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Title
Play on! [videorecording] / Old Globe Theatre, Jack O'Brien, artistic director, Thomas Hall, managing director, Craig Noel, executive director, presents ; conceived and directed by Sheldon Epps ; book by Cheryl L. West ; with the songs of Duke Ellington ; choreographer, Mercedes Ellington.
Publication
San Diego, Calif., 1996.

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Additional Authors
  • O'Brien, Jack, 1939-
  • Hall, Thomas (Stage producer)
  • Noel, Craig
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
  • Epps, Sheldon
  • West, Cheryl L
  • Ellington, Mercedes
  • Henderson, Luther, 1919-2003
  • Oxley, J. Leonard
  • Joy, James Leonard
  • Elliott, Marianna (Costume designer)
  • Davis, Jeff
  • Ladman, Jeff
  • Pfeffer, Lurie Horns
  • Freeman, Cheryl
  • De Shields, André, 1946-
  • Marshall, Larry (Tenor)
  • Cason, Yvette
  • Anderson, Carl, 1945-2004
  • Hamilton, Lawrence
  • Pinkins, Tonya
  • Allen, Crystal
  • Lee, Wendee, 1955-
  • Hall, Frantz G.
  • Haynes, Bryan S.
  • Hester, Kimberly
  • Parker, Derrick Demetrius
  • Precia, Stacie
  • Scialabba, Lisa
  • Wesley, William
  • Williams, Darius Keith
  • Old Globe Theatre (San Diego, Calif.), producer
  • Old Globe Theatre (San Diego, Calif.), donor
Description
2 videocassettes (VHS) (143 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Subject
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Adaptations
  • Cotton Club > Drama
  • Composers > United States > Drama
  • Man-woman relationships > Drama
  • African American theater > California > San Diego
  • Musical theater > California > San Diego
  • Theatrical productions > California > San Diego > 1991-2000
  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Drama
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Note
  • Video quality is poor.
  • A videorecording of the Broadway production of this show, taped at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on May 7, 1997, is available on NCOV 467.
  • No credits on tape. Production information gathered from program.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Musical supervisor/orchestrator/arranger, Luther Henderson ; musical director, Leonard Oxley ; scenic design, James Leonard Joy ; costume design, Marianna Elliott ; lighting design, Jeff Davis ; sound design, Jeff Ladman ; stage manager, Lurie Horns Pfeffer.
Performer (note)
  • Cheryl Freeman, André De Shields, Larry Marshall, Yvette Cason, Carl Anderson, Lawrence Hamilton, Tonya Pinkins, Crystal Allen, Wendee Lee Curtis, Frantz G. Hall, Bryan Haynes, Kimberly Hester, Derrick Demetrius Parker, Stacie Precia, Lisa Scialabba, William Wesley, Darius Keith Williams.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Simon Edison Centre for the Performing Arts, San Diego, Calif., Nov. 10, 1996.
Call Number
NCOV 467
OCLC
809851211
Title
Play on! [videorecording] / Old Globe Theatre, Jack O'Brien, artistic director, Thomas Hall, managing director, Craig Noel, executive director, presents ; conceived and directed by Sheldon Epps ; book by Cheryl L. West ; with the songs of Duke Ellington ; choreographer, Mercedes Ellington.
Imprint
San Diego, Calif., 1996.
Access
Permission required.
Credits
Musical supervisor/orchestrator/arranger, Luther Henderson ; musical director, Leonard Oxley ; scenic design, James Leonard Joy ; costume design, Marianna Elliott ; lighting design, Jeff Davis ; sound design, Jeff Ladman ; stage manager, Lurie Horns Pfeffer.
Cast
Cheryl Freeman, André De Shields, Larry Marshall, Yvette Cason, Carl Anderson, Lawrence Hamilton, Tonya Pinkins, Crystal Allen, Wendee Lee Curtis, Frantz G. Hall, Bryan Haynes, Kimberly Hester, Derrick Demetrius Parker, Stacie Precia, Lisa Scialabba, William Wesley, Darius Keith Williams.
Event
Videotaped at the Simon Edison Centre for the Performing Arts, San Diego, Calif., Nov. 10, 1996.
Local Note
Gift of the Old Globe Theatre.
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Added Author
O'Brien, Jack, 1939- producer.
Hall, Thomas (Stage producer)
Noel, Craig, producer.
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Play on!
Epps, Sheldon, director.
Epps, Sheldon, conceptor.
West, Cheryl L, librettist.
Ellington, Mercedes, choreographer.
Henderson, Luther, 1919-2003, orchestrations.
Henderson, Luther, 1919-2003, arranger of music.
Oxley, J. Leonard, conductor.
Joy, James Leonard, set designer.
Elliott, Marianna (Costume designer), costume designer.
Davis, Jeff, lighting designer.
Ladman, Jeff, sound designer.
Pfeffer, Lurie Horns, stage manager.
Freeman, Cheryl, performer.
De Shields, André, 1946- performer.
Marshall, Larry (Tenor), performer.
Cason, Yvette, performer.
Anderson, Carl, 1945-2004, performer.
Hamilton, Lawrence, performer.
Pinkins, Tonya, performer.
Allen, Crystal, performer.
Lee, Wendee, 1955- performer.
Hall, Frantz G., performer.
Haynes, Bryan S., performer.
Hester, Kimberly, performer.
Parker, Derrick Demetrius, performer.
Precia, Stacie, performer.
Scialabba, Lisa, performer.
Wesley, William, performer.
Williams, Darius Keith, performer.
Old Globe Theatre (San Diego, Calif.), producer.
Old Globe Theatre (San Diego, Calif.), donor.
Research Call Number
NCOV 467
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