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The 40th Annual Tony Awards : excerpts featuring The mystery of Edwin Drood
- Title
- The 40th Annual Tony Awards : excerpts featuring The mystery of Edwin Drood [videorecording]
- Publication
- New York, 1986.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | NCOX 5302 A.O. | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 videocassette (U-matic) (12 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Compilation of excerpts from The 40th Annual Tony Awards related to the Broadway musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Composer Rupert Holmes receives his awards for best score (musical) and best book (musical) and director Wilford Leach receives his award for best director (musical). Also includes cast performances of the numbers There you are and Don't quit while you're ahead. Tape ends abruptly before Holmes makes his acceptance speech.
- 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
- The 40th Annual Tony Awards The Mystery of Edwin Drood winner of five Tony Awards
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Television.
- Note
- This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Complete excerpts cataloged in NCOX 5216.
- Access (note)
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Event (note)
- First broadcast WCBS-TV, Channel 2, New York, N.Y. June 1, 1986.
- Language (note)
- Based on the novel by Charles Dickens, the 1985 stage musical version of The mystery of Edwin Drood was written by Rupert Holmes, directed by Wilford Leach and produced by Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival. The musical won five Tony Awards in 1986 for best musical, best actor (George Rose), best score (Rupert Holmes), best book (Rupert Holmes), and best director (Wilford Leach).
- Call Number
- NCOX 5302
- OCLC
- NYPG05-F10374
- Title
- The 40th Annual Tony Awards : excerpts featuring The mystery of Edwin Drood [videorecording]
- Imprint
- New York, 1986.
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States.
- Series
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Access
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Event
- First broadcast WCBS-TV, Channel 2, New York, N.Y. June 1, 1986.
- Language
- Based on the novel by Charles Dickens, the 1985 stage musical version of The mystery of Edwin Drood was written by Rupert Holmes, directed by Wilford Leach and produced by Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival. The musical won five Tony Awards in 1986 for best musical, best actor (George Rose), best score (Rupert Holmes), best book (Rupert Holmes), and best director (Wilford Leach).
- Added Author
- Holmes, Rupert, recipient.Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988, recipient.New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 5302