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Kurt Weill: the Cheryl Crawford musicals

Title: Kurt Weill: the Cheryl Crawford musicals [videorecording] / The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents ; producer, Alan J. Pally ; all songs composed by Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Paul Green, Ogden Nash, and Alan Jay Lerner.
Publication: New York, 2002.

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Description

1 videocassette (VHS) (95 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.

Summary

This program, one of a series of programs concerning producer Cheryl Crawford, is devoted to three stage shows she produced featuring music by Kurt Weill: Johnny Johnson (1936), One touch of Venus (1943), and Love life (1948). Songs are performed from each musical. Host Foster Hirsch discusses the shows and interviews several of the performers, some of whom appeared in the original productions and knew Weill personally.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Musicals.

Note

No credits on tape. Production credits gathered from program.
Video quality is erratic.

Access (note)

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

Introductory remarks: Alan J. Pally.
Host: Foster Hirsch.
Interviewees: Phoebe Brand, Paula Laurence, Russell Nype, Nanette Fabray, Debbie Gravitte.
Performers: Jennifer Goode, Kyle Barisich, Paula Laurence, Russell Nype, Nanette Fabray, Debbie Gravitte.
Musical director and pianist, David Lewis.

Event (note)

Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., April 8, 2002.

Contents

Songs / (Show) / Performer: Oh heart of love / Johnny Johnson / Jennifer Goode -- Farewell, goodbye / Johnny Johnson / Jennifer Goode -- Johnny's melody / Johnny Johnson / Kyle Barisich -- One touch of Venus / One touch of Venus / Paula Laurence -- Very, very, very / One touch of Venus / Paula Laurence -- Green-up time / Love life / Nanette Fabray -- Here I'll stay / Love life / Debbie Gravitte -- Mr. Right / Love life / Debbie Gravitte.

Call Number

NCOV 3727

OCLC

759854996

Title

Kurt Weill: the Cheryl Crawford musicals [videorecording] / The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents ; producer, Alan J. Pally ; all songs composed by Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Paul Green, Ogden Nash, and Alan Jay Lerner.

Imprint

New York, 2002.

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Cast

Introductory remarks: Alan J. Pally.

Host: Foster Hirsch.

Interviewees: Phoebe Brand, Paula Laurence, Russell Nype, Nanette Fabray, Debbie Gravitte.

Performers: Jennifer Goode, Kyle Barisich, Paula Laurence, Russell Nype, Nanette Fabray, Debbie Gravitte.

Musical director and pianist, David Lewis.

Event

Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., April 8, 2002.

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Added Author

Pally, Alan J, producer.

Pally, Alan J, speaker.

Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950, composer.

Green, Paul, 1894-1981, lyricist.

Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971, lyricist.

Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986, lyricist.

Hirsch, Foster, host.

Hirsch, Foster, interviewer.

Brand, Phoebe, 1907-2004, interviewee.

Laurence, Paula, performer.

Laurence, Paula, interviewee.

Nype, Russell, 1920-2018, performer.

Nype, Russell, 1920-2018, interviewee.

Fabray, Nanette, performer.

Fabray, Nanette, interviewee.

Gravitte, Debbie Shapiro, interviewee.

Gravitte, Debbie Shapiro, performer.

Cooper, Jennifer Goode, performer.

Barisich, Kyle, performer.

Lewis, David, instrumentalist.

Research Call Number

NCOV 3727

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