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Best talk in town: Off-Broadway theater

Title
Best talk in town: Off-Broadway theater [videorecording] / produced by Elna Seabrooks ; directed by Peter Pontillo ; [for] WPIX-TV.
Publication
New York, c1989.

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Additional Authors
  • Seabrooks, Elna
  • Pontillo, Peter
  • Wetzsteon, Ross
  • Bishop, John, 1929-2006
  • Berezin, Tanya, 1941-
  • Roeper, Nola
  • Richardson, Denise
  • Village Voice. Off Broadway Award.
  • WPIX-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
Description
1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
The rise and development of Off-Broadway theater is examined in this episode of Best talk in town, with emphasis on the challenges faced by smaller companies in a changing cultural and financial climate. Program begins with analysis of the prolonged success of the musical The fantasticks, followed by excerpts from the Village Voice's Off Broadway ("Obie") Awards ceremony, including discussion with Ross Wetzsteon, chairman of the Obie Committee, and very brief interviews with recipients. Next, John Bishop directs an unidentified production for the Circle Repertory Company as the organization's artistic director Tanya Berezin discusses the evolution of the troupe's goals, and reflects on financial difficulties facing small, independent production groups. Mr. Bishop contributes brief remarks on his approach to working with actors. Lastly, the program looks at African-American and Hispanic theatre troupes in New York City's outer boroughs. Brief looks at the works of the Black Spectrum Theatre, Opera Ebony, and the Billie Holiday Theatre, and brief interviews with the participants illustrate the role these troupes play as a training ground for actors and other theatre artists.
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
Best Talk in Town, Ch. 11, aired 6/2/89
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Interviews.
Note
  • This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
  • Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
  • Dub of program taped off air; includes commercials.
  • "A comprehensive look at Off-Broadway. Program includes brief images of New York Shakespeare Festival activities."--tape container
  • Segments of this program are cataloged separately in NCOX 1574, NCOW 220 and NCOX 1642.
Event (note)
  • First broadcast on WPIX-TV, Channel 11, New York, N.Y. on June 2, 1989.
Call Number
NCOX 5434
OCLC
NYPG06-F578
Title
Best talk in town: Off-Broadway theater [videorecording] / produced by Elna Seabrooks ; directed by Peter Pontillo ; [for] WPIX-TV.
Imprint
New York, c1989.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Series
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Performer
Program introduced by Nola Roeper, narrated by Denise Richardson.
Event
First broadcast on WPIX-TV, Channel 11, New York, N.Y. on June 2, 1989.
Local Note
Duplicate tape available at ReCAP. See summary list of items in staff CATNYP.
Added Author
Seabrooks, Elna, producer.
Pontillo, Peter, director.
Wetzsteon, Ross, interviewee.
Bishop, John, 1929-2006, interviewee.
Berezin, Tanya, 1941- interviewee.
Roeper, Nola, interviewer.
Richardson, Denise, narrator.
Village Voice. Off Broadway Award.
WPIX-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
Research Call Number
NCOX 5434
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