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Additional authors

1. Kato, Andrew
2. Flaherty, Stephen
3. Ahrens, Lynn
4. Guy, Rosa
5. McIntyre, Gerry
6. Daniele, Graciela, 1939-
7. Marzullo, Steve
8. Sosa, Emilio
9. McCarthy, Ed
10. Cassidy, Craig
11. Starobin, Michael
12. Weitzman, Ira
13. Russell, Kimberly
14. Belcon, Natalie Venetia
15. LaChanze
16. Cintron, Monique
17. Dixon, Jerry
18. Gibbs, Sheila
19. Lewis-Evans, Kecia
20. McClendon, Afi
21. Nealy, Milton Craig
22. Riley, Eric
23. Samuel, Malika
24. Williams, Ellis E
25. White, Lillias
26. Smith, Bradshaw
27. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization), producer
28. Broadway Beat (Firm)
29. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization), donor

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (100 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. This semi-staged concert performance of Once on this island featuring most of the original Broadway cast was staged as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Subject

1. African American theater > New York (State) > New York
2. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 2001-2010
3. Musicals
4. Man-woman relationships > Drama
5. Race relations > Drama
6. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
7. Guy, Rosa > Adaptations

Genre/Form

1. Musicals.

Call number

1. NCOV 2787

Note

1. No production credits on tape. Information gathered from program.
2. A videorecording of the original Off-Broadway production of this show, taped at Playwrights Horizons on May 13, 1990, is available on NCOV 891.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Music direction by Steve Marzullo ; costume coordinator, Emilio Sosa ; lighting designer, Ed McCarthy ; sound consultant, Craig Cassidy ; musical arrangements by Michael Starobin ; creative consultant, Ira Weitzman ; prod. stage manager, Kimberly Russell.

Performer (note)

1. Natalie Venetia Belcon, LaChanze, Monique Cintron, Jerry Dixon, Sheila Gibbs, Kecia Lewis, Afi McClendon, Gerry McIntyre, Milton Craig Nealy, Eric Riley, Malika Samuel, Ellis E. Williams.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York, N.Y., May 12, 2002.

Biography (note)

1. Once on this island began as an Off-Broadway production at Playwrights Horizons in 1990. The Broadway production opened at the Booth Theatre on Oct. 18, 1990 and ran until Dec. 1, 1991.

Title

1. Once on this island : the original Broadway cast reunion [videorecording] / Produced by Andrew Kato and the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS team ; book and lyrics, Lynn Ahrens ; music by Stephen Flaherty ; based upon the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy ; benefit staging by Gerry McIntyre ; originally directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele ; [video director] Bradshaw Smith ; [video prod. company] Broadway Beat Productions.

Imprint

1. New York, c2002.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Music direction by Steve Marzullo ; costume coordinator, Emilio Sosa ; lighting designer, Ed McCarthy ; sound consultant, Craig Cassidy ; musical arrangements by Michael Starobin ; creative consultant, Ira Weitzman ; prod. stage manager, Kimberly Russell.

Cast

1. Natalie Venetia Belcon, LaChanze, Monique Cintron, Jerry Dixon, Sheila Gibbs, Kecia Lewis, Afi McClendon, Gerry McIntyre, Milton Craig Nealy, Eric Riley, Malika Samuel, Ellis E. Williams.

Performer

1. Special appearances: Lillias White, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, Graciela Daniele, Ira Weitzman.

Event

1. Videotaped at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York, N.Y., May 12, 2002.

Biography

1. Once on this island began as an Off-Broadway production at Playwrights Horizons in 1990. The Broadway production opened at the Booth Theatre on Oct. 18, 1990 and ran until Dec. 1, 1991.

Local note

1. Gift of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Kato, Andrew, producer.
2. Flaherty, Stephen. Once on this island.
3. Ahrens, Lynn, librettist.
4. Ahrens, Lynn, lyricist.
5. Guy, Rosa.
6. McIntyre, Gerry, staging.
7. McIntyre, Gerry, performer.
8. Daniele, Graciela, 1939-
9. Marzullo, Steve, conductor.
10. Sosa, Emilio, costume designer.
11. McCarthy, Ed, lighting designer.
12. Cassidy, Craig, sound consultant.
13. Starobin, Michael, arranger of music.
14. Weitzman, Ira.
15. Russell, Kimberly, production stage manager.
16. Belcon, Natalie Venetia, performer.
17. LaChanze, performer.
18. Cintron, Monique, performer.
19. Dixon, Jerry, performer.
20. Gibbs, Sheila, performer.
21. Lewis-Evans, Kecia, performer.
22. McClendon, Afi, performer.
23. Nealy, Milton Craig, performer.
24. Riley, Eric, performer.
25. Samuel, Malika, performer.
26. Williams, Ellis E, performer.
27. White, Lillias, performer.
28. Smith, Bradshaw, videographer.
29. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization), producer.
30. Broadway Beat (Firm)
31. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOV 2787