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Additional authors

1. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
2. WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
3. WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
4. WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
5. WWOR-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
6. WNEW-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

Description

1. 11 videocassettes (VHS) (477 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Compilation of television coverage related to the New York Shakespeare Festival. 20 segments from New York, N.Y. aired January 17 to July 3, 1984.

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

Subject

1. Julia, Raul > Interviews
2. Television
3. Academy Awards (Motion Pictures)
4. MacDermot, Galt > Human comedy
5. Walken, Christopher, 1943- > Interviews
6. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
7. Theater > New York (State) > New York
8. Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth > Interviews
9. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
10. Off-Broadway theater
11. Interviews
12. Shephard, Sam, 1943- > True West
13. Second Stage Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
14. Reed, Pamela > Interviews
15. Papp, Joseph
16. Blake, Josh > Interviews
17. Actors > Interviews
18. Smith, Rex > Interviews
19. Actresses > Interviews
20. Meisner, Sanford

Genre/Form

1. Television.
2. Interviews.

Call number

1. NCOX 5162

Note

1. These videos separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
2. Compilation of segments taped off air.
3. Broadcast, credit and content information gathered from New York Shakespeare Festival inventory list.
4. Title supplied by cataloger.
5. Tapes contain substantial extraneous material.
6. Videocassette one (ca. 1 and 2 min.): Segment one. A new version of A chorus line commercial (without Christopher Walken) and featuring theatrical producer Joseph Papp, taped from the actual broadcast. Segment begins at 22 min. Segment two. Live at five, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 1/17/84. Pia Lindstrom's review of the New York Shakespeare Festival production The human comedy. Segment begins at 36 min.
7. Videocassette two (ca. 5 and 123 min.): Segment one. Channel 2 news, aired WCBS-TV, Channel 2, 1/13/84. Dennis Cunningham interviews actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio about her role in the movie Scarface and in the musical The human comedy, at the Public Theater. Includes clips from the movie and the musical. Segment begins at 55 min. Segment two. True West, aired PBS American Playhouse, PBS, 1/31/84. Television version of the play by Sam Shephard starring Gary Sinese, who directed the work for the stage, and John Malkovich. Produced Howard K. Grossman and John H. Williams, directed by Allan Goldstein. Segment begins at 67 min.
8. Videocassette three (ca. 1 min and 5 min.): Segment one. Entertainment tonight, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, 2/13/84. Director Wilford Leach and singer Linda Ronstadt have announced that they will work together on a production of Pucini's opera La boheme to be staged at the Public Theater in New York. Segment begins at 20 min. Segment two. Today show, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 2/23/84. In interview with Gene Shalit actor Christopher Walken discusses his various roles, including his current role in the play Cinders, at the Public Theater in New York. Includes film clips and performance still. Segment begins at 65 min.
9. Videocassette four (ca. 2 min.): Channel 5 news, aired WNEW-TV, Channel 5, 2/20/84. Stewart Klein reviews the New York Shakespeare Festival production Cinders. Segment begins at 2:44.
10. Videocassette five (ca. 5 min.): Coverage of the opening ceremony of the Off-Broadway playhouse the Second Stage Theatre. Five segments aired 10 o'clock news, WNEW-TV Channel 5, 3/12/84; 11 o'clock news, WABC-TV, Channel 7, 3/12/84; CBS morning news, WCBS-TV, Channel 2, 3/13/84; Live at five, WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 3/13/84; and Entertainment tonight, WABC-TV, Channel 7, 3/13/84. Segments begin at 43, 127, 158, 159 and 161 min.
11. Videocassette six (ca. 5 min.): CBS morning news, aired WCBS-TV, Channel 2, 3/21/84. Interview with Josh Blake (plus song) re: his role in The human comedy. Segment begins at 118 min.
12. Videocassette seven (ca. 25, 2 and 2 min.): Segment one. Hispanic horizons, aired WWOR-TV, Channel 9, 3/29/84. Interview with actor Raul Julia with clips from documentary film Kiss me Petruchio. Segment begins at 6 min. Segment two. 11 o'clock news, aired WPIX-TV, Channel 11, 4/4/84. Pia Lindstom's review of the New York Shakespeare Festival production The human comedy which has opened on Broadway. Segment begins at 66 min. Segment three. News at noon, aired WWOR-TV, Channel 9, 4/6/84. Judith Crist's review of The Human Comedy. Segment begins at 106 min.
13. Videocassette eight (ca. 227 min): 1984 Annual Academy Awards, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, 4/9/84. With Oscar winners: Emile Ardolino (Best Documentary Feature) and Linda Hunt (Best Supporting Actress).
14. Videocassette nine (ca. 7 and 6 min.): Segment one. Live at five, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 4/10/84. Interview with Pamela Reed currently starring in the New York Shakespeare Festival production Fen. Segment begins at 31 min. Segment two. News at five, aired Channel 2, WCBS-TV, 4/11/84. Dennis Cunningham interviews actor Rex Smith about The human comedy. Segment begins at 6 min.
15. Videocassette ten (ca. 3 min.): News at 6, aired WCBS-TV, Channel 2, 5/7/84. Dennis Cunningham discusses Tony nominations; mentions Human comedy (not nominated). Segment begins at 60 min.
16. Videocassette eleven (ca. 5 min.): News, aired WCBS-TV, Channel 2, 6/4/84. Dennis Cunningham discusses Tony Awards; includes shots of Joseph Papp.
17. Videocassette twelve (ca. 56 min.): Sanford Meisner: the theater's best-kept secret. A documentary produced by the Playhouse Repertory Company, dated 7/3/84. Features shots of Martinson Hall, Public Theater.

Access (note)

1. Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Title

1. New York Shakespeare Festival [videorecording] : related television coverage from New York, January 17 to July 3, 1984.

Imprint

1. New York, 1984.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Series

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

Access

1. Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Added author

1. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
2. WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
3. WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
4. WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
5. WWOR-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
6. WNEW-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

Research call number

1. NCOX 5162