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Title: The Bell System family theatre. George M! [videorecording] / executive producer, Joseph Cates ; conceived and produced for television by Martin Charnin ; directed by Walter C. Miller and Martin Charnin ; adapted for television by John & Fran Pascal ; choreography by Alan Johnson ; music arranged and conducted by Elliot Lawrence.
Publication: 1976.

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Found In

Joel Grey papers.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (58 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Rebroadcast and shortened (60 min.) version of musical originally broadcast on NBC on September 12, 1970. "The life and songs of George M. Cohan, Broadway's Yankee Doodle Dandy. The show is based on the Broadway musical, but the approach is new. Producer Martin Charnin: 'What we're presenting is a rehearsal of George M! The actors appear as themselves as well as the characters in the show.' Joel Grey and Bernadette Peters re-create their Broadway roles. Songs: Give my regards to Broadway, All aboard for Broadway, The four of us, Ma-r-r-ied, 20th century love, My town, 45 minutes from Broadway, Mary, Nellie Kelly, I love you, Harrigan, Over there, The man who owns Broadway, Musical comedy man and Yankee doodle dandy"--TV guide, September 12, 1970. Includes Bell Telephone commercials.

Uniform Title

George M! (Television program)

Alternative Title

Joel Grey sound and video recordings.

Subject

Genre/Form

Backstage musicals.
Video.
Television commercials.

Note

Closing credits cut off.

Access (note)

Viewing status: Open.

Credits (note)

[TV] production designed by Peter Dohanos ; costumes designed by Theoni V. Aldredge. George M! [production]. Music and lyrics by George M. Cohan ; book by Michael Stewart & John & Fran Pascal ; lyric and musical revisions by Mary Cohan ; produced on the New York stage by David Black, Konrad Matthaei and Lorin E. Price ; directed and choreographed on the New York stage by Joe Layton.

Performer (note)

Joel Grey (George M. Cohan), Red Buttons (Sam Harris), Jack Cassidy (Jerry Cohan), Nanette Fabray (Nellie Cohan), Bernadette Peters (Josie Cohan), Blythe Danner (Agnes), Anita Gillette (Ethel), Lewis J. Stadlen (stage manager), Jesse White (E.F. Albee), Nicole Barth, Andy Bew, Mercedes Ellington, David Evans, Tina Faye, Gary Gendell, Diane LePage, Saundra McPherson, Lynn Ross, Kenneth Scott, Paul Solen, Bill Starr.
Pianist: Harold Wheeler.

Event (note)

Recorded by Walter Miller Productions, June 26, 1976; broadcast on [CBS], Aug. 4, 1976.

Source (note)

Joel Grey;

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of: The Joel Grey sound and video recordings.

Call Number

*LDV 1747

OCLC

808730800

Title

The Bell System family theatre. George M! [videorecording] / executive producer, Joseph Cates ; conceived and produced for television by Martin Charnin ; directed by Walter C. Miller and Martin Charnin ; adapted for television by John & Fran Pascal ; choreography by Alan Johnson ; music arranged and conducted by Elliot Lawrence.

Imprint

1976.

Credits

[TV] production designed by Peter Dohanos ; costumes designed by Theoni V. Aldredge. George M! [production]. Music and lyrics by George M. Cohan ; book by Michael Stewart & John & Fran Pascal ; lyric and musical revisions by Mary Cohan ; produced on the New York stage by David Black, Konrad Matthaei and Lorin E. Price ; directed and choreographed on the New York stage by Joe Layton.

Cast

Joel Grey (George M. Cohan), Red Buttons (Sam Harris), Jack Cassidy (Jerry Cohan), Nanette Fabray (Nellie Cohan), Bernadette Peters (Josie Cohan), Blythe Danner (Agnes), Anita Gillette (Ethel), Lewis J. Stadlen (stage manager), Jesse White (E.F. Albee), Nicole Barth, Andy Bew, Mercedes Ellington, David Evans, Tina Faye, Gary Gendell, Diane LePage, Saundra McPherson, Lynn Ross, Kenneth Scott, Paul Solen, Bill Starr.

Pianist: Harold Wheeler.

Event

Recorded by Walter Miller Productions, June 26, 1976; broadcast on [CBS], Aug. 4, 1976.

Access

Viewing status: Open.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: The Joel Grey sound and video recordings.

Source

Gift; Joel Grey; 2001. NN-PD

Added Author

Cates, Joseph, 1924-1998, television producer.

Charnin, Martin, conceptor.

Charnin, Martin, producer.

Miller, Walter C. Director

Charnin, Martin, director.

Pascal, John, -1981, librettist.

Pascal, John, -1981, adapter.

Pascal, Francine, adapter.

Pascal, Francine, librettist.

Johnson, Alan (Choreographer)

Lawrence, Elliot, 1925-2021, arranger of music.

Lawrence, Elliot, 1925-2021, conductor.

Dohanos, Peter. Set designer

Aldredge, Theoni V., costume designer.

Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. George M!

Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942, lyricist.

Stewart, Michael, 1924-1987. Librettist

Pascal, John, -1981. Librettist

Pascal, Francine. Librettist

Cohan, Mary. Adapter

Black, David, 1931- Producer

Matthaei, Konrad. Producer

Price, Lorin E. Producer

Layton, Joe, 1931- director.

Layton, Joe, 1931- choreographer.

Grey, Joel, 1932- performer.

Buttons, Red, 1919-2006, performer.

Cassidy, Jack, 1927-1976, performer.

Fabray, Nanette, performer.

Peters, Bernadette, performer.

Danner, Blythe, performer.

Gillette, Anita, 1936- performer.

Stadlen, Lewis J., performer.

White, Jesse. Performer

Barth, Nicole. Performer

Bew, Andy. Performer

Ellington, Mercedes, performer.

Evans, David. Performer

Faye, Tina. Performer

Gendell, Gary. Performer

LePage, Diane. Performer

McPherson, Saundra. Performer

Ross, Lynn. Performer

Scott, Kenneth. Performer

Solen, Paul. Performer

Starr, Bill. Performer

Wheeler, Harold, instrumentalist.

AT & T.

Grey, Joel, 1932- Donor

Added Title

Joel Grey sound and video recordings.

Has Supplement:

Pascal, Francine, librettist.

Found In:

Joel Grey papers.

Research Call Number

*LDV 1747

*LVU 391

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