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Women in theatre.

Title
Women in theatre. Audra McDonald [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, c2005.

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Additional Authors
  • McDonald, Audra
  • 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
Actress, singer and recording artist Audra McDonald talks about her career with Newsday critic Linda Winer. McDonald, who received Tony Awards for her Broadway roles in Carousel, Master class, and Ragtime, talks about these shows and her recent roles in Raisin in the sun and Marie Christine. She elaborates on her willingness to undertake a variety of vocal styles, from opera to Broadway to cabaret; unconventional casting; her rule to "never do fluff"; her upbringing in Fresno, California; attending the Juilliard School in New York, where she studied classical voice; her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter Zoe; her experience working on the television series Mr. Sterling; and her admiration for Barbra Streisand.
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 3, episode 13.
  • "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. 12, 2004. First aired on CUNY-TV, Channel 75, Dec. 2, 2005.
Call Number
NCOX 2328
OCLC
187304496
Title
Women in theatre. Audra McDonald [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, c2005.
Series
Women in theatre
Performer
Interviewer: Linda Winer.
Event
Videotaped in the CUNY-TV studios, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 12, 2004. First aired on CUNY-TV, Channel 75, Dec. 2, 2005.
Local Note
Gift of The League of Professional Theatre Women and CUNY-TV.
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Added Author
McDonald, Audra, 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 2328
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