Research Catalog

Title

Famous moms of history [sound recording] : song run-through / by Bill Finn.

Author

Finn, William.

Publication

Nov. 3, 1986.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. dnr

Found In

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Description

1 sound cassette : analog, stereo.

Summary

Cassette contains song run-through before the NYSF musical reading of Famous moms of history. This show, set during the Great Depression, later evolved into the 1989 NYSF musical production of Romance in hard times, with some of the songs cut, and other songs added from another Bill Finn production, America kicks up its heels. Finn performed on piano and some vocals, along with unidentified performers.

Alternative Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Subject

• Finn, William
• Depressions > 1929
• Musical theater > New York (State) > New York

Note

• Credits and production information taken from the book: New York Shakespeare Festival, the people and the plays.
• "Not the reading"--Container and spine.
• 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.

Event (note)

• Recorded in New York, on Nov. 3, 1986.

Source (note)

• The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp;

Language (note)

• Sung in English and Hebrew.

Linking Entry (note)

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

Contents

Act 1. Feeling rich -- Randoff the butler -- All of us are losers -- Harvey -- Rich men and their poor men -- Hold back my baby -- Places I've fainted from hunger -- All fall down -- Why -- America kick up your heels -- That's enough for me -- America pills/Time passes -- I never said said I didn't love you -- All of us are brothers. Act 2. Yankee boy -- Three sunny rooms -- Cherry St. cafe -- Grammaphone (Sound of love) -- Mourner's kaddish (in Hebrew)

Call Number

*LTC 6544

OCLC

243871187

Author

Finn, William.

Title

Famous moms of history [sound recording] : song run-through / by Bill Finn.

Imprint

Nov. 3, 1986.

Performer

William Finn, piano (all works) and vocals (9th, 16th-21st works)

Event

Recorded in New York, on Nov. 3, 1986.

Language

Sung in English and Hebrew.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Added Author

Finn, William. Performer

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 6544