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Will the lights go out on Broadway?

Title
Will the lights go out on Broadway? [videorecording]
Publication
New York, 1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Bell, Robert
  • Brynner, Yul
  • Burstyn, Ellen, 1932-
  • Channing, Stockard
  • Copeland, Karen Lee
  • Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-
  • Gottlieb, Morton
  • Hamill, Mark
  • Jackson, Glenda
  • Kramer, Terry Allen
  • Lindstrom, Pia
  • Lithgow, John, 1945-
  • Loquasto, Santo
  • McDonald, Robert
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005
  • Nederlander, James
  • Papp, Joseph
  • Prince, Harold, 1928-2019
  • Schoenfeld, Gerald, 1924-2008
  • Simon, John, 1925-2019
  • Suarez, Lucia
  • Vereen, Ben
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
  • WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (28 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Summary
Special feature on WNBC-TV concerning the crisis brought about by the 1984-1985 theatrical season, which saw a decrease in the number of plays produced and in audience size, and an increase in the number of unsuccessful productions and in ticket prices. Includes interviews with numerous theatrical notables and performance footage from several shows.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
Series Statement
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Subject
  • Rich, Frank > Influence
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Performing arts > Ticket prices
  • Theater and society > United States
  • Theater audiences > New York (State) > New York
  • Theater critics > United States
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theatrical producers and directors > United States
  • Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
  • Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Television.
Note
  • First broadcast on WNBC-TV, Channel 4, on June 6, 1985.
  • Credits at end of tape.
  • Broadcast taped off air. Program beings at 5:55. Includes commercials.
  • This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
  • Brief excerpts from interviews with actors Yul Brynner, Ellen Burstyn, Stockard Channing, Harvey Fierstein, Mark Hamill, Glenda Jackson, John Lithgow, and Ben Vereen; playwright Arthur Miller; producers Morton Gottlieb, Terry Allen Kramer, James Nederlander, Joseph Papp, and Gerald Schoenfeld; director Harold Prince; set and costume designer Santo Loquasto; critic John Simon; and Robert McDonald of the Stagehands Union. Commentary on the role of critic Frank Rich in the success or failure of Broadway shows.
  • Brief performance footage from As is, Big river, Biloxi blues, A chorus line, Cats, Dancing in the end zone, Doubles, Grind, Harrigan 'n Hart, Joe Egg, The king and I, La cage aux folles, Leader of the pack, My one and only, 'night mother, Oliver!, Requiem for a heavyweight, South Pacific, Strange interlude, and others.
  • Robert Bell, director; Lucia Suarez, producer; Karen Lee Copeland, executive producer.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Pia Lindstrom.
Call Number
NCOX 5182
OCLC
NYPT03-F218
Title
Will the lights go out on Broadway? [videorecording]
Imprint
New York, 1985.
Series
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer
Host: Pia Lindstrom.
Added Author
Bell, Robert, interviewee.
Brynner, Yul, interviewee.
Brynner, Yul, performer.
Burstyn, Ellen, 1932- interviewee.
Channing, Stockard, interviewee.
Channing, Stockard, actor.
Copeland, Karen Lee, producer.
Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- interviewee.
Gottlieb, Morton, interviewee.
Hamill, Mark, interviewee.
Hamill, Mark, performer.
Jackson, Glenda, actor.
Jackson, Glenda, interviewee.
Kramer, Terry Allen, interviewee.
Lindstrom, Pia, host.
Lindstrom, Pia, interviewer.
Lithgow, John, 1945- interviewee.
Lithgow, John, 1945- actor.
Loquasto, Santo, interviewee.
McDonald, Robert, interviewee.
Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005, interviewee.
Nederlander, James, interviewee.
Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
Prince, Harold, 1928-2019, interviewee.
Schoenfeld, Gerald, 1924-2008, interviewee.
Simon, John, 1925-2019, interviewee.
Suarez, Lucia, producer.
Vereen, Ben, interviewee.
Vereen, Ben, performer.
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Research Call Number
NCOX 5182
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