Research Catalog

Title

Famous moms of history [sound recording] : staged reading / [music and lyrics by Bill Finn ; book by Charlie Rubin and Bill Finn.].

Author

Finn, William.

Publication

Dec. 12, 1986.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Rubin, Charlie.
• 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 staged reading musical production of Famous moms of history. This show, set during the Great Depression, later evolved into 1989 NYSF musical production of Romance in hard times.

Alternative Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Subject

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

Genre/Form

Theater rehearsals.

Note

• Credits and production information taken from the book: New York Shakespeare Festival, the people and the plays.
• Includes cast conversations at beginning of cassette 1. Audio on Side 2 (Cassette 1) does not start immediately.
• 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 Dec. 12, 1986.

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] Radio show: Mama's poor relatives -- All of us are losers -- Two mutes ; If I have a baby ; What's it like to be rich? -- Randoff the butler -- Listen to the music -- Kiss me goodbye -- Talk, Harvey -- Time passes -- Henny jive -- Harvey -- Nobody -- Hello, Miss Eleanor Roosevelt -- Soup du jour -- Dance with us Eleanor -- Hold back my baby -- Warwick the chauffeur -- Famous moms of history -- Places I've fainted from hunger.
• [Cassette 1] Side 2. [Act 1 continued] My baby ; Tell her -- Fredrick the rapist -- Places I've fainted from hunger (Reprise) ; People are getting desperate ; Places I've fainted from hunger -- Hello America ; Didn't you Harvey ; Places I've fainted from hunger -- Hello America (Reprise) ; Didn't you Harvey (Reprise) ; Places I've fainted from hunger -- Tell her (Reprise) ; I never said I didn't love you -- All fall down -- The Depression is over.
• [Cassette 2] Side 1. [Act 2] Henny's soup -- America kick up your heels -- Things look brighter -- That's enough for me -- I'm a lousy cook ; Feeling rich -- It's been a long time ; I'm getting pregnanter ; Feeling rich (Reprise) -- American pills ; Time passes (Reprise) ; American pills (Reprise) -- Rich girls when they're poor girls -- Mama's poor relatives auditions -- The prosperity song -- Things come slowly ; That's enough for me (Reprise) -- I'm going to make the world much better -- It's been a long time (Reprise) -- All of us are brothers.

Call Number

*LTC 6545

OCLC

261212646

Author

Finn, William.

Title

Famous moms of history [sound recording] : staged reading / [music and lyrics by Bill Finn ; book by Charlie Rubin and Bill Finn.].

Imprint

Dec. 12, 1986.

Event

Recorded in New York on Dec. 12, 1986.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Added Author

Rubin, Charlie. 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 6545