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Women in theatre.

Title
Women in theatre. LaChanze [videorecording] / produced by the League of Professional Theatre Women, Isobel Robins, Harriet Slaughter, co-presidents ; Ruth Mayleas, executive producer ; Betty L. Corwin, director of special projects, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive ; Bob Isaacson, executive in charge of production ; Audra D. Malone, director ; [produced for] CUNY-TV.
Publication
New York : CUNY-TV, c2007.

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Additional Authors
  • LaChanze
  • Winer, Linda
  • Robins, Isobel
  • Slaughter, Harriet
  • Mayleas, Ruth
  • Corwin, Betty L
  • Isaacson, Robert
  • Malone, Audra D
  • CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
  • League of Professional Theatre Women, producer.
  • City University of New York.
  • League of Professional Theatre Women, donor.
  • CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), donor.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (29 min.) : sd., col. SP; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The multi-faceted performer LaChanze discusses her career with Newsday critic Linda Winer. LaChanze speaks about the development of her Tony-winning role as Celie in the musical The color purple, based on the novel by Alice Walker. LaChanze expounds on the show's success, and its popularity with African American audiences; her early love of the musical theater; breaking into Broadway performing the musical revue Uptown. . .it's hot!; her role as Ti Moune in the musical revue Once on this island, which addressed the issue of race within the African diaspora; changing her name to LaChanze, which means "one who is charmed"; the personal tragedy she was able to overcome, in part, via her work in the theater; and what she perceives as a dearth of contemporary stage roles for African American actresses.
Series Statement
Women in theatre
Alternative Title
Dialogues with notable women in American theatre
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Television.
  • Talk shows.
  • Interviews.
Note
  • Credits at end of videodisc.
  • Program is also available at www.cuny.tv.
  • On container: Season 5, episode 13.
  • "Discussion program spotlighting prominent women from the theatre, including performers, playwrights, producers and designers."
Performer (note)
  • Interviewer: Linda Winer.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in the CUNY-TV studios, New York, N.Y. in 2007. First aired on CUNY-TV, Channel 75, June 29, 2007.
Call Number
NCOX 2290
OCLC
175299200
Title
Women in theatre. LaChanze [videorecording] / produced by the League of Professional Theatre Women, Isobel Robins, Harriet Slaughter, co-presidents ; Ruth Mayleas, executive producer ; Betty L. Corwin, director of special projects, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive ; Bob Isaacson, executive in charge of production ; Audra D. Malone, director ; [produced for] CUNY-TV.
Imprint
New York : CUNY-TV, c2007.
Series
Women in theatre
Performer
Interviewer: Linda Winer.
Event
Videotaped in the CUNY-TV studios, New York, N.Y. in 2007. First aired on CUNY-TV, Channel 75, June 29, 2007.
Local Note
Gift of The League of Professional Theatre Women and CUNY-TV.
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Added Author
LaChanze, interviewee.
Winer, Linda, interviewer.
Robins, Isobel, producer.
Slaughter, Harriet, producer.
Mayleas, Ruth, producer.
Corwin, Betty L, producer.
Isaacson, Robert, producer.
Malone, Audra D, director.
CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
League of Professional Theatre Women, producer.
City University of New York.
League of Professional Theatre Women, donor.
CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 2290
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