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The MacNeil/Lehrer newshour.
- Title
- The MacNeil/Lehrer newshour. Profile of Joseph Papp [videorecording] / a production of WNET/WETA and MacNeil/Lehrer Gannett Productions ; [produced by Peter Rosen Productions]
- Publication
- New York, c1985.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Moving image | By appointment only | NCOX 5028 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (DVD) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; SP; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Profile of theater impresario Joseph Papp aired Channel 13, WNET-TV. Includes the history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and its free Shakespeare performances in Central Park; discussion of Papp's role as a producer, and brief interviews with actors and other New York Shakespeare Festival personnel who discuss their views of Papp. Papp discusses using New York City's parks as a child, the development of his ear for Shakespearean language, and more on his childhood, and his Jewish identity. Remaining discussion includes Papp's views of the musical A chorus line, his creation of the Public Theater in 1967; Papp's willingness to take professional risks to produce plays with political messages such as The normal heart by Larry Kramer, one of the first plays to address the AIDS epidemic; Papp's role in launching the careers of many well-known actors and playwrights; his unsuccessful fight to save two Broadway theaters from destruction; his educational program for schoolchildren; and Papp as a theatrical showman. The program includes footage of Papp leading a Passover seder, rehearsals of the The normal heart and Papp singing Accentuate the positive.
- 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
- Uniform Title
- MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour (Television program)
- Alternative Title
- Ch. 13 The MacNeil/Lehrer newshour. 6/13/85. Segment on Joseph Papp
- Subjects
- New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
- Theater audiences > New York (State) > New York
- Hamlisch, Marvin > Chorus line
- Television
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Papp, Joseph > Religion
- Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
- Drama in education
- Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
- Theater and society
- Papp, Joseph > Friends and associates
- Interviews
- Papp, Joseph > Political and social views
- Papp, Joseph > Interviews
- Kramer, Larry > Normal heart
- Genre/Form
- Television.
- Interviews.
- Note
- This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Television program taped off air. The profile of Joseph Papp begins at 48:39 and ends at 61:50. Segment repeats at 64:15.
- Event (note)
- First broadcast on June 13, 1985 at 7:00 p.m.
- Call Number
- NCOX 5028
- OCLC
- NYPT04-F201
- Title
- The MacNeil/Lehrer newshour. Profile of Joseph Papp [videorecording] / a production of WNET/WETA and MacNeil/Lehrer Gannett Productions ; [produced by Peter Rosen Productions]
- Imprint
- New York, c1985.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Performer
- Correspondent: June Massell; anchorman: Jim MacNeil.
- Event
- First broadcast on June 13, 1985 at 7:00 p.m.
- Added Author
- Massell, June, interviewer.Massell, June, reporter.MacNeil, Robert, 1931- reporter.Papp, Joseph, interviewee.Peter Rosen Productions, producer.MacNeil-Lehrer-Gannett Productions, producer.WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) producer.
- Added Title
- MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour (Television program)
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 5028