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The Queen of Off-Broadway

Title
The Queen of Off-Broadway [videorecording] / Produced, directed and edited by Harry Kafka ; executive producer, Ben Sprecher ; written by Evangeline Morphos.
Publication
New York, 1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Kafka, Harry
  • Sprecher, Ben
  • Morphos, Evangeline.
  • Morphos, Evangeline
  • Lortel, Lucille.
  • Lortel, Lucille
  • O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013
  • Randall, Tony
  • Schisgal, Murray, 1926-2020
  • McNally, Terrence
  • Fugard, Athol
  • Orbach, Jerry
  • Wilson, Lanford, 1937-2011
  • Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973.
  • Capalbo, Carmen.
  • Cohen, Alexander H., 1920-2000.
  • Havoc, June.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (49 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary on the life and career of producer Lucille Lortel (1900-1999), featuring archival footage, photographs, and excerpts from interviews with Lortel and her friends and colleagues. Topics discussed include Lortel's producing activites in Westport, Connecticut, at the White Barn Theatre, in New York at the Theatre de Lys, renamed the Lucille Lortel Theatre in 1981, and with the ANTA matinee series. Lortel discusses her relationships with playwrights such as Athol Fugard and Jean Genet, the highly successful run of The threepenny opera she produced at the Theatre de Lys, and her early career as a stage and film actress. Includes a clip from her 1929 film The man who laughed last, co-starring Sessue Hayakawa.
Alternative Title
Lucille Lortel: Queen of Off-Broadway
Subject
  • Lortel, Lucille
  • Lortel, Lucille > Friends and associates
  • Lortel, Lucille > Interviews
  • O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013 > Interviews
  • Randall, Tony > Interviews
  • Schisgal, Murray, 1926-2020 > Interviews
  • McNally, Terrence > Interviews
  • Fugard, Athol > Interviews
  • Fugard, Athol > Friends and associates
  • Orbach, Jerry > Interviews
  • Wilson, Lanford, 1937-2011 > Interviews
  • Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
  • Genet, Jean, 1910-1986 > Friends and associates
  • White Barn Theatre
  • Theatre de Lys
  • Lucille Lortel Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
  • ANTA (Organization)
  • Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
  • Actors > Interviews
  • Dramatists > Interviews
  • Off-Broadway theater
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theater > Connecticut > Westport
Genre/Form
Documentaries and factual works.
Note
  • Credits at end of tape.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: Barnard Hughes.
  • Interviews: Lucille Lortel, Milo O'Shea, Tony Randall, Murray Schisgal, Terrence McNally, Athol Fugard, Jerry Orbach, Lanford Wilson.
  • Interviewed by Evangeline Morphos.
  • Archival footage: Lucille Lortel, Sessue Hayakawa, Carmen Capalbo, Alexander H. Cohen, June Havoc, etc.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in Connecticut and New York, N.Y., 1984 and 1985.
Call Number
NCOX 490
OCLC
744588802
Title
The Queen of Off-Broadway [videorecording] / Produced, directed and edited by Harry Kafka ; executive producer, Ben Sprecher ; written by Evangeline Morphos.
Imprint
New York, 1985.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Narrator: Barnard Hughes.
Interviews: Lucille Lortel, Milo O'Shea, Tony Randall, Murray Schisgal, Terrence McNally, Athol Fugard, Jerry Orbach, Lanford Wilson.
Interviewed by Evangeline Morphos.
Archival footage: Lucille Lortel, Sessue Hayakawa, Carmen Capalbo, Alexander H. Cohen, June Havoc, etc.
Event
Videotaped in Connecticut and New York, N.Y., 1984 and 1985.
Local Note
Gift of Lucille Lortel.
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Added Author
Kafka, Harry, producer.
Kafka, Harry, director.
Kafka, Harry, film editor.
Sprecher, Ben, producer.
Morphos, Evangeline.
Morphos, Evangeline, interviewer.
Lortel, Lucille.
Lortel, Lucille, interviewee.
O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013, interviewee.
Randall, Tony, interviewee.
Schisgal, Murray, 1926-2020, interviewee.
McNally, Terrence, interviewee.
Fugard, Athol, interviewee.
Orbach, Jerry, interviewee.
Wilson, Lanford, 1937-2011, interviewee.
Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973.
Capalbo, Carmen.
Cohen, Alexander H., 1920-2000.
Havoc, June.
Lortel, Lucille, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 490
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