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Mr. Monotony, [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal]
- Title
- Mr. Monotony, Dec. 2, 1988: [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal] [videorecording] / choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.
- Publication
- Purchase, N.Y., 1988.
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (DVD) (22 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- 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
- Miss Liberty. Mr. Monotony
- Call me madam. Mr. Monotony
- Monotony 12/2
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal
- Subjects
- Robbins, Jerome > Jerome Robbins' Broadway
- Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
- Video
- Musicals
- Dance rehearsals
- Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
- Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 > Call me madam
- Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 > Miss Liberty
- Theater rehearsals > New York (State) > New York
- Dance
- Musical theater > Production and direction
- Genre/Form
- Musicals.
- Dance.
- Video.
- Dance rehearsals.
- Note
- Production credits from the program for Jerome Robbins' Broadway, as staged at the Imperial Theatre, New York, N.Y.
- Time and date code on frame.
- Rehearsal location gathered from TOFT files.
- Access (note)
- Permission required.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the State University of New York (SUNY), Purchase, N.Y., in rehearsal clothes with piano accompaniment on Dec. 2, 1988.
- Call Number
- NCOV 817
- OCLC
- 226412476
- Title
- Mr. Monotony, Dec. 2, 1988: [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal] [videorecording] / choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.
- Imprint
- Purchase, N.Y., 1988.
- Access
- Permission required.
- Performer
- Rehearsed by Jason Alexander, Debbie Shapiro, Jane Lanier, Luis Pérez, and Robert La Fosse.
- Event
- Videotaped at the State University of New York (SUNY), Purchase, N.Y., in rehearsal clothes with piano accompaniment on Dec. 2, 1988.
- Local Note
- Gift of Jerome Robbins and The Shubert Organization.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Robbins, Jerome. Jerome Robbins' Broadway.Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Miss Liberty.Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Call me madam.Alexander, Jason, 1959- performer.Gravitte, Debbie Shapiro, performer.Lanier, Jane, performer.Pérez, Luis, performer.La Fosse, Robert, performer.Robbins, Jerome, donor.Shubert Organization, donor.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 817