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Inside the Actors Studio.
- Title
- Inside the Actors Studio. Neil Simon [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1995.
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with playwright Neil Simon. Simon discusses his approach to writing a play; the autobiographical nature of his work; what he views as "funny"; his approach to writing comedy; the autobiographical elements in his plays Broadway bound and Brighton Beach memoirs; his view of his plays as "abstractions" of reality; revisions of his play The odd couple, when he rewrote the third act during previews; how he helps select actors for his works; the musical aspect of his writing; receiving Tony Awards for his plays Barefoot in the park, Biloxi blues and Lost in Yonkers; the mechanics of his writing, including his process of rewriting and conducting read-throughs of his plays; and lastly "giving up" a completed play. A brief question and answer session with Simon and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.
- Series Statement
- Inside the Actors Studio
- Alternative Title
- Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film
- Subjects
- Simon, Neil > Interviews
- Dramatists > Interviews
- Theater > Production and direction
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Television
- Simon, Neil > Lost in Yonkers
- Interviews
- Simon, Neil > Biloxi blues
- Simon, Neil > Broadway bound
- Playwriting > Technique
- Talk shows
- Simon, Neil > Brighton beach memoirs
- Simon, Neil > Odd couple
- Simon, Neil > Barefoot in the park
- Genre/Form
- Interviews.
- Talk shows.
- Television.
- Note
- Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
- Credits and title from video.
- Episode no. 103.
- "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
- Credits (note)
- Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Apr. 10, 1995. First broadcast on July 9, 1995.
- Call Number
- NCOX 1667
- OCLC
- 213372886
- Title
- Inside the Actors Studio. Neil Simon [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.
- Imprint
- New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1995.
- Series
- Inside the Actors Studio
- Credits
- Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.
- Performer
- Host: James Lipton.
- Event
- Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Apr. 10, 1995. First broadcast on July 9, 1995.
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- Added Author
- Lipton, James, interviewer.Lipton, James, producer.Simon, Neil, interviewee.Kostel, Mike, producer.Servidio, John, producer.Wurtz, Jeff, director.Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)Bravo Cable Network.Betelgeuse Productions.In the Moment Productions, Ltd.Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 1667