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Baby : a video conversationpiece

Title
Baby : a video conversationpiece [videorecording] / MTI Music Theatre International presents ; produced by Freddie Gershon ; produced and directed by Roger Englander ; [video prod. company] Conover Production Services.
Publication
New York, c1993.

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Moving imageRestricted use NCOX 1020Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Additional Authors
  • Gershon, Fredric B
  • Englander, Roger
  • Held, Karl
  • Maltby, Richard, Jr., 1937-
  • Shire David
  • Music Theatre International.
  • Conover Production Services.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (26 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
"Video seminar" in which composer David Shire and lyricist/librettist Richard Maltby speak about their stage musical Baby, and offer advice for future productions. Maltby discusses the creation of the show, its characters, and how the team expressed their characters' feelings in the show's songs. Shire, seated at a piano, plays selections from his score, and both men sing portions of songs from the show. There are also stills and audio excerpts from the original Broadway production.
Series Statement
conversationpiece
Alternative Title
Baby a video conversation piece
Subject
  • Shire, David
  • Maltby, Richard, Jr., 1937-
  • Composers > United States
  • Librettists > United States
  • Lyricists > United States
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
  • Instruction.
  • Musicals.
Note
  • A videorecording of the original Broadway production of Baby, taped at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on June 26, 1984, is available on NCOV 356.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Sound engineer, Karl Held.
Performer (note)
  • Featuring Richard Maltby and David Shire.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 1993.
Call Number
NCOX 1020
OCLC
857767722
Title
Baby : a video conversationpiece [videorecording] / MTI Music Theatre International presents ; produced by Freddie Gershon ; produced and directed by Roger Englander ; [video prod. company] Conover Production Services.
Imprint
New York, c1993.
Series
conversationpiece
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Sound engineer, Karl Held.
Cast
Featuring Richard Maltby and David Shire.
Event
Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 1993.
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Added Author
Gershon, Fredric B, producer.
Englander, Roger, producer.
Englander, Roger, director.
Held, Karl, recording engineer.
Maltby, Richard, Jr., 1937- commentator.
Maltby, Richard, Jr., 1937- performer.
Shire David, commentator.
Shire David, performer.
Shire David, instrumentalist.
Music Theatre International.
Conover Production Services.
Research Call Number
NCOX 1020
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