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West End story

Title
West End story [videorecording] / Lynmar Productions, in association with PM Films, presents ; produced by Marianne Quinn and Paul Cross ; executive producer, Linda Steinhoff ; written and directed by Paul Cross.
Publication
[n.p.] : Videovue Home Video, c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Quinn, Marianne
  • Cross, Paul
  • Clark, Petula, 1932-
  • Arnaz, Lucie, 1951-
  • Herman, Jerry, 1931-2019
  • Barrett, Brent
  • Brighten, Julie-Alanah
  • Ashe, Rosemary
  • Jones, Ria
  • Pradon, Jérôme, 1964-
  • Bowman, Simon
  • Dickson, Barbara
  • Sebastian, Mitch
  • Tobias, Oliver
  • Fuller, Larry
  • Criswell, Kim
  • Blank, Larry
  • Cuccioli, Robert, 1958-
  • Lynmar Productions.
  • P.M. Films.
  • Videovue (Firm)
Description
2 videocassettes (VHS) (92 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary on British stage musicals, and the people who create them. Includes excerpts from interviews with performers, composers, choreographers, and others who work on musicals that play the West End, London's equivalent to New York City's Broadway theater district. Also includes footage of rehearsals, actors preparing for auditions, applying makeup backstage, etc. Two shows that receive particular attention are Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle down the wind, and Dana P. Rowe's stage adaptation of The witches of Eastwick.
Alternative Title
Anatomy of the musical theatre
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Musicals.
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Interviews.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Narrated by Paul Cross.
  • Interviews include Petula Clark, Lucie Arnaz, Jerry Herman, Julie-Alanah Brighten, Rosemary Ashe, Ria Jones, Jerome Pradon, Simon Bowman, Barbara Dickson, Mitch Sebastian, Oliver Tobias, Larry Fuller, Kim Criswell, Larry Blank, and Robert Cuccioli.
Event (note)
  • Filmed in London, England, New York, N.Y., and Los Angeles, Calif., 1999-2000.
Call Number
NCOX 2053
OCLC
879377982
Title
West End story [videorecording] / Lynmar Productions, in association with PM Films, presents ; produced by Marianne Quinn and Paul Cross ; executive producer, Linda Steinhoff ; written and directed by Paul Cross.
Imprint
[n.p.] : Videovue Home Video, c2000.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Narrated by Paul Cross.
Interviews include Petula Clark, Lucie Arnaz, Jerry Herman, Julie-Alanah Brighten, Rosemary Ashe, Ria Jones, Jerome Pradon, Simon Bowman, Barbara Dickson, Mitch Sebastian, Oliver Tobias, Larry Fuller, Kim Criswell, Larry Blank, and Robert Cuccioli.
Event
Filmed in London, England, New York, N.Y., and Los Angeles, Calif., 1999-2000.
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Added Author
Quinn, Marianne, producer.
Cross, Paul, producer.
Cross, Paul, director.
Cross, Paul, narrator.
Clark, Petula, 1932- interviewee.
Arnaz, Lucie, 1951- interviewee.
Herman, Jerry, 1931-2019, interviewee.
Barrett, Brent, interviewee.
Brighten, Julie-Alanah, interviewee.
Ashe, Rosemary, interviewee.
Jones, Ria, interviewee.
Pradon, Jérôme, 1964- interviewee.
Bowman, Simon, interviewee.
Dickson, Barbara, interviewee.
Sebastian, Mitch, interviewee.
Tobias, Oliver, interviewee.
Fuller, Larry, interviewee.
Criswell, Kim, interviewee.
Blank, Larry, interviewee.
Cuccioli, Robert, 1958- interviewee.
Lynmar Productions.
P.M. Films.
Videovue (Firm)
Note
Subtitle on cassette box: Anatomy of the musical theatre
Research Call Number
NCOX 2053
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