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[Interview with Harold Prince : raw footage.]

Title
[Interview with Harold Prince : raw footage.] [1998-09-15 ] [videorecording] / [directed by Michael Kantor] ; Ghost Light Films.
Publication
New York, 1998.

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Additional Authors
  • Prince, Harold, 1928-2019
  • Kantor, Michael, 1961-
  • Squires, Buddy
  • Ghost Light Films.
  • Broadway Film Project, Inc, donor.
  • Thirteen/WNET, donor.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (98 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Raw interview footage used for the documentary Broadway, the American musical. American theatrical producer and director Harold Prince discusses his career. Topics include the risks and rewards of producing a show on Broadway; growing up in a middle class Jewish family that attended the theater; his early theatergoing experiences, including seeing Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, Flora Robson in Ladies in retirement, and Laurette Taylor in The glass menagerie; his nervous breakdown at age 14; his early work in the theater for producer George Abbott; what musicals "say" about America; the innovations in stage conventions, first seen in the musical South Pacific, which allowed action to continue onstage during scenery changes; the increased demand for versatile performers, beginning with West side story; the significance of the musical Show boat; how the business of raising money for shows has changed from the way it was conducted in the 1950s to the 1970s; the significance of the musical On the town; Abbott's mentorship of Prince, as well as his personal qualities and working habits; his experience at the opening night of the show Pajama game; the contributions of choreographer Bob Fosse; the musical West side story choreographed by Jerome Robbins; the theater audience; the 1960s musicals A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum and Fiddler on the roof; his 1966 production Cabaret, including the connections Prince made, as he first started production, with its portrayal of Nazism and racism in the U.S., Joel Grey's role as Master of Cermonies, and the work of set designer Boris Aronson; his views on the musical Hair; his friendship with composer Stephen Sondheim, and his work on Sondheim's shows Company, Follies, Pacific Overtures and Sweeney Todd; Prince's productions The phantom of the opera and Evita; the importance of mentorship in the theater.
Alternative Title
  • Broadway: the American musical. Harold Prince interview
  • Broadway, the American musical
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Musicals.
  • Unedited footage.
Note
  • A second interview with Harold Prince for this documentary is available on NCOX 2167.
  • This interview is one of a group of interviews with 90 individuals used in making the documentary Broadway, the American musical. The completed production is available on NCOX 2058.
  • Credits for completed production from pbs.org: A film by Michael Kantor ; produced by Jeff Dupre, Michael Kantor and Sally Rosenthal ; written by Marc Fields, Michael Kantor, Laurence Maslon, and JoAnne Young ; directed by Michael Kantor.
  • Time code on frame.
  • Contains various takes; the audio continues without image at various intervals.
Credits (note)
  • Cameraman: Buddy Squires.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewer: Michael Kantor. Interviewee: Harold Prince.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in New York, N.Y. , probably at Harold Prince's office, on Sept. 15, 1998.
Biography (note)
  • Broadway, the American musical, which aired on PBS in October 2004, is a documentary chronicling the entire history of a unique American art form, the Broadway musical. Each of its six episodes covers a different era in American theater history, and features the Broadway shows and songs which defined the period. The series draws on feature films, television broadcasts, archival news footage, original cast recordings, still photos, diaries, journals, first-person accounts, and on-camera interviews with many of the principals involved in the development of the genre.
Call Number
NCOX 2104
OCLC
86124114
Title
[Interview with Harold Prince : raw footage.] [1998-09-15 ] [videorecording] / [directed by Michael Kantor] ; Ghost Light Films.
Imprint
New York, 1998.
Credits
Cameraman: Buddy Squires.
Performer
Interviewer: Michael Kantor. Interviewee: Harold Prince.
Event
Videotaped in New York, N.Y. , probably at Harold Prince's office, on Sept. 15, 1998.
Biography
Broadway, the American musical, which aired on PBS in October 2004, is a documentary chronicling the entire history of a unique American art form, the Broadway musical. Each of its six episodes covers a different era in American theater history, and features the Broadway shows and songs which defined the period. The series draws on feature films, television broadcasts, archival news footage, original cast recordings, still photos, diaries, journals, first-person accounts, and on-camera interviews with many of the principals involved in the development of the genre.
Local Note
Gift of Broadway Film Project, Inc. and Thirteen/WNET, 2005.
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Added Author
Prince, Harold, 1928-2019, interviewee.
Kantor, Michael, 1961- interviewer.
Kantor, Michael, 1961- director.
Squires, Buddy, cameraman.
Ghost Light Films.
Broadway Film Project, Inc, donor.
Thirteen/WNET, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 2104
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