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Oral history interview with Nicholas Dante

Title
Oral history interview with Nicholas Dante, 1987-05-13 [sound recording].
Author
Dante, Nicholas
Publication
1987.

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Additional Authors
Turan, Kenneth.
Description
1 sound cassette : analog.
Summary
American dancer and writer Nicholas Dante shares his memories about the New York Shakespeare production of the musical "Chorus line" (music by Marvin Hamlisch) the book of which he co-wrote together with James Kirkwood, that started as a workshop and then was moved to Broadway by Joseph Papp in 1975. The show later became one of the longest-running productions in Broadway history. Dante also speaks about his relationships with Michael Bennett, the production's director and choreographer, who invited him to the sessions where chorus dancers who were auditioning for the show talked about their lives, which formed the basis of the musical's book; and with Joseph Papp, the producer of the show and founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival.
Alternative Title
  • Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told.
  • Joseph Papp oral history interviews.
Subject
  • Dante, Nicholas > Interviews
  • Dante, Nicholas > Friends and associates
  • Bennett, Michael, 1943-1987 > Friends and associates
  • Hamlisch, Marvin
  • Papp, Joseph
  • Public Theater (New York, N.Y.)
  • Musical theater > United States
  • Dramatists, Latin American > United States > Interviews
  • Librettists > United States > Interviews
  • Theater > Production and direction > History > United States > 20th century
Genre/Form
  • Oral histories.
  • Interviews.
  • Sound recordings.
Note
  • Interview by Kenneth Turan, originally recorded for the book "Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told" which was published in 2009.
  • A track ID has been inserted every five minutes within this interview for reference purposes.
Access (note)
  • Access to original items restricted.
Event (note)
  • Recorded [in New York?], May 13, 1987.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Service compact discs (2 sound discs : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available on *LDC 51214.
Call Number
*LDC 51214
OCLC
779549006
Author
Dante, Nicholas, interviewee.
Title
Oral history interview with Nicholas Dante, 1987-05-13 [sound recording].
Imprint
1987.
Event
Recorded [in New York?], May 13, 1987.
Access
Access to original items restricted.
Additional Formats
Service compact discs (2 sound discs : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available on *LDC 51214.
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Added Author
Turan, Kenneth. Interviewer
Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor
Added Title
Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told.
Joseph Papp oral history interviews.
Research Call Number
*LDC 51214
*LTC-A 707
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