Arts
The panel of performers -- Karen Akers (Nine), Christine Baranski (Tony Awards for The Real Thing and Rumors), actor/playwright Harvey Fierstein (who won acting Tony Awards for Hairspray and Torch Song Trilogy -- for which he also won a Best Play Tony in addition to his best book Tony for La Cage Aux Folles), Ben Harney (Dreamgirls, Tony Award), Lonny Price (Master Harold...and the boys), and Liv Ullmann (Ghosts) -- discuss the strong themes of their respective productions; how demanding their roles are, from character development to physical challenges to the emotional intensity of a role; training and audition experiences; how cast replacements effect a play; and developing new musicals out-of-town compared to workshopping in New York.