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Inside Broadway.

Title
Inside Broadway. Alec McCowen [videorecording] / [produced by Susan Haskins] ; Dies Irae Productions ; director, Stephen Ahern.
Publication
New York, c1993.

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Additional Authors
  • McCowen, Alec
  • Riedel, Michael (Theater critic)
  • Haskins, Susan
  • Ahern, Stephen
  • Dies Irae Productions.
Description
1 videocassette (U-matic) (28 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in.
Summary
Alec McCowen discusses his 40-year career in the theater with co-hosts Susan Haskins and Michael Riedel. Best known for his classical roles including Shakespeare, the actor has worked in London and New York in such plays as Waiting for Godot, The misanthrope and Dancing at Lughnasa. McCowen expounds on his current role in the play Someone who'll watch over me by Frank McGuinness, and his work with actor Stephen Rea. McCowen speaks also about his interpretation of the Fool opposite Paul Scofield's King Lear in 1962; his admiration for comedian Jack Benny; the creation of his one-man performance of the complete text of Saint Mark's Gospel in 1978; his family life and upbringing in Tunbridge Wells, England; his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts; his arrival in the United States where he gained insight working with such performers as Ruth Gordon; and the Shakespearean roles he would like to perform.
Series Statement
Theater talk
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Talk shows.
  • Television.
Note
  • Credits at end of tape.
  • This is episode #11 of Inside Broadway.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewers: Susan Haskins and Michael Riedel.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at Vidlo Studios, New York, N.Y. in Jan. of 1993.
Biography (note)
  • Inside Broadway changed its name to Theater talk in 1996.
Call Number
NCOX 990
OCLC
181588526
Title
Inside Broadway. Alec McCowen [videorecording] / [produced by Susan Haskins] ; Dies Irae Productions ; director, Stephen Ahern.
Imprint
New York, c1993.
Series
Theater talk
Performer
Interviewers: Susan Haskins and Michael Riedel.
Event
Videotaped at Vidlo Studios, New York, N.Y. in Jan. of 1993.
Biography
Inside Broadway changed its name to Theater talk in 1996.
Local Note
Gift of Susan Haskins.
Added Author
McCowen, Alec, interviewee.
Riedel, Michael (Theater critic), interviewer.
Haskins, Susan, interviewer.
Haskins, Susan, producer.
Ahern, Stephen, director.
Dies Irae Productions.
Haskins, Susan, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 990
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