“I got this advice from Marlo Thomas, who got it from her father, Danny Thomas. And that is put on your blinders and run your own race because it is so easy to go see a lot of shows and oh, no, oh, how did they get their show on Broadway? And why can’t I...
“And what happens is the number’s over. Old revivals. Yow. Blackout. One of the cowboys rips Velcro. I spin out of this dress. He exits. Underneath it I have a full Liza Minnelli red sequin pantsuit on. And there is a dresser who has run on stage and...
“I walk through as the audience is starting to come into the theater. And every night I see kids. These people are so excited to be there and see this show. It means so much to so many people. People are going to a Broadway show. I mean, it’s there....
In a Screen Perspectives interview, Steve Cuden offers a precise breakdown of how story structure functions across film, television, and musical theater—and why momentum is essential in all three. According to Cuden, screen storytelling must always move forward. Film...
“It’s The Producers. We’re in Chicago and the orchestra plays the first song and they get to the end and everybody applauds, and then they all look at Mel Brooks. And Mel turns to me and he says, ‘Doug, surprisingly good.'” ~ Doug...
