Director Robert Falls (Part 2)
This week we continue our conversation with Robert Falls, the Tony-winning artistic director of the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. In addition to being well-known for directing classics like Arthur Miller\u2019s Death of a Salesman and Eugene O\u2019Neill\u2019s The Iceman Cometh and Long Day\u2019s Journey Into Night, Bob has worked on such possibly surprising material as the Elton John and Tim Rice musical Aida, and that\u2019s where we pick up our conversation.\xa0Featuring the joy of working with actors; collaborating with Elton John, Tim Rice, and David Henry Hwang; tales of working on John Logan\u2019s Red, and Shakespeare\u2019s Winter\u2019s Tale and Measure for Measure; why and how we're drawn to certain plays or genres; false distinctions; some terrible phrasing and important corrections; why, for all the comedies Bob directs, he may be more of a tragedian; and the dual pleasures of tearing plays apart \u2014 and an audience\u2019s heart out. (Length 18:54) (Pictured: (l-r) Disney Theatrical's Thomas Schumacher, Elton John, and Robert Falls in rehearsal for Aida, 2000.)