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Assassins : a conversationpiece

Title
Assassins : a conversationpiece [videorecording] / MTI Music Theatre International presents ; executive producer, Freddie Gershon ; produced and directed by Roger Englander ; [video prod. company] Conover Production Services.
Publication
New York, c1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Gershon, Fredric B
  • Englander, Roger
  • Kosmaczewski, John
  • Held, Karl
  • Daube, Daniel
  • Sondheim, Stephen
  • Weidman, John, 1946-
  • Sherman, Loren
  • Music Theatre International.
  • Conover Production Services.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (65 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
"Video seminar" in which composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim and librettist John Weidman discuss their stage musical Assassins, and offer advice for future productions. Sondheim, seated at a piano, focuses on the arrangement of his score, singing excerpts from the show's songs as examples. Weidman focuses on his text and the meaning of individual sequences. Scenic designer Loren Sherman, who designed the set for the 1990 Off-Broadway production of the show at Playwrights Horizons, displays his model for the set and offers advice on dealing with the scenic design challenges presented by the show. Each man appears separately and addresses the camera directly, with no interviewer present.
Series Statement
conversationpiece
Alternative Title
Assassins: a conversation piece
Subject
  • Sondheim, Stephen
  • Weidman, John, 1946-
  • Sherman, Loren
  • Composers > United States
  • Librettists > United States
  • Theaters > Stage-setting and scenery
  • Assassins > United States
  • Assassination > United States
  • Political violence > United States
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
  • Instruction.
  • Musicals.
Note
  • A videorecording of the 1990 Playwrights Horizons production of Assassins discussed in this video is available on NCOV 968. A videorecording of the 2004 Broadway production is available on NCOV 2861.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Director of photography, John Kosmaczewski ; sound, Karl Held ; editor, Daniel Daube.
Performer (note)
  • Featuring Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman, and Loren Sherman.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 1991.
Call Number
NCOX 734
OCLC
NYPG04-F400
Title
Assassins : a conversationpiece [videorecording] / MTI Music Theatre International presents ; executive producer, Freddie Gershon ; produced and directed by Roger Englander ; [video prod. company] Conover Production Services.
Imprint
New York, c1991.
Series
conversationpiece
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Director of photography, John Kosmaczewski ; sound, Karl Held ; editor, Daniel Daube.
Performer
Featuring Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman, and Loren Sherman.
Event
Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 1991.
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Added Author
Gershon, Fredric B, producer.
Englander, Roger, producer.
Englander, Roger, director.
Kosmaczewski, John, director of photography.
Held, Karl, recording engineer.
Daube, Daniel, editor of moving image work.
Sondheim, Stephen, commentator.
Weidman, John, 1946- commentator.
Sherman, Loren, commentator.
Music Theatre International.
Conover Production Services.
Research Call Number
NCOX 734
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