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The man who came to dinner

Title
The man who came to dinner [videorecording] / Produced for the stage by the Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, artistic director ; written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman ; directed for the stage by Jerry Zaks ; produced [for television] by Judy Kinberg ; directed [for television] by Jay Sandrich.
Publication
New York, c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Haimes, Todd
  • Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961.
  • Zaks, Jerry, 1946-
  • Kinberg, Judy
  • Sandrich, Jay
  • Walton, Tony, 1934-2022
  • Long, William Ivey
  • Gallo, Paul
  • Fitzgerald, Peter (Peter J.)
  • Testani, Andrea J.
  • Lane, Nathan, 1956-
  • Smart, Jean
  • Jennings, Byron
  • Harris, Harriet Sansom, 1955-
  • Stadlen, Lewis J
  • Stratton, Hank
  • Stevens, Linda
  • Beaver, Terry
  • Duell, William, 1923-2011
  • Wright, Mary Catherine
  • DeRosa, Stephen
  • Holbrook, Ruby
  • Garrison, Mary Catherine
  • Shaffer, Zach
  • Boyd, Julie
  • Hayenga, Jeffrey
  • Flanagan, Kit
  • Shively, Ryan
  • Halston, Julie
  • Hoffman, Hans
  • Thompson, André Steve
  • Bakkensen, Michael
  • Blackman, Ian
  • Richardson, Natasha
  • Neeson, Liam
  • Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007.
  • Schneider, Anne Kaufman
  • Smith, Anna Deavere
  • Smith, Anna Deavere
  • Gurney, A. R. (Albert Ramsdell), 1930-2017.
  • Gurney, A. R. (Albert Ramsdell), 1930-2017
  • Emery, Lisa
  • Roundabout Theatre Company, producer
  • American Airlines Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (168 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
  • Includes material on the play's historical background delivered by hosts Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson. At the first intermission (51:35), further information is offered on playwrights Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, and on their model for the play's central character, critic Alexander Woollcott, by Hart's widow, Kitty Carlisle Hart, and Kaufman's daughter, Anne Kaufman Schneider. The play is examined by director Jerry Zaks. At the second intermission (1:59:20), the renovation of the 42nd Street theater district, and of the American Airlines Theatre (formerly the Selwyn Theatre), where the play is being staged, is discussed. Todd Haimes, artistic director of the Roundabout Theatre Company, and set designer Tony Walton, are featured in this segment.
  • Following The man who came to dinner, in an unrelated segment entitled Stage on Screen: Voices, playwright Anna Deavere Smith discusses her play Twilight-- Los Angeles, 1992, and playwright A. R. Gurney discusses his play Far East, featuring actor Lisa Emery, who also comments. This segment lasts about 12 minutes.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of WNET/13, New York.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • Television.
Note
  • Originally broadcast live by Thirteen/WNET New York for its Stage on Screen program.
Performer (note)
  • Nathan Lane, Jean Smart, Byron Jennings, Harriet Harris, Lewis J. Stadlen, Hank Stratton, Linda Stevens, Terry Beaver, William Duell, Mary Catherine Wright, Stephen DeRosa, Ruby Holbrook, Mary Catherine Garrison, Zach Shaffer, Julie Boyd, Jeffrey Hayenga, Kit Flanagan, Ryan Shively, Julie Halston, Hans Hoffman, André Steve Thompson, Michael Bakkensen, Ian Blackman.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the American Airlines Theatre, New York, N.Y., Oct. 7, 2000.
Call Number
NCOX 1692
OCLC
NYPG00-F412
Title
The man who came to dinner [videorecording] / Produced for the stage by the Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, artistic director ; written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman ; directed for the stage by Jerry Zaks ; produced [for television] by Judy Kinberg ; directed [for television] by Jay Sandrich.
Imprint
New York, c2000.
Cast
Nathan Lane, Jean Smart, Byron Jennings, Harriet Harris, Lewis J. Stadlen, Hank Stratton, Linda Stevens, Terry Beaver, William Duell, Mary Catherine Wright, Stephen DeRosa, Ruby Holbrook, Mary Catherine Garrison, Zach Shaffer, Julie Boyd, Jeffrey Hayenga, Kit Flanagan, Ryan Shively, Julie Halston, Hans Hoffman, André Steve Thompson, Michael Bakkensen, Ian Blackman.
Event
Videotaped at the American Airlines Theatre, New York, N.Y., Oct. 7, 2000.
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Added Author
Haimes, Todd, producer.
Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961. Man who came to dinner.
Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961.
Zaks, Jerry, 1946- director.
Kinberg, Judy, producer.
Sandrich, Jay, director.
Walton, Tony, 1934-2022, set designer.
Long, William Ivey, costume designer.
Gallo, Paul, lighting designer.
Fitzgerald, Peter (Peter J.), sound designer.
Testani, Andrea J., production stage manager.
Lane, Nathan, 1956- actor.
Smart, Jean, actor.
Jennings, Byron, actor.
Harris, Harriet Sansom, 1955- actor.
Stadlen, Lewis J, actor.
Stratton, Hank, actor.
Stevens, Linda, actor.
Beaver, Terry, actor.
Duell, William, 1923-2011, actor.
Wright, Mary Catherine, actor.
DeRosa, Stephen, actor.
Holbrook, Ruby, actor.
Garrison, Mary Catherine, actor.
Shaffer, Zach, actor.
Boyd, Julie, actor.
Hayenga, Jeffrey, actor.
Flanagan, Kit, actor.
Shively, Ryan, actor.
Halston, Julie, actor.
Hoffman, Hans, actor.
Thompson, André Steve, actor.
Bakkensen, Michael, actor.
Blackman, Ian, actor.
Richardson, Natasha.
Neeson, Liam.
Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007.
Schneider, Anne Kaufman.
Smith, Anna Deavere. Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992.
Smith, Anna Deavere, actor.
Smith, Anna Deavere, interviewee.
Gurney, A. R. (Albert Ramsdell), 1930-2017. Far East.
Gurney, A. R. (Albert Ramsdell), 1930-2017, interviewee.
Emery, Lisa.
Roundabout Theatre Company, producer.
American Airlines Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Research Call Number
NCOX 1692
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