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Faye Castelow in Best Play Tony Award winner "Leopoldstadt" on Broadway

By Sarah LaDuke

Published June 16, 2023 at 11:45 AM EDT

Faye Castelow (Gretl) and Colleen Litchfield (Hanna) in Leopoldstadt

This past Sunday at the 76th Annual Tony Awards, Tom Stoppard’s play, “Leopoldstadt,” won 4 trophies - including Best Play and Best Direction of a Play for Patrick Marber. In 2020, “Leopoldstadt” won the Olivier Award for Best New Play for its West End run.

Set in Vienna, the play takes its title from the Jewish quarter. This passionate drama of love and endurance begins in the last days of 1899 and follows one extended family deep into the heart of the 20th century.

Faye Castelow plays Gretl and she joins us to talk about her character and her connection to this show.

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Sarah LaDuke

Sarah has worked in radio since she graduated from college in 2006. In her work with WAMC, she often interviews regional and global artists in all fields including music, theatre, film, television, and visual arts. During the main thrust of the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, Sarah hosted a live Instagram interview program "A Face for Radio Video Series." On it, Sarah spoke with artists about the creative activities they were accomplishing and/or missing. She is on the board of WAM Theatre and lives in Albany, New York with her husband, Paul, and their dog, Doritos.

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