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Additional authors

1. Pally, Alan J
2. Hirsch, Foster
3. Aronson, Lisa Jalowetz
4. Prince, Harold, 1928-2019
5. Rockwell, David
6. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, producer.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (92 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Panel discussion on the career of noted stage designer Boris Aronson. Before the other panelists arrive, Aronson's widow Lisa talks about her husband's early career in New York's Yiddish theater and on Broadway, and shows slides of several of his designs from that period. The subsequent discussion focuses on such renowned Aronson projects as the original productions of Fiddler on the roof, Cabaret, Company, and Pacific overtures.

Alternative title

1. Boris Aronson panel discussion

Subject

1. Aronson, Boris, 1900-1980
2. Bock, Jerry > Fiddler on the roof
3. Aronson, Boris, 1900-1980 > Friends and associates
4. Sondheim, Stephen > Company
5. Kander, John > Cabaret
6. Theater > New York (State) > New York
7. Panel discussions
8. Set designers > United States
9. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
10. Sondheim, Stephen > Pacific overtures

Genre/Form

1. Panel discussions.

Call number

1. NCOW 371

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

1. Introductory remarks: Alan J. Pally.
2. Moderator: Foster Hirsch.
3. Panelists: Lisa Aronson, Harold Prince, David Rockwell.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2006.

Title

1. The art of Boris Aronson [videorecording] / Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts ; producer, Alan J. Pally.

Imprint

1. New York, 2006.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Cast

1. Introductory remarks: Alan J. Pally.
2. Moderator: Foster Hirsch.
3. Panelists: Lisa Aronson, Harold Prince, David Rockwell.

Event

1. Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2006.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Pally, Alan J, producer.
2. Pally, Alan J, speaker.
3. Hirsch, Foster, host.
4. Aronson, Lisa Jalowetz, panelist.
5. Prince, Harold, 1928-2019, panelist.
6. Rockwell, David, panelist.
7. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, producer.

Research call number

1. NCOW 371