Research Catalog

Title

Renaming of the Public Theater : related television coverage and footage from New York, April 23, 1992 [videorecording]

Publication

New York, 1992.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Dinkins, David N
• Pittman, Bob
• Cable News Network, producer.
• WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
• WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.

Description

• 2 videodiscs (DVD) 2 min. : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
• 1 videocassette (U-matic) 1 min. : sd., col. ;
• 1 videocassette (Betacam) 14 min. : sd., col. ;

Summary

Televison coverage and footage related to the ceremony at which the Public Theater was renamed the Joseph Papp Public Theater. Four segments from New York aired April 23, 1992 and related footage are included.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.

Series Statement

Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Uniform Title

Showbiz today (Television program)

Alternative Title

• Showbiz today Joseph Papp Public Theater CNN cable 4/23/92
• Renaming of Public Theater Channel 2 news 5:00 p.m. 4/23/92
• Eyewitness news Joseph Papp/Public Theater WABC-TV 5:00 p.m.
• 4/23 14 min. Public Theater dedication, Showbiz today reader, w/Sam Waterson, Alec Baldwin

Subjects

• Papp, Joseph
• Papp, Joseph > Friends and associates
• Public Theater (New York, N.Y.)
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
• Television
• Video
• Theater > New York (State) > New York
• Theatrical producers and directors

Genre/Form

• Video.
• Television.

Note

• These videos separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
• Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer of videocassettes required prior to viewing.
• No credits on tape. Title supplied by cataloger.
• Videodisc 1 (ca. 1 min.): Showbiz today, aired CNN cable television, April 23, 1992. "The Public Theater was officially named the Joseph Papp Public Theater today in honor of its founder, Joseph Papp. The late producer made Shakespeare available to a wide segment of the population and affected the careers of many celebrities through his works at the Public Theater and on Broadway."
• Videodisc 2 (ca. 1 min.): Eyewitness news, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, April 23, 1992. "The New York Shakespeare Festival has renamed their theater the Joseph Papp Public Theater. Actor Raul Julia and Mayor David Dinkins attended the renaming ceremony today."
• Videocassette 3 (ca. 1 min.): Channel 2 news, aired WCBS-TV, April 23, 1992. "The Public Theater, the home of the New York Shakespeare Festival, was renamed the Joseph Papp Public Theater in memory of a special New Yorker. Papp named his theater the Public Theater because to him it was a theater for everyone."
• Videocassette 4 (ca. 14 min.): Showbiz today, aired CNN cable television, April 23, 1992 and related footage. Includes raw footage from the renaming ceremony featuring speeches by Mayor David Dinkins and Bob Pittman, chairman of the board of the New York Shakespeare Festival.

Event (note)

• Videotaped on April 23, 1992 in front of the Joseph Papp Public Theater in New York, N.Y.

Call Number

NCOX 5156

OCLC

NYPG05-F10283

Title

Renaming of the Public Theater : related television coverage and footage from New York, April 23, 1992 [videorecording]

Imprint

New York, 1992.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Event

Videotaped on April 23, 1992 in front of the Joseph Papp Public Theater in New York, N.Y.

Added Author

Dinkins, David N, speaker.

Pittman, Bob, speaker.

Cable News Network, producer.

WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.

WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.

Added Title

Showbiz today (Television program)

Research Call Number

NCOX 5156