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Heroes : made in the U.S.A.

Title: Heroes : made in the U.S.A. [videorecording] / segment produced by Preston Macy and Colleen McSweeney ; executive producers, Donald Kushner and Peter Locke ; [produced for WCBS-TV]
Publication: New York : Atlantic/Kushner-Locke, Inc., c1987.

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How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Moving image	By appointment only	NCOX 5142 A.O.	Offsite
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Moving image	By appointment only	NCOX 5142 A.O.	Offsite

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Description

1 videocassette (VHS) (6 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.

Summary

Profile of theatrical producer Joseph Papp. Discussion includes Papp's accomplishments as founder and director of the New York Shakespeare Festival and as producer of Broadway's longest running musical A chorus line; the history of Papp's production of free Shakespeare plays in Central Park, including interview excerpts with actors Jerry Stiller and Elizabeth McGovern who discuss performing in the outdoor plays. Includes interview excerpts with Papp in which he discusses memorizing lines from Shakespeare at age twelve, his objectives as a producer of Shakespeare, his casting of then-unknown actors George C. Scott, Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep in Shakespearean roles, his educational program in Shakespeare for junior and senior high school students, and his love of his work and commitment to his public. Features footage of Papp on the street and at the Public Theater, performance clips of A chorus line, and photographs and images related to his various productions.

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

Heroes: made in the U.S.A. Joe Papp segment aired 12/6/87.
Joseph Papp : related television coverage, December 6, 1987.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Television.
Interviews.

Note

This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
Credits at end of tape.
Dub of producer's master tape. Does not include commercials.
Segment with Joseph Papp begins at 6:55 and ends at 13:13.

Access (note)

Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Event (note)

Produced in New York, N.Y. First broadcast on WCBS-TV, Channel 2, on December 6, 1987.

Call Number

NCOX 5142

OCLC

NYPT05-F19

Title

Heroes : made in the U.S.A. [videorecording] / segment produced by Preston Macy and Colleen McSweeney ; executive producers, Donald Kushner and Peter Locke ; [produced for WCBS-TV]

Imprint

New York : Atlantic/Kushner-Locke, Inc., c1987.

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.

Performer

Host: Joe Namath.

Event

Produced in New York, N.Y. First broadcast on WCBS-TV, Channel 2, on December 6, 1987.

Added Author

Papp, Joseph, interviewee.

Namath, Joe Willie, 1943- host.

Stiller, Jerry, interviewee.

McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961- interviewee.

Kushner, Donald, producer.

Locke, Peter, producer.

McSweeney, Colleen, producer.

Macy, Preston, producer.

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

Added Title

Joseph Papp : related television coverage, December 6, 1987.

Research Call Number

NCOX 5142

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