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A gala celebration of the lives and careers of Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, & Lotte Lenya

Title
A gala celebration of the lives and careers of Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, & Lotte Lenya [videorecording] / Presented by Lucille Lortel ; general manager of the White Barn Theatre, Vincent Curcio ; music by Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, Maxwell Anderson, Ogden Nash and Ira Gershwin ; staged by Donald Saddler ; [video director] Ron Washburn ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Publication
Westport, Conn., c1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Lortel, Lucille
  • Curcio, Vincent
  • Saddler, Donald
  • Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950
  • Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
  • Lenya, Lotte.
  • Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959
  • Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983
  • Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971
  • Mehlman, Ben
  • Arthur, Beatrice
  • Connell, Jane, 1925-2013
  • Errico, Melissa
  • Havoc, June
  • Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016
  • Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014
  • Sullivan, Jo
  • Raines, Ron
  • Merrill, Scott.
  • Rybeck, Alex
  • Connell, Gordon
  • Dansicker, Michael
  • Romoff, Colin
  • Goldenberg, Billy
  • Washburn, Ron
  • Corwin, Betty L.
  • Louis P. Schweitzer Charitable Trust.
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Description
2 videodiscs (DVD) (76 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A revue of songs, readings, and reminiscences of Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, and Lotte Lenya. The emphasis is on the collaborative works by the three, in particular The threepenny opera, an adaptation of which Lucille Lortel produced Off-Broadway in the 1950s. Several performers connected with that production appear in this program.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Technical director/lighting designer, Ben Mehlman.
Performer (note)
  • Opening remarks: Lucille Lortel and Vincent Curcio.
  • Featuring Beatrice Arthur, Jane Connell, Melissa Errico, June Havoc, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach, Jo Sullivan Loesser, Ron Raines and Scott Merrill.
  • Pianists: Alex Rybeck, Gordon Connell, Michael Dansicker, Colin Romoff, and Billy Goldenberg.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the White Barn Theatre, Westport, Conn., Aug. 25, 1996.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the financial assistance of the Louis P. Schweitzer Charitable Trust.
Biography (note)
  • Staged in conjunction with an exhibit in the White Barn Museum, A tale of two Threepennys, dedicated to Weill, Brecht, and Lenya. Exhibit curated by Dr. Mary C. Henderson.
Contents
Songs (singer): The ballad of Mack the Knife (Ron Raines) -- The ballad of sexual obsession (Jane Connell) -- Pirate Jenny (June Havoc) -- Speak low (Melissa Errico) -- That's him (Melissa Errico) -- The Bilbao song (Jo Sullivan Loesser) -- My ship (Jo Sullivan Loesser) -- Barbara's song (Beatrice Arthur) -- It never was you (Beatrice Arthur).
Call Number
NCOV 1957
OCLC
NYPG04-F61
Title
A gala celebration of the lives and careers of Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, & Lotte Lenya [videorecording] / Presented by Lucille Lortel ; general manager of the White Barn Theatre, Vincent Curcio ; music by Kurt Weill ; lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, Maxwell Anderson, Ogden Nash and Ira Gershwin ; staged by Donald Saddler ; [video director] Ron Washburn ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Imprint
Westport, Conn., c1996.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Technical director/lighting designer, Ben Mehlman.
Performer
Opening remarks: Lucille Lortel and Vincent Curcio.
Featuring Beatrice Arthur, Jane Connell, Melissa Errico, June Havoc, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach, Jo Sullivan Loesser, Ron Raines and Scott Merrill.
Pianists: Alex Rybeck, Gordon Connell, Michael Dansicker, Colin Romoff, and Billy Goldenberg.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the White Barn Theatre, Westport, Conn., Aug. 25, 1996.
Funding
Recorded with the financial assistance of the Louis P. Schweitzer Charitable Trust.
Biography
Staged in conjunction with an exhibit in the White Barn Museum, A tale of two Threepennys, dedicated to Weill, Brecht, and Lenya. Exhibit curated by Dr. Mary C. Henderson.
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Local Subject
Tributes.
Added Author
Lortel, Lucille, producer.
Curcio, Vincent, producer.
Saddler, Donald, director.
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950, composer.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, lyricist.
Lenya, Lotte.
Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959, lyricist.
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, lyricist.
Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971, lyricist.
Mehlman, Ben, production personnel.
Mehlman, Ben, lighting designer.
Arthur, Beatrice, performer.
Connell, Jane, 1925-2013, performer.
Errico, Melissa, performer.
Havoc, June, performer.
Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016, performer.
Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, performer.
Sullivan, Jo, performer.
Raines, Ron, performer.
Merrill, Scott.
Rybeck, Alex, instrumentalist.
Connell, Gordon, musician.
Dansicker, Michael, musician.
Romoff, Colin, instrumentalist.
Goldenberg, Billy, musician.
Washburn, Ron, videographer.
Corwin, Betty L.
Louis P. Schweitzer Charitable Trust.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Research Call Number
NCOV 1957
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