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Women in theatre.
- Title
- Women in theatre. Lynn Ahrens [videorecording] / produced by the League of Professional Theatre Women, Isobel Robins, Harriet Slaughter, co-presidents ; Ruth Mayleas, executive producer ; Betty L. Corwin, director of special projects, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive ; Bob Isaacson, executive in charge of production ; Audra D. Malone, director ; [produced for] CUNY-TV.
- Publication
- New York : CUNY-TV, c2006.
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- Additional Authors
- Ahrens, Lynn
- Winer, Linda
- Robins, Isobel
- Slaughter, Harriet
- Mayleas, Ruth
- Corwin, Betty L
- Isaacson, Robert
- Malone, Audra D
- CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
- League of Professional Theatre Women, producer.
- City University of New York.
- League of Professional Theatre Women, donor.
- CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), donor.
- Description
- 1 videodisc (DVD) (29 min.) : sd., col. SP; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Lynn Ahrens discusses her career with Newsday critic Linda Winer. Ahrens, a Tony nominated lyricist of musicals, discusses her early days supporting herself writing advertising jingles, how she became a musical theatre lyricist, the history of her long-time partnership with composer Stephen Flaherty, and her collaboration with Flaherty on such musicals as Seussical, Ragtime and A man of no importance. She also describes how she aims to be "invisible," "hidden in the character" in her lyrics, and her philosophy of songwriting.
- Series Statement
- Women in theatre
- Alternative Title
- Dialogues with notable women in American theatre
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Television.
- Talk shows.
- Interviews.
- Note
- Credits at end of videodisc.
- Program is also available at www.cuny.tv.
- On container: Season 4, episode 5.
- "Discussion program spotlighting prominent women from the theatre, including performers, playwrights, producers and designers."
- Performer (note)
- Interviewer: Linda Winer.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in the CUNY-TV studios, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 3, 2005. First aired on CUNY-TV, Channel 75, May 5, 2006.
- Call Number
- NCOX 2220
- OCLC
- 173233291
- Title
- Women in theatre. Lynn Ahrens [videorecording] / produced by the League of Professional Theatre Women, Isobel Robins, Harriet Slaughter, co-presidents ; Ruth Mayleas, executive producer ; Betty L. Corwin, director of special projects, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive ; Bob Isaacson, executive in charge of production ; Audra D. Malone, director ; [produced for] CUNY-TV.
- Imprint
- New York : CUNY-TV, c2006.
- Series
- Women in theatre
- Performer
- Interviewer: Linda Winer.
- Event
- Videotaped in the CUNY-TV studios, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 3, 2005. First aired on CUNY-TV, Channel 75, May 5, 2006.
- Local Note
- Gift of The League of Professional Theatre Women and CUNY-TV.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Ahrens, Lynn, interviewee.Winer, Linda, interviewer.Robins, Isobel, producer.Slaughter, Harriet, producer.Mayleas, Ruth, producer.Corwin, Betty L, producer.Isaacson, Robert, producer.Malone, Audra D, director.CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.League of Professional Theatre Women, producer.City University of New York.League of Professional Theatre Women, donor.CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), donor.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 2220