Research Catalog

Title

News4orum. The producer. [videorecording] / a News4 Public Affairs presentation ; produced by Barbara Rick ; directed by Harry McNeill ; executive producer, Carl Moore.

Publication

New York, 1982.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Pressman, Gabe
• Papp, Joseph
• Rick, Barbara
• McNeill, Harry J
• Moore, Carl
• WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer

Description

1 videodisc (DVD) (28 min.) sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Producer/director Joseph Papp discusses his recent unsuccessful campaign to save two historic Broadway theaters, the Morosco and the Helen Hayes, from destruction, the future of Times Square and the Broadway theater district, and what he views as the failure of the mayor and city institutions to safeguard cultural interests. Papp speaks also about his 1959 battle with New York City Parks Commissioner Robert Moses over charging admission to his plays staged in city parks; his relationship with former New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner; the building of the Delacorte Theater in Central Park; his financial and critical success as a producer; his support of Israel, and his interest in reconnecting with his Jewish roots; his conflicts with playwrights with whom he has worked; the works which have brought him the greatest satisfaction in his career; and what he views as his major theatrical achievements.

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

Alternative Title

• Gabe Pressman interviews Joseph Papp
• News forum. The producer

Subject

• Papp, Joseph
• Papp, Joseph > Childhood and youth
• Papp, Joseph > Interviews
• Papp, Joseph > Political and social views
• Papp, Joseph > Religion
• Papp, Joseph > Friends and associates
• Moses, Robert, 1888-1981 > Art patronage
• Wagner, Robert F. 1910-1991
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
• Morosco Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
• Helen Hayes Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
• Delacorte Theater (New York, N.Y.)
• Theaters > New York (State) > New York
• Historic buildings > New York (State)
• Architecture and state > New York (State) > New York
• Landmarks at risk
• Political participation > New York (State) > New York
• Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
• Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
• Times Square (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

• Interviews.
• Television.

Note

• This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
• Program taped off air. Includes commercials. Papp interview begins at 2:20.

Performer (note)

• Interviewer: Gabe Pressman.

Event (note)

• First broadcast on WNBC-TV, New York, N.Y., March 28, 1982 at 12 noon.

Call Number

NCOX 5255

OCLC

NYPT04-F131

Title

News4orum. The producer. [videorecording] / a News4 Public Affairs presentation ; produced by Barbara Rick ; directed by Harry McNeill ; executive producer, Carl Moore.

Imprint

New York, 1982.

Series

Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Performer

Interviewer: Gabe Pressman.

Event

First broadcast on WNBC-TV, New York, N.Y., March 28, 1982 at 12 noon.

Added Author

Pressman, Gabe, interviewer.

Papp, Joseph, interviewee.

Rick, Barbara, producer.

McNeill, Harry J, director.

Moore, Carl, producer.

WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

Research Call Number

NCOX 5255