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Gerald Schoenfeld: a celebration of a life

Title
Gerald Schoenfeld: a celebration of a life [videorecording] / Produced by Bill Haber, Peter Entin, The Shubert Organization ; directed by Dan Foster ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Publication
New York, c2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Jackman, Hugh
  • Bloomberg, Michael
  • Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
  • Doumanian, Jean
  • Haber, Bill
  • Fox, Robert, 1952-
  • Rice, Tim, 1944-
  • Ulvaeus, Björn
  • Eustis, Oskar, 1958-
  • Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013
  • Mirren, Helen
  • Irons, Jeremy, 1948-
  • Lapine, James
  • Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948-
  • Hamlisch, Marvin
  • Lopez, Priscilla, 1948-
  • Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022
  • Errico, Melissa
  • James, Brian D'Arcy
  • Shear, Claudia
  • Stew 1961-
  • Rodewald, Heidi
  • Murphy, Donna
  • Buckley, Betty
  • Ellison, Todd
  • Henning, Matthew
  • Archer, Nicholas
  • Werner, Kenny
  • Vaccariello, Patrick
  • Schoenfeld, Gerald, 1924-2008.
  • Stucker, Richard
  • Hoffman, Patrick.
  • Shubert Organization.
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (105 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Memorial tribute to Gerald Schoenfeld (1924-2008), longtime chairman of the Shubert Organization, and producer of many Broadway shows. Features spoken tributes, reminiscences, and songs from shows which with Schoenfeld was associated.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Hugh Jackman.
  • Speakers: Hugh Jackman, Michael Bloomberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Jean Doumanian, Bill Haber, Robert Fox, Tim Rice, Björn Ulvaeus, Oskar Eustis, Richard Griffiths, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, James Lapine, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Marvin Hamlisch, Priscilla Lopez, Angela Lansbury.
  • Performers: Melissa Errico, Brian D'Arcy James, Claudia Shear, Stew, Heidi Rodewald, Donna Murphy, Betty Buckley, Marvin Hamlisch, Priscilla Lopez, Hugh Jackman.
  • Pianists: Todd Ellison, Matthew Henning, Nick Archer, Kenny Werner, Patrick Vaccariello.
  • Archival footage: Gerald Schoenfeld.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Majestic Theatre, New York, N.Y., Feb. 9, 2009.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the financial assistance of The Shubert Organization.
Biography (note)
  • From the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s, Gerald Schoenfeld and Bernard B. Jacobs were co-chief executive officers of the Shubert Organization. After Jacobs' death in 1996 Schoenfeld was chairman and chief executive officer.
Contents
Songs performed (show / performer): Somebody (Amour) / Melissa Errico -- Anthem (Chess) / Brian D'Arcy James -- Dirty blonde (Dirty blonde) / Claudia Shear -- Keys (Passing strange) / Stew and Heidi Rodewald -- I wish I could forget you (Passion) / Donna Murphy -- Memory (Cats) / Betty Buckley -- What I did for love (A chorus line) / Priscilla Lopez -- Once before I go (The boy from Oz) / Hugh Jackman.
Call Number
NCOV 3501
OCLC
637131657
Title
Gerald Schoenfeld: a celebration of a life [videorecording] / Produced by Bill Haber, Peter Entin, The Shubert Organization ; directed by Dan Foster ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Imprint
New York, c2009.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Host: Hugh Jackman.
Speakers: Hugh Jackman, Michael Bloomberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Jean Doumanian, Bill Haber, Robert Fox, Tim Rice, Björn Ulvaeus, Oskar Eustis, Richard Griffiths, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, James Lapine, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Marvin Hamlisch, Priscilla Lopez, Angela Lansbury.
Performers: Melissa Errico, Brian D'Arcy James, Claudia Shear, Stew, Heidi Rodewald, Donna Murphy, Betty Buckley, Marvin Hamlisch, Priscilla Lopez, Hugh Jackman.
Pianists: Todd Ellison, Matthew Henning, Nick Archer, Kenny Werner, Patrick Vaccariello.
Archival footage: Gerald Schoenfeld.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Majestic Theatre, New York, N.Y., Feb. 9, 2009.
Funding
Recorded with the financial assistance of The Shubert Organization.
Biography
From the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s, Gerald Schoenfeld and Bernard B. Jacobs were co-chief executive officers of the Shubert Organization. After Jacobs' death in 1996 Schoenfeld was chairman and chief executive officer.
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Local Subject
Tributes.
Added Author
Jackman, Hugh, host.
Jackman, Hugh, speaker.
Jackman, Hugh, performer.
Bloomberg, Michael, speaker.
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- speaker.
Doumanian, Jean, speaker.
Haber, Bill, speaker.
Fox, Robert, 1952- speaker.
Rice, Tim, 1944- speaker.
Ulvaeus, Björn, speaker.
Eustis, Oskar, 1958- speaker.
Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013, speaker.
Mirren, Helen, speaker.
Irons, Jeremy, 1948- speaker.
Lapine, James, speaker.
Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948- speaker.
Hamlisch, Marvin, speaker.
Hamlisch, Marvin, performer.
Lopez, Priscilla, 1948- speaker.
Lopez, Priscilla, 1948- performer.
Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022, speaker.
Errico, Melissa, performer.
James, Brian D'Arcy, performer.
Shear, Claudia, performer.
Stew 1961- performer.
Rodewald, Heidi, performer.
Murphy, Donna, performer.
Buckley, Betty, performer.
Ellison, Todd, instrumentalist.
Henning, Matthew, instrumentalist.
Archer, Nicholas, instrumentalist.
Werner, Kenny, instrumentalist.
Vaccariello, Patrick, instrumentalist.
Schoenfeld, Gerald, 1924-2008.
Stucker, Richard, videographer.
Hoffman, Patrick.
Shubert Organization.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Research Call Number
NCOV 3501
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