Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Netsky, Hankus
2. Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023
3. Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991
4. Mlotek, Zalmen
5. Weinstein, Arnold
6. Gordon, David, 1936-2022
7. Israel, Robert, 1939-
8. Zuber, Catherine
9. Kaczorowski, Peter
10. Walker, Chris R.
11. Fitzgerald, Edward R.
12. Sternberg, Ruth E.
13. Sokol, Marilyn, 1937-
14. Block, Larry
15. Gerut, Rosalie
16. Airaldi, Remo
17. Mitchell, Vontress
18. Cunningham, Scott
19. Evett, Benjamin
20. Levin, Charles, actor
21. Stucker, Richard
22. Corwin, Betty L.
23. American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.), producer
24. Ford Foundation
25. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
26. American Music Theater Festival, producer

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (102 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)

Alternative title

1. Shlemiel I

Subject

1. Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991 -- Adaptations
2. Jews -- Drama
3. Man-woman relationships -- Drama
4. Marriage -- Drama
5. Musical theater -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
6. Theatrical productions -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- 1991-2000

Genre/Form

1. Musicals.

Call number

1. NCOV 1716

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Music direction by Zalmen Mlotek ; set design by Robert Israel ; costume design by Catherine Zuber ; lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski ; sound design by Christopher Walker ; stage managers, Ed Fitzgerald and Ruth E. Sternberg.

Performer (note)

1. Marilyn Sokol, Larry Block, Rosalie Gerut, Remo Airaldi, Vontress Mitchell, Scott Cunningham, Benjamin Evett, Charles Levin.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 1, 1994.

Funding (note)

1. Recorded with the financial assistance of The Ford Foundation Fund for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Title

1. Shlemiel the First [videorecording] / American Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere ; a co-production of the American Repertory Theatre and the American Music Theater Festival ; based on the play by Isaac Bashevis Singer ; conceived and adapted by Robert Brustein ; music composed, adapted, and orchestrated by Hankus Netsky ; musical arrangements and additional music by Zalmen Mlotek ; lyrics by Arnold Weinstein ; editorial supervision by David Gordon ; directed and choreographed by David Gordon ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.

Imprint

1. Cambridge, Mass., c1994.

Access

1. Permission required.

Credits

1. Music direction by Zalmen Mlotek ; set design by Robert Israel ; costume design by Catherine Zuber ; lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski ; sound design by Christopher Walker ; stage managers, Ed Fitzgerald and Ruth E. Sternberg.

Cast

1. Marilyn Sokol, Larry Block, Rosalie Gerut, Remo Airaldi, Vontress Mitchell, Scott Cunningham, Benjamin Evett, Charles Levin.

Event

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 1, 1994.

Funding

1. Recorded with the financial assistance of The Ford Foundation Fund for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Added author

1. Netsky, Hankus. Shlemiel the First.
2. Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023, adapter.
3. Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991.
4. Mlotek, Zalmen, arranger of music.
5. Mlotek, Zalmen, composer.
6. Weinstein, Arnold, lyricist.
7. Gordon, David, 1936-2022, director.
8. Israel, Robert, 1939- set designer.
9. Zuber, Catherine, costume designer.
10. Kaczorowski, Peter, lighting designer.
11. Walker, Chris R., sound designer.
12. Fitzgerald, Edward R., stage manager.
13. Sternberg, Ruth E., stage manager.
14. Sokol, Marilyn, 1937- performer.
15. Block, Larry, performer.
16. Gerut, Rosalie, performer.
17. Airaldi, Remo, performer.
18. Mitchell, Vontress, performer.
19. Cunningham, Scott, performer.
20. Evett, Benjamin, performer.
21. Levin, Charles, actor, performer.
22. Stucker, Richard, videographer.
23. Corwin, Betty L.
24. American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.), producer.
25. Ford Foundation.
26. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
27. American Music Theater Festival, producer.

Research call number

1. NCOV 1716