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A conversation with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
- Title
- A conversation with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine [videorecording] / [produced for] American Playhouse ; executive producer, Lindsay Law ; director of program development, Lynn Holst ; executive director, David M. Davis ; [a production of] KCET Los Angeles ; South Carolina ETV ; WGHB Boston ; WNET New York.
- Publication
- New York, 1991.
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- Additional Authors
- Law, Lindsay
- Holst, Lynn
- Davis, David M. (David McFarland), 1926-
- Newman, Edwin
- Sondheim, Stephen
- Lapine, James
- KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) producer.
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) producer.
- South Carolina Educational Television Network, producer.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (21 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Interview with composer Stephen Sondheim and librettist James Lapine, following a broadcast of the televised version of their Broadway musical Into the woods. Discussion includes how they got the idea to create a musical based on fairy tales; their use of fairy tale versions by the Brothers Grimm; how they structured the show; the show's woods setting and theme; getting financial backing and workshopping the production at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego; Sondheim's concept of "aloneness" as expressed in the musical; how Sondheim chooses his creative projects; the composer's work in relationship to that of the librettist, within a given project; Sondheim's working methods; Sondheim's musical influences, and the types of music used for various parts in the show.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
- Series Statement
- American Playhouse
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Uniform Title
- American playhouse (Television program)
- Alternative Title
- Taped off-air, WNET Channel 13, Into the woods, aired 8-11:00 p.m. Wednesday March 20, 1991.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Interviews.
- Television.
- Note
- This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Taped off-air. Interview begins at 158 min. into tape.
- Credits on tape.
- The televised version of the Broadway musical Into the woods, videotaped at the Martin Beck Theatre in March of 1991, is available on NCOX 1075.
- Access (note)
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Event (note)
- First broadcast WNET-TV, New York, N.Y. on Mar. 20, 1991.
- Call Number
- NCOX 5458
- OCLC
- NYPG06-F883
- Title
- A conversation with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine [videorecording] / [produced for] American Playhouse ; executive producer, Lindsay Law ; director of program development, Lynn Holst ; executive director, David M. Davis ; [a production of] KCET Los Angeles ; South Carolina ETV ; WGHB Boston ; WNET New York.
- Imprint
- New York, 1991.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- American PlayhouseJoseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Access
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Performer
- Interviewer: Edwin Newman.
- Event
- First broadcast WNET-TV, New York, N.Y. on Mar. 20, 1991.
- Added Author
- Law, Lindsay, producer.Holst, Lynn, production stage manager.Davis, David M. (David McFarland), 1926- director.Newman, Edwin, interviewer.Sondheim, Stephen, interviewer.Lapine, James, interviewee.KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) producer.WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) producer.South Carolina Educational Television Network, producer.
- Added Title
- American playhouse (Television program)
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 5458