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A remembrance of Wendy Wasserstein

Title
A remembrance of Wendy Wasserstein [videorecording] / Organized by André Bishop, Thomas Cott, Bernard Gersten, James Lapine, Micki Lazar-Paley, and Angela Trento ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Publication
New York, c2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Wasserstein, Wendy.
  • Bishop, André
  • Cott, Thomas
  • Gersten, Bernard
  • Lapine, James
  • Lazar-Paley, Micki
  • Trento, Angela
  • Patrone, Mary Jane
  • Durang, Christopher, 1949-2024
  • Fraser, Flora
  • Rosenthal, Jane, 1957-
  • Jimenez, Yscaira
  • Sullivan, Daniel, 1940-
  • Finn, William
  • Wasserstein, Pamela
  • Kurtz, Swoosie
  • Eikenberry, Jill
  • McDonough, Ann
  • Cuervo, Alma, 1951-
  • Parker, Ellen
  • Klein, Robert, 1942-
  • Lavin, Linda, 1937-
  • Dretzin, Julie
  • Smith, Cotter
  • Streep, Meryl
  • Allen, Joan, 1956-
  • Gaines, Boyd
  • McNally, Terrence.
  • Parnell, Peter.
  • De Haas, Darius
  • Dean, Carmel
  • Hoffman, Patrick.
  • Parker/Hodges Productions.
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (115 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Playwright Wendy Wasserstein is honored in this memorial tribute. Sequences from her plays are performed and seen in archival footage, an excerpt from one of her essays is read, and a song composed by William Finn for the occasion entitled "Magic" is sung by Darius de Haas.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont, New York, N.Y., March 13, 2006.
Biography (note)
  • Wendy Wasserstein (1950-2006) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright whose works included The Heidi chronicles, Uncommon women and others, The sisters Rosensweig, An American daughter, and Third. She also published books of essays and taught at Columbia and New York University.
Contents
Plays excerpted: Uncommen women and others -- Isn't it romantic -- An American daughter -- The Heidi chronicles.
Call Number
NCOV 3213
OCLC
NYPG06-F835
Title
A remembrance of Wendy Wasserstein [videorecording] / Organized by André Bishop, Thomas Cott, Bernard Gersten, James Lapine, Micki Lazar-Paley, and Angela Trento ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Imprint
New York, c2006.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer
Speakers: André Bishop, Mary Jane Patrone, Christopher Durang, Flora Fraser Soros, Jane Rosenthal, Yscaira Jimenez, Daniel Sullivan, William Finn, and Pamela Wasserstein.
Actors: Swoosie Kurtz, Jill Eikenberry, Ann McDonough, Alma Cuervo, Ellen Parker, Robert Klein, Linda Lavin, Julie Dretzin, Cotter Smith, Meryl Streep, Joan Allen, and Boyd Gaines.
Readers: James Lapine, Terrence McNally, and Peter Parnell.
Song performed by Darius de Haas. Pianist: Carmel Dean.
Archival footage: Wendy Wasserstein, Charlie Rose, Linda Winer, Jane Alexander, Christine Estabrook, and Madeline Kahn.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont, New York, N.Y., March 13, 2006.
Biography
Wendy Wasserstein (1950-2006) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright whose works included The Heidi chronicles, Uncommon women and others, The sisters Rosensweig, An American daughter, and Third. She also published books of essays and taught at Columbia and New York University.
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Local Subject
Tributes.
Added Author
Wasserstein, Wendy.
Bishop, André, producer.
Bishop, André, speaker.
Cott, Thomas, producer.
Gersten, Bernard, producer.
Lapine, James, producer.
Lazar-Paley, Micki, producer.
Trento, Angela, producer.
Patrone, Mary Jane, speaker.
Durang, Christopher, 1949-2024, speaker.
Fraser, Flora, speaker.
Rosenthal, Jane, 1957- speaker.
Jimenez, Yscaira, speaker.
Sullivan, Daniel, 1940- speaker.
Finn, William, speaker.
Wasserstein, Pamela, speaker.
Kurtz, Swoosie, actor.
Eikenberry, Jill, actor.
McDonough, Ann, actor.
Cuervo, Alma, 1951- actor.
Parker, Ellen, actor.
Klein, Robert, 1942- actor.
Lavin, Linda, 1937- actor.
Dretzin, Julie, actor.
Smith, Cotter, actor.
Streep, Meryl, actor.
Allen, Joan, 1956- actor.
Gaines, Boyd, actor.
McNally, Terrence.
Parnell, Peter.
De Haas, Darius, vocalist.
Dean, Carmel, musician.
Hoffman, Patrick.
Parker/Hodges Productions.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Research Call Number
NCOV 3213
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