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Joseph Papp : related television coverage

Title: Joseph Papp : related television coverage, April 28 to August 28, 1985 [videorecording]
Publication: New York, 1985.

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How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Moving image	By appointment only	NCOX 5170 A.O.	Offsite
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1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)

Summary

Compilation of television coverage related to the theatrical producer Joseph Papp. Ten segments from New York City, aired April 28 to May 28, 1985.

Donor/Sponsor

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

Series Statement

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

Subjects

Genre/Form

Advertising.
Interviews.
Television.

Note

Dubbed compilation of segments taped off air.
No credits on tape; title supplied by cataloger.
This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
Segment one: 1985 arthritis information fundraiser, aired Channel 9, April 28, 1985, 1:00 p.m. Joseph Papp's segment on gout for the New York Arthritis Foundation.
Segment two: Curtains up: Broadway and London, aired Channel 9, June 1, 1985, filmed March 31, 1984. Joseph Papp's interview segment from the television special on the state of theater in the United States and England. Papp speaks on ticket prices and the need for subsidized theater in the United States. Theater critic Clive Barnes is also interviewed. Brief performance footage from the Broadway musical A chorus line. For complete program, see NCOX 5076.
Segment three: Ten o'clock news, aired Channel 5, June 4, 1985, 10:00 p.m. Report on the New York City Council hearing by the Committee on Economic Development about the economic crisis on Broadway. Excerpts of comments by theatrical notables to the Council; including Harvey Sabinson of the League of American Theatres and Producers, Joseph Papp, director Harold Prince, producer Gerald Schoenfeld of the Shubert Organization, and actor Tony Randall. Mayor Ed Koch is mentioned prominently.
Segment four: Will the lights go out on Broadway? Aired WNBC, Channel 4, June 6, 1985, 9:30 p.m. Joseph Papp's interview segment from the television special on the Broadway crisis, hosted by Pia Lindstrom. Brief segments from interviews with actors Glenda Jackson and Ellen Burstyn and with Robert McDonald of the Stagehands Union.
Segment five: MacNeil/Lehrer newshour, aired Channel 13, June 13, 1985, 7:00 p.m. Profile titled Impresario, devoted to Joseph Papp, reported by June Massell, produced by Peter Rosen. Includes coverage of the history of the New York Shakespeare Festival, A chorus line, and Papp's relationship with city figures and members of the theatrical community. Footage of Papp officiating at a Sedar and rehearsing songs for a benefit. Brief performance footage of A chorus line, The normal heart, and Raul Julia and Meryl Streep in The taming of the shrew. Brief segments from interviews with actors Jessica Tandy and Colleen Dewhurst, playwright Larry Kramer, director Wilford Leach, and Papp's wife and business partner Gail Merrifield.
Segment six: News four New York, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, June 28, 1985, 6:00 p.m. Report on the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Measure for measure at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Reported by Lloyd Kramer. Segments from interviews with Joseph Papp and cast member Richard Jordan. Brief performance footage.
Segment seven: News at five, aired Channel 2, July 2, 1985, 5:00 p.m. Report on the controversy surrounding the Nassau Community College production of the play Sister Mary Ignatius explains it all for you. Segments from interview with playwright Christopher Durang. Debate between Don Nedhardt of the Catholic League, Joseph Papp, and NCC president Sean Fanelli. Debate centers on issues of religious discrimination, censorship, and academic freedom.
Segment eight: Take two, aired CNN, July 6, 1985, 1:30 p.m. Interview with Joseph Papp by Dave Walker and Lois Hart. Papp discusses his criteria for play selection at the New York Shakespeare Festival and the controversy surrounding his production of the AIDS-themed play The normal heart, with its criticism of Mayor Ed Koch and the New York times. Brief performance footage of A chorus line.
Segment nine: Commercial, aired Channel 9, August 27, 1985, 9:30 p.m. 30 second television commercial for WCBS-AM Radio (Newsradio 88) featuring actor Tony Randall and Joseph Papp.
Segment ten: CBS morning news, aired Channel 2, August 28, 1985, 8:00 a.m. Report on fear of AIDS in the performing arts community. Maria Shriver interviews Joseph Papp; Ed Asner, president of the Screen Actors Guild; and Ellen Burstyn, former president of Actors' Equity Association. Issues of homophobia and discrimination are discussed.

Access (note)

Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Call Number

NCOX 5170

OCLC

NYPT03-F82

Title

Joseph Papp : related television coverage, April 28 to August 28, 1985 [videorecording]

Imprint

New York, 1985.

Series

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

Access

Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Added Author

Asner, Edward, interviewee.

Barnes, Clive, 1927-2008, interviewee.

Burstyn, Ellen, 1932- interviewee.

Dewhurst, Colleen, interviewee.

Durang, Christopher, 1949-2024, interviewee.

Fanelli, Sean, interviewee.

Hart, Lois, interviewee.

Jackson, Glenda, interviewee.

Jordan, Richard, 1937-1993, interviewee.

Julia, Raul, actor.

Kramer, Larry, interviewee.

Kramer, Lloyd, reporter.

Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988, interviewee.

Lindstrom, Pia, host.

Massell, June, reporter.

McDonald, Robert, interviewee.

Nedhardt, Don, interviewee.

Prince, Harold, 1928-2019, speaker.

Papp, Gail Merrifield, interviewee.

Papp, Joseph, interviewee.

Papp, Joseph, speaker.

Randall, Tony, speaker.

Rosen, Peter, 1943- producer.

Sabinson, Harvey, speaker.

Schoenfeld, Gerald, 1924-2008, speaker.

Shriver, Maria, interviewer.

Streep, Meryl, actor.

Tandy, Jessica, interviewee.

Walker, Dave, interviewer.

Arthritis Foundation. New York Chapter.

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights (U.S.)

Nassau Community College.

New York (N.Y.). City Council. Finance and Economic Development Committee.

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.

WCBS Newsradio 88.

Research Call Number

NCOX 5170

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