Father's Day 2019: Joining Dad in the family business As children, they watched as their fathers left for work and, no doubt, wondered where they were going and what they were doing when...
PedroFeb 1, 20194 minAndy Borowitz: Blame RealityAndy Borowitz swears to me that he’s not out to “hoax anybody," but people are hoaxed, nonetheless. As soon as someone on Facebook posts...
PedroJan 31, 20199 minHagrid, Hermione, Harry: 'Just Jim Dale' is the voice behind the 'Harry Potter' audiobooks Jim Dale still hears voices. Hermione, Hagrid, Harry, and hundreds of others. Thanks to Dale, generations of "Harry Potter" fans —...
PedroJan 31, 20194 minChris Botti: Man with the golden hornI was unfamiliar with Chris Botti when I got the assignment to interview him, the following day. I listened to a lot of his music,...
PedroJan 31, 20196 minThomas Meehan: Broadway's show doctorWhen I grow up, if I grow up, I want to be Thomas Meehan. A remarkable man. For this 2005 profile, I spoke with his collaborator, Mel...
PedroJan 31, 20195 minJudy Kaye: Really good at singing really badI adored "Souvenir," which came to Broadway in 2005 long before Meryl Streep turned it into "Florence Foster Jenkins." I'll stick with...
PedroJan 31, 20194 minJohn Cariani: Definitely specific, "Almost, Maine"John Cariani is an actor and writer and the gentlest soul I know. We first spoke in 2008. It's appropriate that John Cariani titled his...
PedroJan 31, 20194 minColin Mochrie: Winging it, nightlyThe first rule of improv is never say "No." It's always "Yes, and..." Looking back over this 2006 interview, I notice that Colin Mochrie,...
PedroJan 31, 20194 minJohn Musto: Mikey and Johnny in the Steinway basementYou hear about places like the Steinway basement. My 2006 chat with composer John Musto got me in. A magical place. The Steinway basement...
PedroJan 31, 20194 minPeter Schickele: Classical music with a P.D.Q. Bach laughtrackI first encountered Peter Schickele's alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach, when I was a college kid in New Mexico. I sang bass in a men's chorale and...
PedroJan 31, 20194 minPaquito D'Rivera: A clarinetist takes up residence in the Katonah woodsI love a good laugh. I spent a laugh-filled July afternoon with Paquito D'Rivera in a Midtown rehearsal room. He radiates joy and...
PedroJan 31, 20196 minBill Nighy: Comic timing down to the 'Vertical' nanosecondI did a ton of research before speaking with Bill Nighy when he came to Broadway in 2006. I watched three or four of his movies and loved...
PedroJan 31, 20192 minMichael Flatley: Never stepping flatlyI couldn't resist teasing Michael Flatley when we spoke in 2006. I had just seen Paul McCartney on "60 Minutes" and noticed that when he...
PedroJan 30, 20197 minTed Sperling: Driving a 'South Pacific' Rolls-Royce with the top downTed Sperling gave me an incredible gift, and I didn't use it. When I was granted unbelievable access, to the first time the cast of...
PedroJan 30, 20195 minKaren Mason: Mamma Mia! It's Momma Rose!The great Irish actor Jim Norton once who told me that his character work always begins from the ground up, with the shoes his character...
PedroJan 30, 20193 minAlec Baldwin: Trusting his instinctsBefore he came to Nyack to sit down with his friend Elliott Forrest in 2011, he gave me a few minutes to talk "30 Rock," and where his...
PedroJan 30, 20195 minBill Irwin: Have dressing-room trampoline, will travelWhen I call Bill Irwin, it's usually bad news. I called him when Jonathan Demme died, seeking his recollections of the "Rachel's Getting...
PedroJan 30, 20194 minJohn Lithgow: Sharing his storied lifeJohn Lithgow is a gifted storyteller, so I was happy to catch up with him in 2010 as he prepared to bring his "Stories By Heart" tour to...
PedroJan 30, 20195 minBernadette Peters: The audience is a willing collaboratorI have a confession: I've had a crush on Bernadette Peters since I saw her in "Song & Dance," a bipolar musical in which she sang the...
PedroJan 30, 20195 minChazz Palminteri: All that ChazzIn 2007, when Chazz Palminteri revisited his masterwork, "A Bronx Tale," on Broadway (before eventually turning it into a musical), he...
PedroJan 30, 20197 minMary Tyler Moore: Something about MaryWhen I was a kid, Saturday nights meant "All in the Family," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Mary Tyler Moore" and "The Carol Burnett Show." In...
