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An actor's life in the theater: Dick Latessa
- Title
- An actor's life in the theater: Dick Latessa [videorecording] / Produced by Jonathan Hilton ; a film by Ragnar Freidank.
- Publication
- New York, 2014.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOX 2754 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (DVD) (89 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Veteran performer Dick Latessa discusses his career, emphasizing his years on the stage. He begins with his introduction to acting at the Karamu Theatre of Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked with African American actors. He describes his move to New York City, and discusses his stage experiences in comedies by Neil Simon, musicals by Stephen Sondheim, etc. He also reflects on a number of the prominent persons with whom he has worked, including Tommy Tune, Jerry Lewis, and others.
- Alternative Title
- Dick Latessa: an actor's life in the theater
- Interview with Dick Latessa
- Subject
- Latessa, Dick
- Latessa, Dick > Interviews
- Sondheim, Stephen
- Schmidt, Harvey
- Simon, Neil
- Strouse, Charles
- Coleman, Cy
- Tune, Tommy > Friends and associates
- Adler, Richard, 1921-2012
- Lewis, Jerry, 1926-2017 > Friends and associates
- Kander, John
- Shaiman, Marc
- Karamu Theatre
- Actors > Interviews
- African American theater > Ohio > Cleveland
- Musical theater > Ohio > Cleveland
- Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
- Theater > Ohio > Cleveland
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Genre/Form
- Documentaries and factual works.
- Interviews.
- Note
- Title from opening credits.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Performer (note)
- Featuring Dick Latessa.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 2014.
- Call Number
- NCOX 2754
- OCLC
- 960949368
- Title
- An actor's life in the theater: Dick Latessa [videorecording] / Produced by Jonathan Hilton ; a film by Ragnar Freidank.
- Imprint
- New York, 2014.
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- video
- Type of Carrier
- videodisc
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Cast
- Featuring Dick Latessa.
- Event
- Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 2014.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Hilton, Jonathan, producer.Freidank, Ragnar, director.Latessa, Dick, interviewee.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 2754