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Mr. Monotony, [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal]

Title
  1. Mr. Monotony, Dec. 2, 1988: [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal] [videorecording] / choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.
Published by
  1. Purchase, N.Y., 1988.
Format
  1. DVD

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Additional authors
  1. Robbins, Jerome
  2. Robbins, Jerome
  3. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
  4. Alexander, Jason, 1959-
  5. Gravitte, Debbie Shapiro
  6. Lanier, Jane
  7. Pérez, Luis
  8. La Fosse, Robert
  9. Shubert Organization, donor
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (22 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. An onstage run-through of the number "Mr. Monotony," originally intended for, but then later cut from, the Broadway musicals Miss Liberty (1949) and Call me madam (1950), in preparation for the musical retrospective Jerome Robbins' Broadway, which premiered in 1989 at the Imperial Theatre, New York, N.Y. Jerome Robbins' voice is heard off-camera. Run-through is followed by a technical work session with production personnel, performers and musical accompanist.
Alternative title
  1. Miss Liberty. Mr. Monotony
  2. Call me madam. Mr. Monotony
  3. Monotony 12/2
  4. Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal
Subject
  1. Robbins, Jerome. Jerome Robbins' Broadway.
  2. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Miss Liberty.
  3. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Call me madam.
  4. Musical theater -- Production and direction.
  5. Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
  6. Theater rehearsals -- New York (State) -- New York.
Genre/Form
  1. Musicals.
  2. Dance.
  3. Video.
  4. Dance rehearsals.
Call number
  1. NCOV 817
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Production credits from the program for Jerome Robbins' Broadway, as staged at the Imperial Theatre, New York, N.Y.
  2. Time and date code on frame.
  3. Rehearsal location gathered from TOFT files.
Access (note)
  1. Permission required.
Event (note)
  1. Videotaped at the State University of New York (SUNY), Purchase, N.Y., in rehearsal clothes with piano accompaniment on Dec. 2, 1988.
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
Local note
  1. Gift of Jerome Robbins and The Shubert Organization.
Performer
  1. Rehearsed by Jason Alexander, Debbie Shapiro, Jane Lanier, Luis Pérez, and Robert La Fosse.
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