Research Catalog

Title

Romance in hard times [sound recording] : performance / book, music and lyrics written by William Finn.

Author

Finn, William.

Publication

Dec. 28[, 1989].

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Warren, David.
• Sterling, Ted.
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. dnr

Found In

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Description

2 sound cassettes : analog, stereo.

Summary

Cassettes contain recording of acts I and II of NYSF production of the play Romance in hard times.

Alternative Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Subject

Theater > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Credits and production information taken from the Public Theater Website and from cassettes.
• On cassettes: William Finn. Recording of show, 12/28. Act 1, act 2.
• NYSF inventory no., cassette 1, copy 1: 1640; cassette 2, copy 1: 1641.
• Separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 1993-028; for sheet music and scores, see the Music Division, JPB 04-03.

Credits (note)

• Conductor, Ted Sterling ; director, David Warren.

Indexed In (note)

• Public Theater Website (www.publictheater.org), Past productions.

Event (note)

• Recorded live on Dec. 28, 1989.

Source (note)

• The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Contents

• [Cassette 1] Side 1. Act 1. Harvey -- Standing in line -- I'll get out of here -- Turning off the radio -- Harvey promised to change the world -- Find a job -- The Supreme Court saved from fire -- Goodbye -- Charity quartet -- Lovesong -- Charity quartet (Reprise) -- Eleanor Roosevelt: A discussion of soup -- Eleanor's bad news -- I never said I didn't love you -- You got me crazy -- That's enough for me.
• [Cassette 1] Side 2. Act 1. Places I fainted from hunger [excerpt]/Time passes -- All fall down -- The good times are here.
• [Cassette 2] Side 1. Act 2. Feeling rich -- Hold back my baby -- Hennie soup -- Thinking about you -- Time passes (Reprise) -- I don't want to feel what I feel -- The prosperity song -- A gaggle of celebrities -- I'll get you out of my life -- How could you do this to someone who robbed for you? -- Blame it on these times -- A gaggle of celebrities (Reprise) -- Standing in line (Reprise) -- You cannot let romance die.
• [Cassette 2] Side 2. Act 2. That's enough for me duet -- Finale.

Call Number

*LTC 10406

OCLC

174122256

Author

Finn, William.

Title

Romance in hard times [sound recording] : performance / book, music and lyrics written by William Finn.

Imprint

Dec. 28[, 1989].

Credits

Conductor, Ted Sterling ; director, David Warren.

Event

Recorded live on Dec. 28, 1989.

Indexed In:

Public Theater Website (www.publictheater.org), Past productions.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Added Author

Warren, David. Director

Sterling, Ted. Conductor

Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Donor

Added Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Found In:

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Research Call Number

*LTC 10406