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A chorus line : related television coverage and commercials

Title: A chorus line : related television coverage and commercials, November 2, 1984 to May 20, 1988 [videorecording]
Publication: New York, 1984-1988.

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Description

1 videodisc (DVD) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Compilation of television coverage and commercials related to the Broadway musical A chorus line and the movie version of the musical. Thirteen segments, aired November 2, 1984 to May 20, 1988, 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

Alternative Title

A chorus line related tape #1

Subjects

Genre/Form

Television.
Interviews.
Commercials.

Note

Dubbed compilation of segments taped off air and television commercials.
No credits on tape; title derived from label on original tape container.
Visual quality is marred; tape transfer is recommended before playback.
Commercials for the Broadway musical A chorus line also cataloged in NCOX 5282.
Content information from New York Shakespeare Festival inventory list.
This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
Segment one: The today show, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 11/2/84. Coverage of the movie version of A chorus line with Michael Douglas, Sir Richard Attenborough, and shots from the set.
Segment two: Dick Clark's the funniest joke I ever heard, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, 11/27/84. Featuring members of the A chorus line cast (Ann Heinricher, Melissa Randel and Mitzi Hamilton) telling jokes.
Segment three: Entertainment tonight, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, Coverage of the movie A chorus line, with Sir Richard Attenborough, choreographer Jeffrey Hornaday, and shots from the set.
Segment four: Celebrity pursuit. [Broadcast information is unknown.] A quiz format 'drop-in' commercial, with shots of A chorus line's 3,389th performance.
Segment five: Great performances, Best of Broadway, aired WNET-TV, Channel 13, 5/4/85. Segment with Wayne Cilento performing I can do that.
Segment six: NBC nightly news, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 7/25/85. News coverage on A chorus line's 10th anniversary with several clips from the show and brief interview with Joseph Papp.
Segment seven: News at six, aired WCBS-TV, Channel 2, 7/25/85. News coverage of A chorus line's 10th anniversary with clips from the show.
Segment eight: Television commercial for the movie A chorus line. [Credits not available.]
Segment nine: Showbiz today, aired CNN, 12/9/85. Segment From stage to screen with interviews of Joseph Papp re: A chorus line and Ed Pressman re: The pirates of Penzance and Plenty; also includes Lee Leonard's review of the movie version of A chorus line with clips from the stage production.
Segment ten: Television comercials for A chorus line: Where it begins, 30 and 10 sec., 12/20/85 and Changed faces, 30 sec., 3/4/86. Produced by Serino, Coyne & Nappi.
Segmnet eleven: General Electric commercial, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, 4/11/88. 30-second spot during the 60th Academy Awards, with view of A chorus line marquee which was shot from a helicopter.
Segment twelve: Maureen McGovern sings at Wolftrapp, aired WNET, Channel 13, 5/23/88. Features the song Everything was beautiful at the ballet from A chorus line.
Segment thirteen: Good morning America. [Broadcast information is unknown.] Report on the understudies for various Broadway shows who appeared in the one-night understudy show. Brief clip of A chorus line understudies singing Everything was beautiful at the ballet. Includes clip played at two speeds, SLP and SP.

Call Number

NCOX 5124

OCLC

NYPG05-F11008

Title

A chorus line : related television coverage and commercials, November 2, 1984 to May 20, 1988 [videorecording]

Imprint

New York, 1984-1988.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

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

Added Author

Papp, Joseph.

Hamlisch, Marvin. Chorus line.

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

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

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

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

Cable News Network, producer.

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.

Research Call Number

NCOX 5124

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