Women in the Spotlight

This section highlights and celebrates accomplished women in the theater industry not just for Women's History Month but all year long. Read their profiles and our interviews and share them far and wide!

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Women in the Spotlight

Interview: Symphony Space Executive Director Kathy Landau Prioritizes Accessibility in the Arts

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From Floyd Collins to Redwood, Tina Landau Explores the Power of Letting Go

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Interview: Photographer Jenny Anderson and Her Backstage Pass to Broadway

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Interview: Melissa Gilbert Gets Intimate About Still and Reveals an Enticing Dream Role

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Interview: Larissa FastHorse Talks About Well-Meaning White People and Theater’s Power to Heal

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Meet the Artistic Director: Jill Rafson of Classic Stage Company

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BFFs for 41 Years, Joy Behar and Susie Essman Share the Stage in My First Ex-Husband

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How the Writer/Activist V (Formerly Eve Ensler) Is Addressing Climate Change Through Musical Theater

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Interview: Camille A. Brown’s Road From Queens to Hell’s Kitchen

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Interview: With Grounded, Jeanine Tesori Makes Metropolitan Opera History

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Interview: Juggling The Who and Huey Lewis, Lorin Latarro Choreographs Two Broadway Shows at Once

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Gloria Calderon Kellett Talks About Her Latest Play and How It Explores More Than Just Identity

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Interview: Taking a Page From Bekah Brunstetter’s Notebook

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Interview: Jenn Colella Hopes Shaina Taub's Suffs Inspires Audiences to Take Action

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Interview: Amid That '90s Show, Agatha, and Boeing-Boeing, It Was Debra Jo Rupp All Along

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Interview: Alexandra Socha Lands by Bubble in Oz for the First Time

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Interview: Ellen Hart Talks About Her Legendary Stardust Diner and Its Lasting Spell on Broadway

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Interview: Delia Ephron Finds the Humor in the Sadness in New Broadway Comedy Left on Tenth

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In a New Documentary, Renée Elise Goldsberry Recounts Her Journeys to Motherhood and Hamilton

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With The White Chip, Annaleigh Ashford Makes a First Foray Into Theater Producing

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Interview: Schele Williams's Empowering Journey to the Director's Chair

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Playhouse Square's Kristen Jantonio Finds Strength and Inspiration Through the Power of Theater

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Interview: Producer Carlee Briglia Brings Comedy to Broadway

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Interview: Kristen Bell Talks About How Reefer Madness Changed Her Life

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