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New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage

Title
New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage, August 13 to September 23, 1986 [videorecording]
Publication
New York, 1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Bishop, Kelly
  • Brady, James, 1928-
  • Buckley, Betty
  • Chung, Connie, 1946-
  • De Niro, Robert
  • Dunlop, Steve
  • Gifford, Kathie Lee, 1953-
  • Handberg, Phil
  • Kirkwood, James, 1924-1989
  • Lunden, Joan
  • Macchio, Ralph, 1961-
  • Martin, Carol, 1948-
  • Mason, Cameron
  • McKechnie, Donna
  • Mckechnie, Donna
  • Mull, Martin
  • Murphy, Donna
  • Papp, Joseph
  • Philbin, Regis
  • Phillips, Stone, 1954-
  • Povod, Reinaldo
  • Schneider, Jana
  • Stapleton, Jean, 1923-2013
  • Swit, Loretta
  • Young, Burt
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Compilation of television coverage related to the New York Shakespeare Festival. Twelve segments from New York City, aired August 13 to September 23, 1986.
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
  • 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: Live at five, aired Channel 4, August 13, 1986, 5:00 p.m. Jim Brady interviews actor Loretta Swit about her role as The Princess Puffer/Miss Angela Prysock in The mystery of Edwin Drood. Includes footage of Swit in performance.
  • Segment two: Entertainment tonight, aired Channel 7, August 13, 1987, 7:30 p.m. Report on the audtions for a dog to appear onstage in The mystery of Edwin Drood. Brief footage of Betty Buckley in performance. Includes audition footage with performer Donna Murphy.
  • Segment three: Live at five, aired Channel 4, August 18, 1986, 5:00 p.m. Carol Martin interviews Loretta Swit about her role in The mystery of Edwin Drood. Includes footage of Swit performing the number Wages of sin.
  • Segment four: The morning show, aired Channel 7, August 21, 1986, 9:00 a.m. Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Johnson (a/k/a Kathie Lee Gifford) interview actor Burt Young about his role in Cuba and his Teddy bear. Young discusses his experiences working with the actors Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone.
  • Segment five: CBS news, aired Channel 2, September 2, 1986, 5:00 p.m. Jim Brady interviews Donna McKechnie about her return to the Broadway production of A chorus line, eleven years after she originated the role of Cassie. McKechnie also mentions her marriage to director/choreographer Michael Bennett and her recent experience playing Cassie during a tour in Japan.
  • Segment six: On the line, aired Channel 4, September 2, 1986, 10:00 p.m. Connie Chung reports on the lives of the original cast members of A chorus line in a segment titled On the line. Interviews with cast members Kelly Bishop, (Sheila), Rick Mason (a/k/a Cameron Mason) (Mark), and Donna McKechnie; and playwright James Kirkwood. The actors discuss the effect of the show on their lives and their perceptions of success and stardom. Includes performance footage.
  • Segment seven: Good morning America, aired Channel 7, September 10, 1986, 7:00 a.m. Stone Phillips interviews actors Jean Stapleton and Loretta Swit about their respective roles in Arsenic and old lace and The mystery of Edwin Drood. They also contrast the experience of acting on stage with television acting.
  • Segment eight: Clue, movies, murder, and mystery, aired CBS, Channel 2, September 17, 1986, 8:00 p.m. Portion of a special presentation hosted by Martin Mull. Performance footage from The mystery of Edwin Drood, focusing on the audience vote, with the character Helena Landless (played by Jana Schneider) revealed as the killer.
  • Segment nine: Good morning America, aired Channel 7, September 18, 1986, 7:00 a.m. Joan Lunden interviews actor Ralph Macchio (Teddy), producer Joseph Papp and playwright Reinaldo Povod about Cuba and his Teddy bear. They also discuss the experience of working with Robert De Niro and the importance of representing the Black and Hispanic communities in the performing arts. Includes still photos from the show.
  • Segment ten: Channel five news, aired September 1, 1986, 10:00 p.m. Steve Dunlop interviews Donna McKechnie about her return to A chorus line. Brief segment from interview with Phil Handberg, manager of the Japanese tour of A chorus line. Includes performance footage.
  • Segment eleven: Good morning America, aired Channel 7, September 19, 1986, 7:00 a.m. Joan Lunden interviews Donna McKechnie about her return to A chorus line. McKechnie also mentions her marriage to director/choreographer Michael Bennett, her recent experience playing Cassie during a tour in Japan, and the course she offers for actors on the importance of putting their lives before their work. Includes still photos from the show.
  • Segment twelve: Name of show and airdate unknown. Show possibly titled Latin theater in New York; tentative airdate September 23, 1986. Playwright Reinaldo Povod is interviewed about his play Cuba and his Teddy bear. Includes performance footage of Robert De Niro (Cuba), Ralph Macchio, and Burt Young (Jackie). Poor video quality.
Call Number
NCOX 5218
OCLC
NYPT03-F107
Title
New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage, August 13 to September 23, 1986 [videorecording]
Imprint
New York, 1986.
Series
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Added Author
Bishop, Kelly, interviewee.
Bishop, Kelly, performer.
Brady, James, 1928- interviewer.
Buckley, Betty, performer.
Chung, Connie, 1946- interviewer.
De Niro, Robert, actor.
Dunlop, Steve, interviewer.
Gifford, Kathie Lee, 1953- interviewer.
Handberg, Phil, interviewee.
Kirkwood, James, 1924-1989, interviewee.
Lunden, Joan, interviewer.
Macchio, Ralph, 1961- actor.
Macchio, Ralph, 1961- interviewee.
Martin, Carol, 1948- interviewer.
Mason, Cameron, interviewee.
Mason, Cameron, performer.
McKechnie, Donna, interviewee.
Mckechnie, Donna, performer.
Mull, Martin, host.
Murphy, Donna, actor.
Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
Philbin, Regis, interviewer.
Phillips, Stone, 1954- interviewer.
Povod, Reinaldo, interviewee.
Schneider, Jana, performer.
Stapleton, Jean, 1923-2013, interviewee.
Swit, Loretta, interviewee.
Swit, Loretta, performer.
Young, Burt, actor.
Young, Burt, interviewee.
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
Research Call Number
NCOX 5218
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