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In this interview from March 6, 2004, actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein talks to director Michael Kantor backstage at the Neil Simon Theatre during the Broadway production of "Hairspray," for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. Their conversation ...

Marlee Matlin was struggling with drug addiction and domestic abuse from her partner at the time, William Hurt. After she completed rehab, her friend Henry Winkler took her in for two years while she continued to recover. “That family took me in as if I ...

Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the Academy Award-winning 2021 film “CODA,” and for the first time in her career, warned that she would exit the film if a Deaf actor wasn’t cast. Troy Kotsur ended up ...

Marlee Matlin visits the house she grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois and shares stories from her childhood, including how she became Deaf at 18 months old.

Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin is a trailblazer in more ways than one, breaking barriers for Deaf performers and redefining what inclusion and representation look like in Hollywood. Her love for acting began during her childhood in Illinois, when she first watched "The Wizard of ...

Learn about the life and career of 4-time Emmy nominee Marlee Matlin as she shares her story in her native American Sign Language. Known for roles in The West Wing and CODA, at 21 years old, Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an ...

In this interview from December 4, 2018, Ringo Starr describes his friendship with Mae West, which started on the set of of the 1978 film "Sextette," and how Mae was Mae both onscreen and offscreen. Interview conducted by directors Sally Rosenthal and Julia Marchesi for ...

Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb is part of In The Making, a documentary shorts series from American Masters and Firelight Media follows emerging cultural icons on their journeys to becoming masters of their artistic disciplines. Director Statement from Mecky Creus “When you go through ...

In these two interviews from March 29, 1999, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb talk about how they have worked together to make classics like “Cabaret.” These two Broadway legends are perhaps the most well-known collaborators in theater history. Interview conducted by Michael Kantor ...

In this interview from 2003, actor, comedian and producer Mel Brooks talks about the first Broadway show he ever saw—Cole Porter's "Anything Goes." He also talks about what makes the Broadway musical uniquely American and special. Interview conducted by Michael Kantor for Broadway: The American ...