Research Catalog

Title

Legs Diamond (reviewer's reel) [videorecording] / James M. and James L. Nederlander, Arthur Rubin, The Entertainment Group, George M. Steinbrenner III, in association with Jonathan Farkas and Marvin A Krauss, executive producer, present ; music and lyrics by Peter Allen ; book by Harvey Fierstein and Charles Suppon ; based on the Warner Bros. motion picture "The rise and fall of Legs Diamond" ; directed by Robert Allan Ackerman ; choreographed by Alan Johnson.

Publication

New York, 1988.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ackerman, Robert Allan,
• Allen, Peter, 1944-1992,
• Allen, Peter, 1944-1992.
• Edwards, Randall,
• Entertainment Group, producer.
• Farkas, Jonathan,
• Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-
• Johnson, Alan (Choreographer)
• Krauss, Marvin A.,
• Nederlander, James L.,
• Nederlander, James,
• Rubin, Arthur,
• Steinbrenner, George M. (George Michael), 1930-2010,
• Suppon, Charles,
• Warner Bros.
• Wilson, Julie, 1924-2015,

Description

1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)

Subjects

• Diamond, Legs, 1895 or 1896-1931 > Drama
• Allen, Peter, 1944-1992 > Legs Diamond
• Musicals
• Trailers and promo's
• Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
• Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990

Genre/Form

• Musicals.
• Trailers and promo's.

Note

• No credits on tape. Production information derived from program and from Internet Broadway Database.
• A videorecording of this production in its entirety, recorded in Dec. 1988, is available on NCOV 830.

Performer (note)

• Performers include Peter Allen, Julie Wilson, and Randall Edwards.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York, N.Y., Oct. 1988.

Contents

Songs excerpted (performers): Ain't I something? (Peter Allen) -- Speakeasy (Ensemble) -- Applause (Julie Wilson) -- Knockers (Peter Allen) -- I was made for champagne (Randall Edwards).

Call Number

NCOX 796

Title

Legs Diamond (reviewer's reel) [videorecording] / James M. and James L. Nederlander, Arthur Rubin, The Entertainment Group, George M. Steinbrenner III, in association with Jonathan Farkas and Marvin A Krauss, executive producer, present ; music and lyrics by Peter Allen ; book by Harvey Fierstein and Charles Suppon ; based on the Warner Bros. motion picture "The rise and fall of Legs Diamond" ; directed by Robert Allan Ackerman ; choreographed by Alan Johnson.

Imprint

New York, 1988.

Performer

Performers include Peter Allen, Julie Wilson, and Randall Edwards.

Event

Videotaped at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York, N.Y., Oct. 1988.

Summary

Promotional reel of excerpts from the 1988 Broadway musical Legs Diamond starring Peter Allen, seen in performance. The show opened in New York in December 1988 and closed in February 1989.

Local Note

Gift of Joel Siegel.

Added Author

Nederlander, James, producer.

Nederlander, James L., producer.

Rubin, Arthur, producer.

Steinbrenner, George M. (George Michael), 1930-2010, producer.

Farkas, Jonathan, producer.

Krauss, Marvin A., producer.

Allen, Peter, 1944-1992. Legs Diamond.

Allen, Peter, 1944-1992, lyricist.

Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- librettist.

Suppon, Charles, librettist.

Ackerman, Robert Allan, director.

Johnson, Alan (Choreographer)

Allen, Peter, 1944-1992, performer.

Wilson, Julie, 1924-2015, performer.

Edwards, Randall, performer.

Entertainment Group, producer.

Warner Bros.

Siegel, Joel, 1943-2007, donor.

Research Call Number

NCOX 796