Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
2. Cronkite, Walter
3. Belzer, Richard
4. Abraham, F. Murray
5. Allen, Woody, 1935-
6. Parker, Sarah Jessica
7. Robbins, Tim, 1958-
8. Sarandon, Susan, 1946-
9. Philbin, Regis
10. Philbin, Joy
11. Neuwirth, Bebe
12. Richards, Jeffrey
13. Noth, Chris, 1954-
14. Ashley, Elizabeth, 1939-
15. Hadary, Jonathan
16. Durning, Charles, 1923-2012
17. Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004
18. Cavett, Dick
19. Ebersole, Christine
20. Hughes, Barnard, 1915-2006
21. Learned, Michael
22. Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012
23. Greenwald, Raymond J
24. Jeffrey Richards Associates, donor

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (24 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Unedited footage from the opening night of the 2000 Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's play The best man. Footage includes arrivals of various show business personalities at the Virginia Theatre before the show, back stage footage afterwards, and the cast party at Tavern on the Green. There is no footage from the performance itself.

Alternative title

1. Gore Vidal's The best man

Subject

1. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1991-2000
2. Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 > Best man
3. Theater > New York (State) > New York

Call number

1. NCOX 2074

Note

1. No credits on tape. Title supplied by cataloger.
2. A videorecording of the 2000 revival of Gore Vidal's play The best man is available on NCOV 2481.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Virginia Theatre and at Tavern on the Green, New York, N.Y., Sep. 17, 2000.

Linking entry (note)

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

Title

1. [The best man (opening night, back stage, and party footage)] [videorecording] / [Videographer] Raymond J. Greenwald.

Imprint

1. New York, 2000.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer

1. Attendees and cast members: Gore Vidal, Walter Cronkite, Richard Belzer, F. Murray Abraham, Woody Allen, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Regis Philbin, Joy Philbin, Bebe Neuwirth, Jeffrey Richards, Chris Noth, Elizabeth Ashley, Jonathan Hadary, Charles Durning, Spalding Gray, Dick Cavett, Christine Ebersole, Barnard Hughes, Michael Learned, Celeste Holm, and others.

Event

1. Videotaped at the Virginia Theatre and at Tavern on the Green, New York, N.Y., Sep. 17, 2000.

Local note

1. Gift of Jeffrey Richards Associates.

Linking entry

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

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012.
2. Cronkite, Walter.
3. Belzer, Richard.
4. Abraham, F. Murray.
5. Allen, Woody, 1935-
6. Parker, Sarah Jessica.
7. Robbins, Tim, 1958-
8. Sarandon, Susan, 1946-
9. Philbin, Regis.
10. Philbin, Joy.
11. Neuwirth, Bebe.
12. Richards, Jeffrey.
13. Noth, Chris, 1954-
14. Ashley, Elizabeth, 1939-
15. Hadary, Jonathan.
16. Durning, Charles, 1923-2012.
17. Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004.
18. Cavett, Dick.
19. Ebersole, Christine.
20. Hughes, Barnard, 1915-2006.
21. Learned, Michael.
22. Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012.
23. Greenwald, Raymond J, videographer.
24. Jeffrey Richards Associates, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 2074