals if there has ever...

0:21Jun 3, 2011

Jacki Barlia Florin - Was there ever a moment when you wanted to give up theatre and why didn't you?

Producer Jacki Barlia Florin, nominated for The Scottsboro Boys and Jerusalem, talks about how hard it was to get Scottsboro to Broadway wit...

1:16Jun 3, 2011

Patina Miller - What has been the most important part of your training?

Patina Miller, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Sister Act, talks about how her training prep...

0:32Jun 3, 2011

Casey Nicholaw - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre?

Co-director and choreographer The Book of Mormon, Casey Nicholaw talks about meeting Mike Nichols for the first time and feeling that that m...

0:52Jun 3, 2011

Tammy Blanchard - What has been the most important part of your training?

Tammy Blanchard, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Tryi...

0:46Jun 3, 2011

Donna Murphy - Is there a part you'd like to play that you don't think people would consider you for?

Donna Murphy, nominated for Best Performance by an actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Roundabout Theatre Company's People in the Picture...

0:56Jun 3, 2011

David Lindsay-Abaire - What is the first lesson you learned about theatre that has carried you through to today?

Nominated for Best Play for his Good People, David Lindsay-Abaire talks about the first lesson he ever learned about theatre.

0:28Jun 3, 2011

David Lander - Why theatre?

David Lander, nominated for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, talks about the ever-changing nature of live...

1:00Jun 3, 2011

Colman Domingo - What has been the most important part of your training?

Colman Domingo, nominated for Best Performance by An Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical The Scottsboro Boys, talks about the most importa...

1:00Jun 3, 2011