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Freeman reports.

Title: Freeman reports. Interview with Joseph Papp, March 30, 1984 [videorecording] / [produced for CNN Cable News Network]
Publication: New York, c1984.

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1 videodisc (DVD) (56 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Producer/director Joseph Papp discusses his just-opened Broadway show The human comedy. The play is based on the novel by William Saroyan, with music by Galt MacDermot. Discussion includes its World War II setting and themes of war and loss and the staging of the show for its Broadway run; the work in comparison to the 1967 musical Hair, also written by MacDermot, and the development of that show at the Public Theater. Includes a commercial for The human comedy in which Papp impersonates Humphrey Bogart.
Papp discusses theater's need for innovation; his long-running musical A chorus line and its portrayal of the Broadway chorus dancer; the difficulty of casting the show; the training of singers and dancers in comparision with actors'; his role as a theater maverick in New York; the importance of art and drama education; the unaffordability of theater; subsidy for the theater; the relationship between growing up in an Yiddish speaking household and his development of an ear for Shakespearan language; and his present stage of life in terms of a five-act Shakespearean play.
Papp discusses theater's role in helping people to get in touch with their feelings; the possiblity of a national theater in the United States; Broadway's need for a balanced mix of musicals and serious plays; his toughness as a producer and his firing of personnel; his relationship with playwright David Rabe; how his personal qualities help him run his theatrical company successfully; his plan for expanding the theater audience in New York City; his feeling about winning two Tony Awards for his productions in 1972; his exploration of his cultural roots and his enjoyment of singing Yiddish songs.

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

Joe Papp interview on CNN 3/30/84
New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage, March 30, 1984
Joseph Papp : related television coverage, March 30, 1984

Subject

Genre/Form

Television.
Interviews.

Note

This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
No credits on tape; title supplied by cataloger. Taped off air; includes commercials. Program begins at 5:26 and ends at 61:26.

Event (note)

Broadcast on CNN-TV, March 30, 1984 at 10:00 p.m. (EST).

Call Number

NCOX 5264

OCLC

NYPT04-F189

Title

Freeman reports. Interview with Joseph Papp, March 30, 1984 [videorecording] / [produced for CNN Cable News Network]

Imprint

New York, c1984.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

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

Performer

Host: Sandi Freeman.

Event

Broadcast on CNN-TV, March 30, 1984 at 10:00 p.m. (EST).

Added Author

Freeman, Sandi, interviewer.

Papp, Joseph, interviewee.

Cable News Network, producer.

Added Title

New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage, March 30, 1984 [videorecording]

Joseph Papp : related television coverage, March 30, 1984 [videorecording]

Research Call Number

NCOX 5264

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