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The threepenny opera (Actors' Fund of America benefit performance)

Title
The threepenny opera (Actors' Fund of America benefit performance) [videorecording] / The Lucille Lortel Foundation presents ; book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht ; music by Kurt Weill ; [adapted from The beggar's opera by John Gay] ; English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein ; directed by Donald Saddler ; [video director] Penny Ward ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Publication
New York, c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Benincasa, Joe
  • Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
  • Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
  • Gay, John, 1685-1732.
  • Blitzstein, Marc
  • Saddler, Donald
  • Schilke, Raymond D.
  • Clugston, Glen
  • Cruse, Kimothy
  • Abbott, Charles
  • Arthur, Beatrice
  • Cuccioli, Robert, 1958-
  • Irving, George S
  • McKechnie, Donna
  • Rae, Charlotte, 1926-2018
  • Sullivan, Jo
  • Duell, William, 1923-2011
  • Basile, Salvatore
  • Cherry, Elizabeth
  • Fields, Deborah
  • Fulcomer, Alden
  • Gallagher, Patrick
  • Gorman, Pat
  • Miller, Thomas J
  • Olds, Curt
  • Schumacher, Michelle
  • Ward, Penny
  • Lucille Lortel Foundation, producer
  • Actors' Fund of America
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
  • Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Philanthropic Fund
Description
2 videocassettes (86 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
Summary
Benefit performance for the Actors' Fund of America, with introductory remarks by the AFA's executive director Joe Benincasa. The performance celebrates both The threepenny opera and Off-Broadway producer Lucille Lortel (1900-1999), whose production of the show ran for seven years (1954-61) at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, then known as the Theatre de Lys. This 'concert' version of The threepenny opera features all of its songs and selected excerpts from the libretto, delivered by actors in contemporary clothes. Several of the performers were in the original Lortel production, including William Duell, who delivers the expository passages which link the scenes.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Note
  • Copy of program available.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Sound design by Ray Schilke ; musical director, Glen Clugston ; prod. stage manager, Kimothy Cruse.
Performer (note)
  • Introductory remarks: Joe Benincasa.
  • Charles Abbott, Bea Arthur, Robert Cuccioli, George S. Irving, Donna McKechnie, Charlotte Rae, Jo Sullivan, William Duell, Salvatore Basile, Elizabeth Cherry, Deborah Fields, Alden Fulcomer, Patrick Gallagher, Pat Gorman, Thomas J. Miller, Curt Olds, Michelle Schumacher.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2000.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the financial assistance of the Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Philanthropic Fund.
Call Number
NCOV 2480
OCLC
NYPG01-F64
Title
The threepenny opera (Actors' Fund of America benefit performance) [videorecording] / The Lucille Lortel Foundation presents ; book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht ; music by Kurt Weill ; [adapted from The beggar's opera by John Gay] ; English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein ; directed by Donald Saddler ; [video director] Penny Ward ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Imprint
New York, c2000.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Sound design by Ray Schilke ; musical director, Glen Clugston ; prod. stage manager, Kimothy Cruse.
Performer
Introductory remarks: Joe Benincasa.
Cast
Charles Abbott, Bea Arthur, Robert Cuccioli, George S. Irving, Donna McKechnie, Charlotte Rae, Jo Sullivan, William Duell, Salvatore Basile, Elizabeth Cherry, Deborah Fields, Alden Fulcomer, Patrick Gallagher, Pat Gorman, Thomas J. Miller, Curt Olds, Michelle Schumacher.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2000.
Funding
Recorded with the financial assistance of the Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Philanthropic Fund.
Added Author
Benincasa, Joe, speaker.
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Dreigroschenoper. English.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, librettist.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, lyricist.
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Blitzstein, Marc, adapter.
Saddler, Donald, director.
Schilke, Raymond D., sound designer.
Clugston, Glen, conductor.
Cruse, Kimothy, production stage manager.
Abbott, Charles, performer.
Arthur, Beatrice, performer.
Cuccioli, Robert, 1958- performer.
Irving, George S, performer.
McKechnie, Donna, performer.
Rae, Charlotte, 1926-2018, performer.
Sullivan, Jo, performer.
Duell, William, 1923-2011, performer.
Basile, Salvatore, performer.
Cherry, Elizabeth, performer.
Fields, Deborah, performer.
Fulcomer, Alden, performer.
Gallagher, Patrick, performer.
Gorman, Pat, performer.
Miller, Thomas J, performer.
Olds, Curt, performer.
Schumacher, Michelle, performer.
Ward, Penny, videographer.
Lucille Lortel Foundation, producer.
Actors' Fund of America.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Philanthropic Fund.
Research Call Number
NCOV 2480
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