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A celebration of the life of Lucille Lortel

Title
A celebration of the life of Lucille Lortel [videorecording] / [produced by] Ben Sprecher ; [video director] Penny Ward ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Publication
New York, c1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Sullivan, Jo
  • Romoff, Colin
  • Sprecher, Ben
  • Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014
  • Mason, Marshall W
  • Eliot, Drew
  • Meadow, Lynne, 1946-
  • Curcio, Vincent
  • Winer, Deborah Grace
  • Wilson, Edwin, 1927-
  • Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016
  • Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014
  • Martin, Elliot
  • O'Casey, Shivaun
  • O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013
  • Machado, Eduardo, 1953-
  • Tyberg, Theodore
  • Strasberg, Anna
  • Saddler, Donald
  • Ward, Penny
  • Corwin, Betty L.
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Description
3 videocassettes (131 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
Subjects
Note
  • The floor microphone used by some participants is defective, resulting in erratic audio quality.
Performer (note)
  • Speakers: Ben Sprecher, Geoffrey Holder, Marshall W. Mason, Drew Eliot, Lynne Meadow, Vincent Curcio, Deborah Grace Winer, Edwin Wilson, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach, Elliot Martin, Shivaun O'Casey, Milo O'Shea, Eduardo Machado, Dr. Theodore Tyberg, Anna Strasberg, Donald Saddler.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, N.Y., May 24, 1999.
Biography (note)
  • Lucille Lortel (1900-1999), American actress and producer, was a major figure in the Off-Broadway movement. In 1947, after retiring from acting, Ms. Lortel founded the White Barn Theatre on the grounds of her estate in Westport, Connecticut, and produced plays there for decades. In 1954, her acquisition of the Theatre de Lys led to the American premieres of many plays, including Buried child and Cloud nine, the highly successful revival of The threepenny opera, and the staging of works by such playwrights as Bertolt Brecht, Eugene Ionesco, Jean Genet, Athol Fugard, and others. Ms. Lortel was a co-founder of the American Shakespeare Festival in 1955. In 1981, the Theatre de Lys was renamed the Lucille Lortel Theatre in her honor.
Contents
  • Includes two songs from The threepenny opera : Mack the knife -- The Bide-a-Wee (Jo Sullivan and Stephen Zinnato, singers; Colin Romoff, pianist).
  • Includes a scene from Sean O'Casey's play The shadow of a gunman (Milo O'Shea, actor).
Call Number
NCOV 2326
OCLC
NYPG99-F1020
Title
A celebration of the life of Lucille Lortel [videorecording] / [produced by] Ben Sprecher ; [video director] Penny Ward ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Imprint
New York, c1999.
Performer
Speakers: Ben Sprecher, Geoffrey Holder, Marshall W. Mason, Drew Eliot, Lynne Meadow, Vincent Curcio, Deborah Grace Winer, Edwin Wilson, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach, Elliot Martin, Shivaun O'Casey, Milo O'Shea, Eduardo Machado, Dr. Theodore Tyberg, Anna Strasberg, Donald Saddler.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, N.Y., May 24, 1999.
Biography
Lucille Lortel (1900-1999), American actress and producer, was a major figure in the Off-Broadway movement. In 1947, after retiring from acting, Ms. Lortel founded the White Barn Theatre on the grounds of her estate in Westport, Connecticut, and produced plays there for decades. In 1954, her acquisition of the Theatre de Lys led to the American premieres of many plays, including Buried child and Cloud nine, the highly successful revival of The threepenny opera, and the staging of works by such playwrights as Bertolt Brecht, Eugene Ionesco, Jean Genet, Athol Fugard, and others. Ms. Lortel was a co-founder of the American Shakespeare Festival in 1955. In 1981, the Theatre de Lys was renamed the Lucille Lortel Theatre in her honor.
Local Subject
Tributes.
Added Author
Sullivan, Jo, performer.
Romoff, Colin, instrumentalist.
Sprecher, Ben, speaker.
Sprecher, Ben, producer.
Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, speaker.
Mason, Marshall W, speaker.
Eliot, Drew, speaker.
Meadow, Lynne, 1946- speaker.
Curcio, Vincent, speaker.
Winer, Deborah Grace, speaker.
Wilson, Edwin, 1927- speaker.
Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016, speaker.
Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, speaker.
Martin, Elliot, speaker.
O'Casey, Shivaun, speaker.
O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013, speaker.
O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013, actor.
Machado, Eduardo, 1953- speaker.
Tyberg, Theodore, speaker.
Strasberg, Anna, speaker.
Saddler, Donald, speaker.
Ward, Penny, videographer.
Corwin, Betty L.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Zinnato, Stephen, singer.
Research Call Number
NCOV 2326
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