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Esther: a Vaudeville Megillah

Title
Esther: a Vaudeville Megillah [videorecording] / Mosaic Theatre, Michael Posnick, artistic director, presents ; written, composed and directed by Liz Swados ; narration based on Elie Wiesel's 92nd Street Y Purim lecture "Beauty and Commitment" ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Publication
New York, c 1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Posnick, Michael, 1942-
  • Swados, Elizabeth
  • Swados, Elizabeth
  • Kluga, Ray
  • Giguere, Edi
  • McRoberts, Jeffrey
  • Reynolds, Charles
  • Bowden, Jon
  • Johnson, Greg
  • Young, Linda Carol
  • Boyle, Robert Ott
  • Herber, Pete
  • Padilla, Louis
  • Patinkin, Laura
  • Ringham, Nancy
  • Walker, Frederique S
  • LeBlanc, Jim
  • Corwin, Betty L.
  • Character Generators/Video
  • Mosaic Theatre (New York, N.Y.), producer
  • Foundation for Jewish Culture
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (94 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Set design by Ray Kluga ; costumes by Edi Giguere ; lighting design by Jeffrey McRoberts ; magic by Charles Reynolds ; musical director, Jonny Bowden ; stage managers, Greg Johnson and Linda Carol Young.
Performer (note)
  • Introductory remarks: Elizabeth Swados and Michael Posnick.
  • Robert Ott Boyle, Peter Herber, Louis Padilla, Laura Patinkin, Nancy Ringham, Frederique S. Walker.
  • Percussion, Jim Le Blanc.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the 92nd Street Y, New York, N.Y., March 24, 1988.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the financial assistance of the Foundation for Jewish Culture.
Call Number
NCOV 687
OCLC
844062283
Title
Esther: a Vaudeville Megillah [videorecording] / Mosaic Theatre, Michael Posnick, artistic director, presents ; written, composed and directed by Liz Swados ; narration based on Elie Wiesel's 92nd Street Y Purim lecture "Beauty and Commitment" ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
Imprint
New York, c 1988.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Set design by Ray Kluga ; costumes by Edi Giguere ; lighting design by Jeffrey McRoberts ; magic by Charles Reynolds ; musical director, Jonny Bowden ; stage managers, Greg Johnson and Linda Carol Young.
Cast
Introductory remarks: Elizabeth Swados and Michael Posnick.
Robert Ott Boyle, Peter Herber, Louis Padilla, Laura Patinkin, Nancy Ringham, Frederique S. Walker.
Percussion, Jim Le Blanc.
Event
Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the 92nd Street Y, New York, N.Y., March 24, 1988.
Funding
Recorded with the financial assistance of the Foundation for Jewish Culture.
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Local Subject
Bible. Esther -- Stage adaptations.
Added Author
Posnick, Michael, 1942- producer.
Posnick, Michael, 1942- speaker.
Swados, Elizabeth. Esther: a Vaudeville Megillah.
Swados, Elizabeth, librettist.
Swados, Elizabeth, lyricist.
Swados, Elizabeth, director.
Swados, Elizabeth, speaker.
Kluga, Ray, set designer.
Giguere, Edi, costume designer.
McRoberts, Jeffrey, lighting designer.
Reynolds, Charles, magic effects.
Bowden, Jon, musical director.
Johnson, Greg, stage manager.
Young, Linda Carol, stage manager.
Boyle, Robert Ott, performer.
Herber, Pete, performer.
Padilla, Louis, performer.
Patinkin, Laura, performer.
Ringham, Nancy, performer.
Walker, Frederique S, performer.
LeBlanc, Jim, instrumentalist.
Corwin, Betty L.
Character Generators/Video.
Mosaic Theatre (New York, N.Y.), producer.
Foundation for Jewish Culture.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
Research Call Number
NCOV 687
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