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Mama's pushcart : Ellen Stewart and 25 years of LaMaMa E.T.C.

Title
Mama's pushcart : Ellen Stewart and 25 years of LaMaMa E.T.C. [videorecording] / Directed and produced by Demetria B. Royals ; executive producer, Louise Diamond ; associate producer, Rene Cruz.
Publication
New York, c1990, 1988.

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Moving imageRestricted use NCOX 879Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Additional Authors
  • Royals, Demetria B.
  • Royals, Demetria B
  • Diamond, Louise
  • Cruz, Rene
  • Swados, Elizabeth
  • Stewart, Ellen, 1919-2011
  • Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-
  • Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988
  • Jesurun, John
  • Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo
  • Brook, Peter, 1925-2022
  • Foster, Paul, 1931-2021
  • O'Horgan, Tom
  • Boyle, Wickham
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (56 min.) : sound, color and black & white; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary film tribute to Ellen Stewart and the Off Off-Broadway theater she founded, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club. Includes interviews with Stewart and a number of her friends and colleagues, including Elizabeth Swados, Harvey Fierstein, Peter Brook and Wilford Leach, and archival footage featuring Stewart.
Alternative Title
  • Ellen Stewart and 25 years of La MaMa E.T.C.
  • Stories of New York
Subject
  • Stewart, Ellen, 1919-2011
  • Stewart, Ellen, 1919-2011 > Interviews
  • Swados, Elizabeth > Interviews
  • Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- > Interviews
  • Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988 > Interviews
  • Jesurun, John > Interviews
  • Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo > Interviews
  • Brook, Peter, 1925-2022 > Interviews
  • Foster, Paul, 1931-2021 > Interviews
  • O'Horgan, Tom > Interviews
  • Boyle, Wickham > Interviews
  • La Mama Experimental Theatre Club
  • Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
  • Experimental theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Off Off-Broadway theater
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Television.
Note
  • Audio quality is poor. A second videorecording with better audio quality is available on NCOX 5451.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Original music composed by Elizabeth Swados ; edited by Demetria B. Royals.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Marshall Efron.
  • Interviews: Ellen Stewart, Elizabeth Swados, Harvey Fierstein, Wilford Leach, John Jesurun, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Peter Brook, Paul Foster, Tom O'Horgan, and Wickham Boyle.
Event (note)
  • Originally released as a film in 1988. Re-broadcast on WNYC-TV Channel 31, New York, N.Y., in 1990.
Call Number
NCOX 879
OCLC
1005933268
Title
Mama's pushcart : Ellen Stewart and 25 years of LaMaMa E.T.C. [videorecording] / Directed and produced by Demetria B. Royals ; executive producer, Louise Diamond ; associate producer, Rene Cruz.
Imprint
New York, c1990, 1988.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Original music composed by Elizabeth Swados ; edited by Demetria B. Royals.
Cast
Host: Marshall Efron.
Interviews: Ellen Stewart, Elizabeth Swados, Harvey Fierstein, Wilford Leach, John Jesurun, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Peter Brook, Paul Foster, Tom O'Horgan, and Wickham Boyle.
Event
Originally released as a film in 1988. Re-broadcast on WNYC-TV Channel 31, New York, N.Y., in 1990.
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Added Author
Royals, Demetria B., producer.
Royals, Demetria B., director.
Royals, Demetria B, editor of moving image work.
Diamond, Louise, producer.
Cruz, Rene, producer.
Swados, Elizabeth, composer.
Cruz, Rene, producer.
Stewart, Ellen, 1919-2011, interviewee.
Swados, Elizabeth, interviewee.
Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- interviewee.
Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988, interviewee.
Jesurun, John, interviewee.
Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo, interviewee.
Brook, Peter, 1925-2022, interviewee.
Foster, Paul, 1931-2021, interviewee.
O'Horgan, Tom, interviewee.
Boyle, Wickham, interviewee.
Research Call Number
NCOX 879
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