Research Catalog

Title

The Bob Fosse memorial [videorecording] / Jules Fisher presents ; [video director] Jeff Hodges ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.

Publication

New York, c 1987.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Ebb, Fred
• Scheider, Roy
• Behn, Noel
• Stone, Peter, 1930-2003
• Hamill, Pete, 1935-2020
• Tesich, Steve
• Coleman, Cy
• Donen, Stanley
• Maas, Peter, 1929-2001
• Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015
• Simon, Neil
• Gardner, Herb, 1934-2003
• Kander, John
• Allen, Peter, 1944-1992
• Devine, Loretta
• Harrell, Gordon Lowry, 1940-
• Hodges, Jeff
• Corwin, Betty L.
• New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Description

2 videocassettes (U-matic) (124 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in.

Summary

Memorial tribute to choreographer, director and performer Bob Fosse, known for his work on the Broadway stage and in movies. Features spoken tributes, reminiscences, and four songs.

Subjects

• Dancers > United States > 20th century
• Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
• Tributes
• Motion picture producers and directors
• Choreographers > United States > 20th century
• Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987 > Friends and associates
• Theatrical producers and directors

Note

• At this memorial service for Bob Fosse a reel of excerpts from his movies was shown, but the excerpts were not included when the service was videotaped.
• Begins with silent footage of mourners entering the theater, lasting approximately 19 minutes. Among the attendees are Gwen Verdon, Mike Nichols, Chita Rivera, Gene Shalit, Judd Hirsch, Buddy Hackett, Cliff Robertson, Ben Vereen, Joel Grey and his daughter Jennifer, and Raquel Welch. About twenty minutes of footage of attendees exiting is included at the end. The memorial itself runs for 84 minutes.

Access (note)

• Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

• Speakers: Fred Ebb, Roy Scheider, Noel Behn, Peter Stone, Pete Hamill, Steve Tesich, Cy Coleman, Stanley Donen, Peter Maas, E. L. Doctorow, Neil Simon, and Herb Gardner.
• Performers: John Kander & Fred Ebb, Peter Allen, Cy Coleman, and Loretta Devine.
• Pianist: Gordon Harrell.

Event (note)

• Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Palace Theatre, New York, N.Y., Oct. 30, 1987.

Call Number

NCOV 640

OCLC

652447706

Title

The Bob Fosse memorial [videorecording] / Jules Fisher presents ; [video director] Jeff Hodges ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.

Imprint

New York, c 1987.

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Cast

Speakers: Fred Ebb, Roy Scheider, Noel Behn, Peter Stone, Pete Hamill, Steve Tesich, Cy Coleman, Stanley Donen, Peter Maas, E. L. Doctorow, Neil Simon, and Herb Gardner.

Performers: John Kander & Fred Ebb, Peter Allen, Cy Coleman, and Loretta Devine.

Pianist: Gordon Harrell.

Event

Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Palace Theatre, New York, N.Y., Oct. 30, 1987.

Local Subject

Tributes.

Added Author

Ebb, Fred, speaker.

Ebb, Fred, performer.

Scheider, Roy, speaker.

Behn, Noel, speaker.

Stone, Peter, 1930-2003, speaker.

Hamill, Pete, 1935-2020, speaker.

Tesich, Steve, speaker.

Coleman, Cy, speaker.

Coleman, Cy, performer.

Donen, Stanley, speaker.

Maas, Peter, 1929-2001, speaker.

Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015, speaker.

Simon, Neil, speaker.

Gardner, Herb, 1934-2003, speaker.

Kander, John, performer.

Allen, Peter, 1944-1992, performer.

Devine, Loretta, performer.

Harrell, Gordon Lowry, 1940- instrumentalist.

Hodges, Jeff, videographer.

Corwin, Betty L.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Research Call Number

NCOV 640