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Alice at the palace

Title
Alice at the palace [videorecording] / a Joseph Papp New York Shakespeare Festival production ; [music, lyrics and libretto] by Elizabeth Swados ; a music hall based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass ; directed by Emile Ardolino ; choreographed by Graciela Daniele ; [produced for WNBC-TV]
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Broadway Theatre Archive, [2004]

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Moving imageRestricted use NCOX 257Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Additional Authors
  • Papp, Joseph
  • Swados, Elizabeth
  • Swados, Elizabeth
  • Ardolino, Emile
  • Yodice, Robert
  • Bhargava, Girish
  • Aldredge, Theoni V
  • Daniele, Graciela, 1939-
  • Yeargan, Michael
  • Holmes, Ralph
  • Cohen, Jason Steven
  • Streep, Meryl
  • Allen, Debbie, 1950-
  • Aberlin, Betty
  • Baker-Bergen, Stuart
  • Cox, Richard
  • Dabney, Sheila
  • Hudson, Rodney
  • Jeter, Michael, 1952-2003
  • Lanyer, Charles
  • Linn-Baker, Mark
  • Morath, Kathryn
  • Rush, Deborah
  • Conrad, David
  • Dutton, Carolyn
  • Fleisher, Judith
  • Magnuson, Robert J
  • Sawyer, David
  • Uttley, William
  • Viscardo, Tony
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer
  • WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (75 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Digitally remastered version of the 1981 New York Shakespeare Festival television production Alice at the palace. "This 'music hall' version of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the looking glass was adapted for television from Elizabeth Swados' Joseph Papp/New York Shakespeare Festival production entitled Alice in concert, for which Swados also composed the score, adapted the book and directed for the stage. Starring Meryl Streep and featuring Debbie Allen and Betty Aberlin, . . . 'Alice at the palace' was originally broadcast as part of WNBC-TV's 'Project peacock' series in 1982."--www.broadwayarchive.com
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
Alternative Title
Alice in concert
Subject
  • Swados, Elizabeth
  • Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 > Adaptations
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1971-1980
Genre/Form
  • Television.
  • Musicals.
Note
  • For archive original videocassettes related to this production see NCOX 5433.
Credits (note)
  • Graciela Daniele, choreographer ; Robert Yodice, art direction ; Theoni V. Aldredge, costume designer ; Ralph Holmes, lighting designer ; Jason Steven Cohen, production supervisor ; Girish Bhargava, videotape editor.
  • Art direction, Robert Yodice ; Theoni V. Aldredge, costume designer; lighting designer, Ralph Holmes ; production supervisor, Jason Steven Cohen ; videotape editor Girish Bhargava ; associate director, Michael Onofrio.
Performer (note)
  • Meryl Streep, Betty Aberlin, Debbie Allen, Stuart Baker-Bergen, Richard Cox, Sheila Dabney, Rodney Hudson, Michael Jeter, Charles Lanyer, Mark Linn-Baker, Kathryn Morath, Deborah Rush.
Biography (note)
  • The Joseph Papp/New York Shakespeare Festival musical Alice in concert, on which this work is based, opened at the Public Theater on December 29, 1980.
Call Number
NCOX 257
OCLC
  • 50855240
  • NYPG06-F643
Title
Alice at the palace [videorecording] / a Joseph Papp New York Shakespeare Festival production ; [music, lyrics and libretto] by Elizabeth Swados ; a music hall based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass ; directed by Emile Ardolino ; choreographed by Graciela Daniele ; [produced for WNBC-TV]
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Broadway Theatre Archive, [2004]
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Graciela Daniele, choreographer ; Robert Yodice, art direction ; Theoni V. Aldredge, costume designer ; Ralph Holmes, lighting designer ; Jason Steven Cohen, production supervisor ; Girish Bhargava, videotape editor.
Art direction, Robert Yodice ; Theoni V. Aldredge, costume designer; lighting designer, Ralph Holmes ; production supervisor, Jason Steven Cohen ; videotape editor Girish Bhargava ; associate director, Michael Onofrio.
Cast
Meryl Streep, Betty Aberlin, Debbie Allen, Stuart Baker-Bergen, Richard Cox, Sheila Dabney, Rodney Hudson, Michael Jeter, Charles Lanyer, Mark Linn-Baker, Kathryn Morath, Deborah Rush.
Biography
The Joseph Papp/New York Shakespeare Festival musical Alice in concert, on which this work is based, opened at the Public Theater on December 29, 1980.
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Added Author
Papp, Joseph, producer.
Swados, Elizabeth. Alice in concert.
Swados, Elizabeth, librettist.
Swados, Elizabeth, lyricist.
Ardolino, Emile, director.
Yodice, Robert, set designer.
Bhargava, Girish, editor of moving image work.
Aldredge, Theoni V, costume designer.
Daniele, Graciela, 1939- choreographer.
Yeargan, Michael, set designer.
Holmes, Ralph, lighting designer.
Cohen, Jason Steven, production personnel.
Streep, Meryl, performer.
Allen, Debbie, 1950- performer.
Aberlin, Betty, performer.
Baker-Bergen, Stuart, performer.
Cox, Richard, performer.
Dabney, Sheila, performer.
Hudson, Rodney, performer.
Jeter, Michael, 1952-2003, performer.
Lanyer, Charles, performer.
Linn-Baker, Mark, performer.
Morath, Kathryn, performer.
Rush, Deborah, performer.
Conrad, David, musician.
Dutton, Carolyn, musician.
Fleisher, Judith, musician.
Magnuson, Robert J, musician.
Sawyer, David, musician.
Uttley, William, musician.
Viscardo, Tony, musician.
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer.
WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Research Call Number
NCOX 257
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