David Thompson

Backstage Babble

Today, I’m thrilled to announce my interview with three-time Tony nominated librettist David Thompson. Tune in to hear some of the stories of his legendary career, including how he made his debut with FLORA, THE RED MENACE, experimenting with AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND, the last-minute nature of the CHICAGO revival, what he learned from Kander and Ebb, why 70, GIRLS, 70 is an anomaly, working with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Garth Drabinsky on MUSIC OF THE NIGHT, why STEEL PIER didn’t make a hit on Broadway, incorporating suggestions from the cast into THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, completing that show after Fred Ebb’s passing, how 9/11 affected THOU SHALT NOT, working with Jerry Herman on revising DEAR WORLD, rewriting RAGS, adapting THE BLUE ANGEL and LITTLE MISS MARKER, a different kind of storytelling in THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE, the beauty of THE LOOK OF LOVE, collaborating with Hal Prince on PRINCE OF BROADWAY, making theater in Japan, what attracted him to BAR MITZVAH BOY, reinventing NEW YORK, NEW YORK for the stage, his new piece with John Kander, and so much more. Don’t miss this candid conversation with one of Broadway’s finest wordsmiths.