Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Kander, John
2. Ebb, Fred
3. Gottfried, Martin
4. Riedel, Michael (Theater critic)
5. Haskins, Susan
6. Ahern, Stephen

Description

1. 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)

Summary

1. Songwriting team John Kander and Fred Ebb discuss the revival of their show Chicago with interviewers Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins. Lyricist Fred Ebb explains why the show is his favorite, and both men discuss their working relationship with director Bob Fosse on the original 1975 Broadway production.
2. Author and theater critic Martin Gottfried discusses director Bob Fosse, the differences between his original staging of Chicago in comparison with the current revival, and the original production's rivalry with the hit that overshadowed it, Michael Bennett's A chorus line.

Series statement

1. Theater talk

Alternative title

1. Chicago Kander & Ebb Gottfried

Subject

1. Kander, John -- Interviews
2. Kander, John. Chicago
3. Ebb, Fred -- Interviews
4. Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987 -- Friends and associates
5. Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1347

Note

1. Credits at end of tape.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

1. Interviewers: Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at Top Line Studios, Sep. 27, 1996. Originally broadcast in 1997.

Linking entry (note)

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

Local note

1. Gift of Susan Haskins, 1997.

Title

1. Theater talk. John Kander and Fred Ebb's Chicago, Martin Gottfried on Bob Fosse [videorecording] / Produced by Susan Haskins ; director, Stephen Ahern.

Imprint

1. New York, c1997.

Series

1. Theater talk

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer

1. Interviewers: Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

Event

1. Videotaped at Top Line Studios, Sep. 27, 1996. Originally broadcast in 1997.

Linking entry

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

Added author

1. Kander, John, interviewee.
2. Ebb, Fred, interviewee.
3. Gottfried, Martin, interviewee.
4. Riedel, Michael (Theater critic), interviewer.
5. Haskins, Susan, interviewer.
6. Haskins, Susan, producer.
7. Ahern, Stephen, director.
8. Haskins, Susan, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1347