Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Papp, Joseph
2. Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-
3. Kramer, Larry
4. Dreyfuss, Richard
5. Jones, Bill T.
6. Zane, Arnie, 1948-1988

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (59 min.) sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Compilation of television coverage concerning AIDS and the performing arts compiled by Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival. Includes nine segments from New York and Los Angeles aired between July 25, 1985 and May 23, 1989.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.

Series statement

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Alternative title

1. AIDS related tape #1 permanent storage 7/25/85 to 5/23/89

Subject

1. AIDS (Disease) > Patients > New York (State)
2. AIDS (Disease) > Research > United States
3. Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company
4. AIDS (Disease) > United States
5. Dreyfuss, Richard
6. Gays and the performing arts
7. Kramer, Larry > Normal heart
8. AIDS (Disease) and the arts > New York (State) > New York
9. Video
10. Choreographers > United States
11. Television

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 5305

Note

1. No credits on tape. Title supplied by cataloger.
2. This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
3. Dubbed compilation of segments taped off air.
4. Segment one: Eyewitness news, aired Channel 7, exact air date is unknown. It is confirmed that actor Rock Hudson has been diagnosed with AIDS. His diagnosis is bound to increase public concern about the disease now that is has struck someone so famous. Many performers are donating their time in efforts to raise funds to find a cure for AIDS. Joseph Papp has produced Larry Kramer's play about AIDS called The normal heart. Segment includes interview with Papp and performance excerpt.
5. Segment two: Channel 2 news at 6:00, aired Channel 2, exact air date is unknown. The news that actor Rock Hudson has AIDS is expected to bring more attention to fighting the disease. Health editor Earl Ubell reports on the impact of AIDS on both the gay and non-gay communities and prospects for a cure, including discussion of drugs used to treat the disease. Includes interview with playwright Larry Kramer, author of the play The normal heart and with AIDS victims and doctors.
6. Segment three: Channel 2 news at 6:00, aired Channel 2, exact air date is unknown. A number of well known actors and performers have been donating their time and talent to raise money for AIDS research. A benefit performance called Comic relief on May 19th, 1985 at the Shubert Theater has raised over $300,000. More benefits are planned. Includes performance excerpt.
7. Segment four: Entertainment this week, exact air date is unknown. Actor Richard Dreyfuss plays a homosexual who is trying to raise funds for AIDS research in the Los Angeles production of the play The normal heart. Includes interview with Dreyfuss who discusses his reasons for taking the part and his experiences playing a gay man.
8. Segment five: Nine o'clock news, aired Los Angeles, exact date is unknown. Richard Dreyfuss plays a homosexual desperately trying to raise fund for AIDS research in a Los Angeles production of the play The normal heart, now running at the Las Palmas Theater in Los Angeles. Includes performance excerpt.
9. Segment six: Weekend magazine, aired Los Angeles, exact air date is unknown. Larry Kramer's play The normal heart at the Las Palmas theater in Los Angles concerns a small group of gay men in 1981 who tried to alert the public and the media about the dangers of the AIDS epidemic. Includes interviews with actor Richard Dreyfuss, who stars in the production, and playwright Larry Kramer. Discussion includes the case of a heterosexual woman with AIDS and the fact that AIDS does not only affect homosexuals.
10. Segment seven: Channel 4 news, aired Hollywood, exact air date is unknown. Editor David Sheehan discusses the play The normal heart and actor Richard Dreyfuss' decision to star in it, despite his more lucrative job offers. Includes performance excerpts.
11. Segment eight: Channel 4 news at 5:00, aired Hollywood, exact air date is unknown. Repeat of segment seven.
12. Segment nine: AIDS and the arts, MacNeil/Lehrer newshour, aired New York City, exact air date is unknown. Correspondent Joanna Simon reports on the impact of AIDS on the performing arts community, focusing on the worlds of theater, ballet and opera. Includes interview with theatrical producer Joseph Papp and playwright Harvey Fierstein. Segment contains a profile of choreographers Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane who are coping privately and professionally with Zane's condition.

Title

1. AIDS and the performing arts : related television coverage from New York and Los Angeles, July 25, 1985 to May 23, 1989 [videorecording]

Imprint

1. New York, 1985-1989.

Series

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Added author

1. Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
2. Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- interviewee.
3. Kramer, Larry, interviewee.
4. Dreyfuss, Richard, interviewee.
5. Jones, Bill T., interviewee.
6. Zane, Arnie, 1948-1988, interviewee.

Research call number

1. NCOX 5305