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Backstage With...

BackStage with℠ is a new series of dynamic interviews with masters in the performing arts, offering revealing insights and inspirational motivation into the creation of groundbreaking Broadway musicals. Presented by WVIZ/PBS ideastream® and PlayhouseSquare.

Backstage with... The Color Purple

The Color Purple Posted January 19, 2012
Topics: Arts and Culture, Literature, Motion Pictures (Film, Video), Theatre

Alice Walker & Marsha Norman on their influences & the colorful work that's now a musical.

Backstage with... Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks Posted November 24, 2010
Topics: Arts and Culture

Tom Hanks joins a live studio audience for an intimate and revealing conversation about his life and career.

Backstage with... John Lithgow

John Lithgow Posted November 17, 2010
Topics: Arts and Culture

An actor with an incredible range, Lithgow entertains the audience with tales from his diverse roles.

Backstage with... Patricia Heaton

Patricia Heaton Posted November 10, 2010
Topics: Arts and Culture

Heaton tells stories from her time as a struggling actress to the set of Everybody Loves Raymond.

Backstage with... Tim Conway

Tim Conway Posted November 3, 2010
Topics: Arts and Culture

Conway give viewers a glimpse behind the scenes of some of his most famous shows.

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Scott Simon, Host

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America’s most admired writers and broadcasters, and is host of Backstage With.

Air Dates

WVIZ/PBS
Wednesday 8:00 PM

Backstage With... Funding

Episodes of BackStage with... have been funded by: The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation, Dominion Foundation, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and The Ohio Arts Council.

WVIZ PlayhouseSquare

Presented by WVIZ/PBS ideastream and PlayhouseSquare.

ideastream Arts Funding

Production of arts and culture programming on ideastream is made possible by grants from:

CAC

The Cleveland Foundation; Eaton Corporation Charitable Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation; The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation; The Kulas Foundation; The Nord Family Foundation; Parker Hannifin Foundation; The S. Livingston Mather Charitable Trust; and NACCO Industries, Inc.

OAC

The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.




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