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Nothing like a dame 1997
- Title
- Nothing like a dame 1997 [videorecording]/ Presented by the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of the Actors' Fund of America ; directed by Eleanor Reissa ; produced by Maria Di Dia and Carol A. Ingram ; [artistic director, Phyllis Newman]
- Publication
- 1997.
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- Additional Authors
- Newman, Phyllis, 1935-
- Rodgers, Mary, 1931-2014
- Andrews, Julie
- Beechman, Laurie
- Smith, Liz, 1923-2017
- Graff, Randy
- Ehlinger, Mary
- Murfitt, Mary
- Fisher, Lori
- Wilson, Mary Louise
- Pedi, Christine
- Stritch, Elaine
- Braxton, Brenda
- Menzel, Idina
- Walker, Fredi
- Lewis, Marcia, 1938-2010
- Green, Amanda
- Tomei, Marisa
- Kuhn, Judy
- Close, Glenn, 1947-
- Hagen, Uta, 1919-2004
- Caldwell, Zoe
- Duquesnay, Ann
- Oberfelder, Jody
- Fuchs, Jennifer
- Gifford, Paula
- Roberts, Denise
- Schottland, Emily
- Virgin, Vicky
- Murphy, Donna
- Hamburg, Joan
- Buckley, Betty
- Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952-
- Cook, Barbara
- Hall, Carol, 1936-2018
- Neuwirth, Bebe
- Carter, Caitlin
- Duncan-Gibbs, Mamie
- Faye, Denise
- Lamb, Mary Ann
- Paul, Tina
- Crosby, B. J.
- Francis, Stacy, 1969-
- Lively, DeLee
- Di Dia, Maria
- Ingram, Carol A.
- Reissa, Eleanor
- Clarke, Hope, 1941-
- Eisenhauer, Peggy
- Bombeck, Erma.
- Wasserstein, Wendy.
- Jefferson, Margo.
- Actors' Fund of America.
- DHCA.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (117 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
- Series Statement
- Nothing like a dame (Actors' Fund of America)
- Alternative Title
- Nothing like a Dame '97: All singing! All dancing! All talking! All women!
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Music.
- Video.
- Note
- Accompanied by house program.
- Credits (note)
- Presented in association with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS ; choreography, Hope Clarke ; musical direction, Wendy Bobbitt ; sound designer, Valerie L. Spradling ; lighting, Peggy Eisenhauer.
- Contents
- The opening. "I am woman" / music and lyrics, Helen Reddy, Ray Burton, arr. Wendy Bobbitt -- "There is nothing like a dame" / music and lyrics, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, arr. Wendy Bobbitt ; performed by the ensemble. Includes speeches by Mary Rodgers and Julie Andrews, and an introduction by Phyllis Newman.
- "Being alive" / music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; sung by Laurie Beechman.
- Tribute to Erma Bombeck / by Liz Smith.
- I'm becoming my mother / [written by] Erma Bombeck ; performed by Randy Graff.
- "Cowgirls" / music and lyrics, Mary Murfitt ; performed by Mary Ehlinger, Lori Fisher, Mary Murfitt.
- Diana Vreeland / by Mary Louise Wilson.
- "Stritch" / music and lyrics, Gerard Alessandrini ; sung by Christine Pedi.
- "Broadway baby" / music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; sung by Elaine Stritch.
- Oldest woman at Smokey Joe's cafe / performed by Brenda Braxton.
- "Take me or leave me" [from Rent] / music and lyrics, Jonathan Larson ; sung by Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker ; music played by Tim Weil (piano), Steve Mack (bass), Jeff Potter (drums).
- Running shoes / [written by] Erma Bombeck ; read by Marcia Lewis.
- "Running" / music and lyrics, Amanda Green ; sung by Amanda Green with Anna McNeelly, Cyndi Neal, Jennifer Smith.
- Letter from Hillary Clinton / read by Marisa Tomei.
- "Flight" / music and lyrics, Craig Carnelia ; sung by Judy Kuhn.
- The Heidi chronicles [excerpt] / written by Wendy Wasserstein ; read by Glenn Close.
- [Speech] / by Uta Hagen.
- [Speech] / by Zoe Caldwell.
- "Somewhere" [from West side story] / music, Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; sung by Ann Duquesnay with Kate Coffman, Terri Furr, Jennifer Smith.
- [Speech] / by Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund.
- Rock me mama / choreography, Jody Oberfelder ; music, Steve Housepian ; lyrics and voice, Tine Kindermann, Jody Oberfelder ; costumes, Eileen Fisher, Katrin Schnabl ; performed by Jennifer and Hannah Fuchs-Hart, Paula and Jessica Gifford, Denise and Catherine Roberts, Emily and Celeste Schottland, Vicky and Daniel Virgin.
- "One of those days" / music, Michele Brourman ; lyrics, Amanda McBroom ; sung by Donna Murphy, accompanied by Mark Hummel.
- Let's face it, not all ruts need repair / [written by] Erma Bombeck ; read by Joan Hamburg.
- [Song] / sung by Betty Buckley ; arrangement and accompaniment, Seth Rudetsky.
- Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald / written by Margo Jefferson ; read by S. Epatha Merkerson.
- [Song] / sung by Barbara Cook ; arrangement and accompaniment, Michael Kosarin.
- "Brand new dreams" / music, Carol Hall ; lyrics, Phyllis Newman ; sung by Carol Hall and Phyllis Newman.
- Cell block tango [from Chicago] / music and lyrics, John Kander and Fred Ebb ; performed by Bebe Neuwirth with Caitlin Carter, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Denise Faye, Mary Ann Lamb, Tina Paul.
- "I'm a woman" [from Smokey Joe's cafe] / music and lyrics, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller ; sung by Brenda Braxton, BJ Crosby, Stacy Francis, DeLee Lively.
- Finale.
- Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-3942
- OCLC
- NYPY00-F761
- Title
- Nothing like a dame 1997 [videorecording]/ Presented by the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of the Actors' Fund of America ; directed by Eleanor Reissa ; produced by Maria Di Dia and Carol A. Ingram ; [artistic director, Phyllis Newman]
- Imprint
- 1997.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Nothing like a dame (Actors' Fund of America)
- Credits
- Presented in association with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS ; choreography, Hope Clarke ; musical direction, Wendy Bobbitt ; sound designer, Valerie L. Spradling ; lighting, Peggy Eisenhauer.
- Summary
- Benefit performance for the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of the Actors' Fund of America, dedicated to the memory of Erma Bombeck, Ella Fitzgerald and Alvaleta Guess.
- Added Author
- Newman, Phyllis, 1935- producer.Newman, Phyllis, 1935- lyricist.Newman, Phyllis, 1935- performer.Rodgers, Mary, 1931-2014, speaker.Andrews, Julie, speaker.Beechman, Laurie, speaker.Beechman, Laurie, performer.Smith, Liz, 1923-2017, speaker.Graff, Randy, performer.Ehlinger, Mary, performer.Murfitt, Mary, composer.Murfitt, Mary, lyricist.Murfitt, Mary, performer.Fisher, Lori, performer.Wilson, Mary Louise, performer.Pedi, Christine, performer.Stritch, Elaine, performer.Braxton, Brenda, performer.Menzel, Idina, performer.Walker, Fredi, performer.Lewis, Marcia, 1938-2010, speaker.Green, Amanda, performer.Tomei, Marisa, speaker.Kuhn, Judy, performer.Close, Glenn, 1947- speaker.Hagen, Uta, 1919-2004, speaker.Caldwell, Zoe, speaker.Duquesnay, Ann, performer.Oberfelder, Jody, choreographer.Oberfelder, Jody, lyricist.Fuchs, Jennifer, dancer.Gifford, Paula, dancer.Roberts, Denise, dancer.Schottland, Emily, dancer.Virgin, Vicky, dancer.Murphy, Donna, performer.Hamburg, Joan, speaker.Buckley, Betty, performer.Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952- speaker.Cook, Barbara, performer.Hall, Carol, 1936-2018, singer.Neuwirth, Bebe, performer.Carter, Caitlin, performer.Duncan-Gibbs, Mamie, performer.Faye, Denise, performer.Lamb, Mary Ann, performer.Paul, Tina, performer.Crosby, B. J., performer.Francis, Stacy, 1969- performer.Lively, DeLee, performer.Di Dia, Maria, producer.Ingram, Carol A., producer.Reissa, Eleanor, director.Clarke, Hope, 1941- choreographer.Eisenhauer, Peggy, lighting designer.Bombeck, Erma.Wasserstein, Wendy.Jefferson, Margo.Actors' Fund of America.DHCA.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-3942