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Best talk in town: Off-Broadway theater

Title: Best talk in town: Off-Broadway theater [videorecording] / produced by Elna Seabrooks ; directed by Peter Pontillo ; [for] WPIX-TV.
Publication: New York, c1989.

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Description

1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

The rise and development of Off-Broadway theater is examined in this episode of Best talk in town, with emphasis on the challenges faced by smaller companies in a changing cultural and financial climate. Program begins with analysis of the prolonged success of the musical The fantasticks, followed by excerpts from the Village Voice's Off Broadway ("Obie") Awards ceremony, including discussion with Ross Wetzsteon, chairman of the Obie Committee, and very brief interviews with recipients. Next, John Bishop directs an unidentified production for the Circle Repertory Company as the organization's artistic director Tanya Berezin discusses the evolution of the troupe's goals, and reflects on financial difficulties facing small, independent production groups. Mr. Bishop contributes brief remarks on his approach to working with actors. Lastly, the program looks at African-American and Hispanic theatre troupes in New York City's outer boroughs. Brief looks at the works of the Black Spectrum Theatre, Opera Ebony, and the Billie Holiday Theatre, and brief interviews with the participants illustrate the role these troupes play as a training ground for actors and other theatre artists.

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

Best Talk in Town, Ch. 11, aired 6/2/89

Subject

Genre/Form

Documentaries and factual works.
Interviews.

Note

This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
Dub of program taped off air; includes commercials.
"A comprehensive look at Off-Broadway. Program includes brief images of New York Shakespeare Festival activities."--tape container
Segments of this program are cataloged separately in NCOX 1574, NCOW 220 and NCOX 1642.

Event (note)

First broadcast on WPIX-TV, Channel 11, New York, N.Y. on June 2, 1989.

Call Number

NCOX 5434

OCLC

NYPG06-F578

Title

Best talk in town: Off-Broadway theater [videorecording] / produced by Elna Seabrooks ; directed by Peter Pontillo ; [for] WPIX-TV.

Imprint

New York, c1989.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Series

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

Performer

Program introduced by Nola Roeper, narrated by Denise Richardson.

Event

First broadcast on WPIX-TV, Channel 11, New York, N.Y. on June 2, 1989.

Local Note

Duplicate tape available at ReCAP. See summary list of items in staff CATNYP.

Added Author

Seabrooks, Elna, producer.

Pontillo, Peter, director.

Wetzsteon, Ross, interviewee.

Bishop, John, 1929-2006, interviewee.

Berezin, Tanya, 1941- interviewee.

Roeper, Nola, interviewer.

Richardson, Denise, narrator.

Village Voice. Off Broadway Award.

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

Research Call Number

NCOX 5434

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