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Pinnacle.
- Title
- Pinnacle. Profile of Joseph Papp [videorecording] / a presentation of CNN Business News ; produced and directed by David Sager.
- Publication
- New York, 1986.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Moving image | By appointment only | NCOX 5132 A.O. | Offsite | |
| Moving image | By appointment only | NCOX 5132 A.O. | Offsite |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (31 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Profile of producer/director Joseph Papp. Papp discusses his feelings about his influence on American theater; his fight to prevent the Helen Hayes and Morosco theaters from being destroyed; his belief that the city should oversee development within the Broadway theater district; the formation of his first Shakespearean acting company based in a church in the East Village; his production of free Shakespeare plays in the city's parks as well as his work producing contemporary plays; his Jewish Orthodox upbringing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; his early interest in Shakespeare; his Jewish identity; his working relationship with his wife Gail Merrifield Papp; his family life; Shakespearean roles he would like to play; the power and influence of drama critics, including Frank Rich of The New York Times; his feelings about receiving a bad review for one of his shows; and how he would like to be remembered. Includes footage of Papp on a Broadway street, at the Public Theater, speaking before the New York City Council, and leading a protest to stop the destruction of the two historic theaters. Also includes photographs of Papp and his parents and brief excerpts from his productions A chorus line and The mystery of Edwin Drood.
- 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
- CNN Pinnacle program on Mr. Papp 1/18/86 6:30-7:00 p.m.
- Joseph Papp : related television coverage, January 18, 1986.
- Subjects
- Historic buildings > New York (State) > New York
- Helen Hayes Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
- Papp, Joseph > Interviews
- Interviews
- Papp, Joseph > Family
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
- New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
- Landmarks at risk
- Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Papp, Joseph > Religion
- Papp, Joseph > Influence
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Appreciation
- Papp, Gail Merrifield
- Rich, Frank > Influence
- Morosco Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
- Television
- Genre/Form
- Television.
- Interviews.
- Note
- This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Credits at end of tape.
- Television program taped off air. Includes commercials. Program begins at 14:00.
- Access (note)
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Event (note)
- Broadcast on Manhattan Cable TV, CNN-TV, on January 18, 1986 at 6:30 p.m.
- Call Number
- NCOX 5132
- OCLC
- NYPT04-F234
- Title
- Pinnacle. Profile of Joseph Papp [videorecording] / a presentation of CNN Business News ; produced and directed by David Sager.
- Imprint
- New York, 1986.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Access
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Event
- Broadcast on Manhattan Cable TV, CNN-TV, on January 18, 1986 at 6:30 p.m.
- Added Author
- Papp, Joseph, interviewee.Sagar, David, producer, director.Cable News Network, producer.
- Added Title
- Joseph Papp : related television coverage, January 18, 1986.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 5132