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The 1989 Tony awards [excerpt].

Title
The 1989 Tony awards [videorecording] : [excerpt].
Publication
1989.

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Additional Authors
  • Wasserstein, Wendy.
  • Russell, Willy.
  • Ludwig, Ken.
  • Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022
  • Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003
  • Dewhurst, Colleen
  • Brown, Ruth, 1928-2006
  • Hopkins, Linda, 1924-2017
  • Allen, Joan, 1956-
  • Friedman, Peter, 1949-
  • Collins, Pauline, 1940-
  • Lithgow, John, 1945-
  • Wong, B. D.
  • Caldwell, Zoe
  • Kurtz, Swoosie
  • Irwin, Bill, 1950-
  • Thomas, Richard, 1951-
  • Martin, Steve, 1945-
  • Buckley, Betty
  • Kert, Larry
  • Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948-
  • Sondheim, Stephen.
  • Styne, Jule, 1905-1994.
  • CBS Television Network.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (90 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
This tape contains the first hour of the 1989 Tony Awards, taped from a live broadcast on CBS. The tape ends during the presentation of the award for best leading actor in a play. Later in the evening Jerome Robbins received the award for best director of a musical, and Jerome Robbins' Broadway received the award for best musical.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Award presentations.
  • Television.
Note
  • No credits on tape. Tape includes commercials.
  • No time/date code on frame.
Credits (note)
  • Host: Angela Lansbury.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast by CBS on June 4, 1989.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Contents
  • Angela Lansbury performs Everything's coming up roses, from Gypsy -- Excerpt from Black and blue performed by Ruth Brown, Linda Hopkins and dancers -- Leslie Uggams and Barry Bostwick present the award for best featured actor in a musical to Scott Wise, for Jerome Robbins' Broadway, and the award for best featured actress in a musical to Debbie Shapiro for Jerome Robbins' Broadway -- Speech by Colleen Dewhurst -- Excerpt from The Heidi chronicles performed by Joan Allen and Peter Friedman -- Excerpt from Shirley Valentine performed by Pauline Collins -- John Lithgow and B.D. Wong present the award for best featured actress to Christine Baransky for Rumors, and the award for best featured actor to Boyd Gaines for The Heidi chronicles.
  • Zoe Caldwell presents the award for best revival of a play to Gregory Mosher and Bernard Gersten for Our town -- Excerpt from Starmites, performed by the cast -- Nell Carter presents the award for best scenic design to Santo Loquasto for Cafe Crown, the award for best lighting design to Jennifer Tipton for Jerome Robbins' Broadway, and the award for best costume design to Claudio Segovia and Hector Orezzoli for Black and blue -- Recorded speech by Isabelle Stevenson, president of the American Theatre Wing -- Jerome Robbins presents the award for best choreography to Cholly Atkins, Henry LeTang, Fayard Nicholas and Frankie Manning for Black and blue.
  • Excerpt from Lend me a tenor performed by Philip Bosco and Victor Garber -- Swoosie Kurtz presents the award for best director to Jerry Zaks for Lend me a tenor -- Betty Buckley performs Memory, from Cats -- Larry Kert performs Being alive, from Company -- Angela Lansbury performs Send in the clowns, from A little night music -- Richard Thomas presents the award for best regional theater to the Hartford Playhouse -- Excerpt from Largely New York performed by Bill Irwin and ensemble -- Speech by Steve Martin.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6075 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F61
Title
The 1989 Tony awards [videorecording] : [excerpt].
Imprint
1989.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Credits
Host: Angela Lansbury.
Event
Originally broadcast by CBS on June 4, 1989.
Funding
Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Local Subject
Musical comedies. Jerome Robbins' Broadway.
Musical comedies. Black and blue.
Musical comedies. Starmites.
Added Author
Wasserstein, Wendy. The Heidi chronicles.
Russell, Willy. Shirley Valentine.
Ludwig, Ken. Lend me a tenor.
Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022, host.
Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022, performer.
Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003, speaker.
Dewhurst, Colleen, speaker.
Brown, Ruth, 1928-2006, performer.
Hopkins, Linda, 1924-2017, performer.
Allen, Joan, 1956- actor.
Friedman, Peter, 1949- actor.
Collins, Pauline, 1940- actor.
Lithgow, John, 1945- speaker.
Wong, B. D., speaker.
Caldwell, Zoe, speaker.
Kurtz, Swoosie, speaker.
Irwin, Bill, 1950- performer.
Thomas, Richard, 1951- speaker.
Martin, Steve, 1945- speaker.
Buckley, Betty, performer.
Kert, Larry, performer.
Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948- Cats. Memory.
Sondheim, Stephen. Company. Being alive.
Sondheim, Stephen. Little night music. Send in the clowns.
Styne, Jule, 1905-1994. Gypsy. Everything's coming up roses.
CBS Television Network.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6075 JRC
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