Research Catalog

Title

New York Shakespeare Festival benefit show [sound recording] : : May 13, 1992 : [dinner performance] / [directed by James Lapine ; produced by Steve Cohen.]

Publication

1992.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Stiller, Jerry
• Meara, Anne
• Durang, Christopher, 1949-2024
• Wolfe, George C.
• Danner, Blythe
• Akalaitis, JoAnne
• Fife, Barbara J.
• Berman, Herbert E.
• Pipman, Bob
• Shiva, Gil
• Laine, Cleo.
• Buckley, Betty
• Streep, Meryl
• Ronstadt, Linda
• Smith, Rex.
• Kline, Kevin.
• Parsons, Estelle.
• Condor, Robby.
• MacDermot, Galt.
• Vey, Tom.
• Dankworth, John.
• Kibbitt, Jeff.
• Holmes, Rupert.
• Rado, James.
• Ragni, Gerome.
• Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911
• Link, Peter.
• Pinero, Arthur Wing, Sir, 1855-1934.
• Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.
• Lapine, James.
• Cohen, Steve, 1954-
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. dnr

Found In

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Description

1 sound cassette : analog, stereo. .

Alternative Title

• Benefit 5-13-92
• Meryl Streep
• Forever of thee I'm dreaming.
• New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Songs (High voice) with electronics
• Theater > Production and direction > New York (State) > New York
• Musicals > Excerpts

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Each dinner course featured entertainment; numbers were announced by horn call, played by Jeff Kibbitt.
• Cassette 1 contains a live recording of musical performances and speeches at the 1992 New York Shakespeare Festival benefit, including various performers, speakers and songs from past NYSF productions. Cassette 2 contains performance of a song originally written the NYSF production of the play Trelawny of the "Wells". Meryl Streep recorded this song while filming in Switzerland; she missed attending the benefit. It was also featured on Cassette 1.
• "Benefit; 5-13-92; A; B"--Cassette 1.
• "Meryl Streep"--Cassette 2.
• NYSF inventory no., cassette 1: 1743; cassette 2: 1744.
• Forms part of the New York Shakespeare Festival records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 1993-028; for sheet music and scores, see the Music Division, JPB 04-03.

Event (note)

• Cassette 1 recorded live on May 13, 1992. Cassette 2 recorded in Switzerland in May 1992.

Source (note)

• The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Contents

Roll call and toast / by Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara -- The wages of sin (from The mystery of Edwin Drood) / R. Holmes -- Background noise -- Introduction / by Jerry Stiller -- Aquarius ; Let the sunshine in (from Hair) / J. Rado & G. Ragni, G. MacDermot -- Introduction / by Christopher Durang -- Pre-recorded Ever of thee I'm fondly dreaming (from Trelawny of the "Wells") / P. Link -- Introduction / by George C. Wolfe -- Medley: Stay, Fredric, stay ; Oh, here is love is truth ; Heavy the heart (?) (from Pirates of Penzance) / W. S. Gilbert, A. Sullivan -- Introduction / by Blythe Danner -- My eyes are fully open (from Pirates of Penzance) / W. S. Gilbert, A. Sullivan -- Piano music -- Acknowledgement speeches and good news / by JoAnne Akalaitis, Barbara J. Fife, Herbert E. Berman and Bob Pipman -- History of Papp Presentation of the Susan Stein Shiva award to Gail Merrifield Papp / Gil Shiva -- Don't quit while you're ahead (from The mystery of Edwin Drood) / R. Holmes -- Conclusion / by Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.

Call Number

*LTC 10280

OCLC

166551220

Title

New York Shakespeare Festival benefit show [sound recording] : : May 13, 1992 : [dinner performance] / [directed by James Lapine ; produced by Steve Cohen.]

Imprint

1992.

Performer

Cleo Laine, vocals (1st, 8th works) ; Betty Buckley, vocals (2nd, 8th works) ; Meryl Streep recording (3rd work) ; Linda Ronstadt, vocals (4th-6th work) ; Rex Smith, vocals (4th-5th, 7th work) ; Kevin Kline, vocals (7th work) ; Estelle Parsons, vocals (7th work) ; Jeff Kibbett, horn ; John Dankworth, clarinet (8th work) ; Tom Vey, piano (1st, 8th works) ; Galt MacDermot, piano (2nd work) ; Robby Condor, piano (4th-7th works)

Event

Cassette 1 recorded live on May 13, 1992. Cassette 2 recorded in Switzerland in May 1992.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Added Author

Stiller, Jerry, commentator.

Meara, Anne, commentator.

Durang, Christopher, 1949-2024, commentator.

Wolfe, George C., commentator.

Danner, Blythe, commentator.

Akalaitis, JoAnne, commentator.

Fife, Barbara J., commentator.

Berman, Herbert E., commentator.

Pipman, Bob, commentator.

Shiva, Gil, commentator.

Laine, Cleo. Performer

Buckley, Betty, singer.

Streep, Meryl, singer.

Ronstadt, Linda, singer.

Smith, Rex. Performer

Kline, Kevin. Performer

Parsons, Estelle. Performer

Condor, Robby. Performer

MacDermot, Galt. Performer

Vey, Tom. Performer

Dankworth, John. Performer

Kibbitt, Jeff. Performer

Holmes, Rupert. Lyricist

Rado, James. Lyricist

Ragni, Gerome. Lyricist

Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911, lyricist.

Link, Peter. Composer

Holmes, Rupert. Mystery of Edwin Drood. Selections.

MacDermot, Galt. Hair. Selections.

Pinero, Arthur Wing, Sir, 1855-1934. Trelawny of the "Wells". Selections.

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Pirates of Penzance. Selections.

Lapine, James. Director

Cohen, Steve, 1954- Producer

Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Donor

Added Title

Forever of thee I'm dreaming.

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Found In:

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Research Call Number

*LTC 10280