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Creating Ragtime

Title
Creating Ragtime [videorecording] / Produced by Sandy Pearl ; written and directed by Colin Smith ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; a co-production of Livent Inc. and Thirteen/WNET.
Publication
New York, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Pearl, Sandy
  • Venza, Jac
  • Smith, Colin
  • Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
  • Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015
  • Drabinsky, Garth, 1949-
  • McNally, Terrence
  • Flaherty, Stephen
  • Ahrens, Lynn
  • Galati, Frank
  • Jones, Quincy, 1933-
  • Daniele, Graciela, 1939-
  • Binder, Richard
  • Kofman, Peter
  • Morgan, Roger, 1938-
  • Greene, Jeffrey
  • Mitchell, Brian Stokes
  • McDonald, Audra
  • Mazzie, Marin
  • Friedman, Peter, 1949-
  • Perry, Lynnette
  • LIVENT (U.S.) Inc, producer.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (54 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary on the creation of the Broadway stage musical Ragtime, based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow, which premiered at the new Ford Center for the Performing Arts in 1998. Includes excerpts from interviews with members of the show's creative team, along with rehearsal and performance footage. The program also covers the design and construction of the theater itself, built in space formerly occupied by the Lyric and Apollo theaters, and which incorporated some architectural elements salvaged from those buildings. The project is discussed by several of the architects and designers involved.
Series Statement
Great performances
Uniform Title
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Subject
  • Flaherty, Stephen
  • Flaherty, Stephen > Interviews
  • Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015 > Interviews
  • Drabinsky, Garth, 1949- > Interviews
  • McNally, Terrence > Interviews
  • Ahrens, Lynn > Interviews
  • Galati, Frank > Interviews
  • Jones, Quincy, 1933- > Interviews
  • Daniele, Graciela, 1939- > Interviews
  • Binder, Richard > Interviews
  • Kofman, Peter > Interviews
  • Morgan, Roger, 1938- > Interviews
  • Greene, Jeffrey > Interviews
  • Ford Center for the Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.)
  • Lyric Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
  • Apollo Theatre (New York, N.Y. : 42nd Street)
  • Theater rehearsals > New York (State) > New York
  • Theaters > New York (State) > New York
  • Theaters > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century
  • Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
  • Television.
  • Documentaries and factual works.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Whoopi Goldberg.
  • Interviews: E. L. Doctorow, Garth Drabinsky, Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Frank Galati, Quincy Jones, Graciela Daniele, Richard Blinder, Peter Kofman, Roger Morgan, Jeffrey Greene.
  • Performers include Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, and Lynnette Perry.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 1997. Originally broadcast on WNET-TV, New York, N.Y., Jan. 21, 1998.
Call Number
NCOX 1429
OCLC
814313086
Title
Creating Ragtime [videorecording] / Produced by Sandy Pearl ; written and directed by Colin Smith ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; a co-production of Livent Inc. and Thirteen/WNET.
Imprint
New York, c1997.
Series
Great performances
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Host: Whoopi Goldberg.
Interviews: E. L. Doctorow, Garth Drabinsky, Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Frank Galati, Quincy Jones, Graciela Daniele, Richard Blinder, Peter Kofman, Roger Morgan, Jeffrey Greene.
Performers include Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, and Lynnette Perry.
Event
Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 1997. Originally broadcast on WNET-TV, New York, N.Y., Jan. 21, 1998.
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Added Author
Pearl, Sandy, producer.
Venza, Jac, producer.
Smith, Colin, director.
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- host.
Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015, interviewee.
Drabinsky, Garth, 1949- interviewee.
McNally, Terrence, interviewee.
Flaherty, Stephen, interviewee.
Ahrens, Lynn, interviewee.
Galati, Frank, interviewee.
Jones, Quincy, 1933- interviewee.
Daniele, Graciela, 1939- interviewee.
Binder, Richard, interviewee.
Kofman, Peter, interviewee.
Morgan, Roger, 1938- interviewee.
Greene, Jeffrey, interviewee.
Mitchell, Brian Stokes, performer.
McDonald, Audra, performer.
Mazzie, Marin, performer.
Friedman, Peter, 1949- performer.
Perry, Lynnette, performer.
LIVENT (U.S.) Inc, producer.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Added Title
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Research Call Number
NCOX 1429
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