Act One

Playing a plethora of characters has been second nature to Second City alumna Andrea Martin. But it's not without pitfalls, as she attests after taking on multiple roles in James Lapine's "Act One."

Writer/director James Lapine recalls how he came to adapt Moss Hart's celebrated memoir of his early days, and Tony Shalhoub weighs in on its meaning for people who work in the theater.

Lincoln Center Theater's production of James Lapine's play succeeds in being intimate and monumental at the same time - thanks largely to Beowulf Boritt's Tony Award-winning set. Lapine, Boritt and cast members reminisce about this literally dizzying feat of stagecraft.

Of all the actors in James Lapine's theatrical adaptation of Moss Hart's beloved memoir, Santino Fontana is one of the few who inhabit a single character. But the role - that of Moss Hart himself in his early days in the theater - proves plenty challenging.