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Nothing like a dame 1998

Title: Nothing like a dame 1998 [videorecording] / The Actors' Fund of America presents ; produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Maria Di Dia, and Carol A. Ingram ; [artistic director, Phyllis Newman] ; choreographers, Nancy Lemenager and Ann Reinking ; contributing directors, Charlotte Moore, Daisy Prince, and Ann Reinking ; [video director] Bradshaw Smith ; [video prod. company] Applause Video Productions.
Publication: New York, c1998.

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Description

1 videocassette (VHS) (135 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.

Summary

Musical variety show, staged as a benefit for the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of the Actors' Fund of America. Blythe Danner reads a letter from First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, who could not attend in person. Rita Moreno, who won a Tony Award in 1975 for her performance in Terrence McNally's The Ritz, performs a scene from that play.

Series Statement

Nothing like a dame (Actors' Fund of America)

Alternative Title

Nothing Like a Dame '98

Subjects

Genre/Form

Musicals.

Note

No credits on tape. Production information gathered from the files of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
After the show, Richard Ridge interviews several participants. Interviewees include Phyllis Newman, Kate Shindle, Lea DeLaria, Rita Moreno, Karen Mason, Marcia Lewis, Christiane Noll, and Lucie Arnaz. This segment, found at the beginning of the tape, runs about 8 minutes.

Access (note)

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

Musical director, Wendy Bobbitt ; visual supervisor, Geraldine Stutz ; lighting designer, John McKernon ; stage managers, Lynn Camilo, Kathy Faul, Debora Porazzi, and Anita Ross.

Performer (note)

Host: Phyllis Newman.
Speakers: Rue McClanahan, Jane Powell, Blythe Danner, Bebe Neuwirth, Jane Connell, Kate Shindle, Joan Hamburg, and Lauren Bacall.
The Broadway Gospel Choir: Joan Almedilla, Lisa Asher, Johnetta Alston, Kristen Behrendt, Risa Benson, Brenda Burke, Bertilla Baker, Victoria Lecta Cave, Kam Cheng, Angela DeCicco, Shelley Dickinson, Kena Tangi Dorsey, Stacy Francis, Cat Hollingsworth, Vanessa A. Jones, Holly Krueger, Kim Lindsay, Sonya Leslie, Aliza Loewy, Terry O'Neill, Angela Robinson, Kelli Rabke, Nicole Sutherland, Denise Summerford, Schele Williams, and Laurie Williamson.
Announcer: Christine Pedi.

Event (note)

Videotaped at the Shubert Theatre, New York, N.Y., February 23, 1998.

Call Number

NCOV 2776

OCLC

1306072234

Title

Nothing like a dame 1998 [videorecording] / The Actors' Fund of America presents ; produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Maria Di Dia, and Carol A. Ingram ; [artistic director, Phyllis Newman] ; choreographers, Nancy Lemenager and Ann Reinking ; contributing directors, Charlotte Moore, Daisy Prince, and Ann Reinking ; [video director] Bradshaw Smith ; [video prod. company] Applause Video Productions.

Imprint

New York, c1998.

Series

Nothing like a dame (Actors' Fund of America)

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

Musical director, Wendy Bobbitt ; visual supervisor, Geraldine Stutz ; lighting designer, John McKernon ; stage managers, Lynn Camilo, Kathy Faul, Debora Porazzi, and Anita Ross.

Cast

Host: Phyllis Newman.

Speakers: Rue McClanahan, Jane Powell, Blythe Danner, Bebe Neuwirth, Jane Connell, Kate Shindle, Joan Hamburg, and Lauren Bacall.

The Broadway Gospel Choir: Joan Almedilla, Lisa Asher, Johnetta Alston, Kristen Behrendt, Risa Benson, Brenda Burke, Bertilla Baker, Victoria Lecta Cave, Kam Cheng, Angela DeCicco, Shelley Dickinson, Kena Tangi Dorsey, Stacy Francis, Cat Hollingsworth, Vanessa A. Jones, Holly Krueger, Kim Lindsay, Sonya Leslie, Aliza Loewy, Terry O'Neill, Angela Robinson, Kelli Rabke, Nicole Sutherland, Denise Summerford, Schele Williams, and Laurie Williamson.

Announcer: Christine Pedi.

Event

Videotaped at the Shubert Theatre, New York, N.Y., February 23, 1998.

Local Note

Gift of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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Added Author

Di Dia, Maria, producer.

Ingram, Carol A., producer.

Newman, Phyllis, 1933-2019, producer.

Newman, Phyllis, 1933-2019, host.

Newman, Phyllis, 1933-2019, interviewee.

Lemenager, Nancy, choreographer.

Lemenager, Nancy, performer.

Reinking, Ann, director.

Reinking, Ann, choreographer.

Moore, Charlotte, 1939- director.

Prince, Daisy, director.

Cavett, Wendy Bobbitt, conductor.

Stutz, Geraldine, visual supervisor.

McKernon, John, lighting designer.

Camilo, Lynn, stage manager.

Faul, Kathy J., stage manager.

Porazzi, Debora F., stage manager.

Ross, Anita, stage manager.

McClanahan, Rue, speaker.

Powell, Jane, 1929-2021, speaker.

Danner, Blythe, speaker.

Neuwirth, Bebe, performer.

Neuwirth, Bebe, speaker.

Connell, Jane, 1925-2013, speaker.

Shindle, Kate, speaker.

Shindle, Kate, interviewee.

Hamburg, Joan, speaker.

Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014, speaker.

Carter, Caitlin, performer.

Curry, Rosa, performer.

Mellom, Andie, performer.

Robinson, Michelle M., performer.

Stevens, Lillie Kae, performer.

Wilson, Darlene, performer.

Angelescu, Jackie, performer.

Auble, Larissa, performer.

Bondoc, Lexine, performer.

Buonincontri, Susan Lucia, performer.

Carlin, Miriam, performer.

Cody, Jennifer, performer.

Dunn, Sally Mae, performer.

Estey, SuEllen, performer.

Faye, Pascale, performer.

Flanagan, Anita, performer.

Gaffney, Lauren, performer.

Hannan, Kimberly, performer.

Ho, Melissa Ashley, performer.

Lundberg, Elizabeth, performer.

Marsh, Kellee, performer.

Neal, Cyndi, performer.

Noll, Christiane, performer.

Noll, Christiane, interviewee.

Pennington, Gail, performer.

Quintos, Gemini, performer.

Schweppe, Jeanna, performer.

Sophiea, Cynthia, performer.

Sturgeon, Florence, performer.

Suber, Kate, performer.

Tolentino, Yolanda, performer.

Arnaz, Lucie, 1951- performer.

Arnaz, Lucie, 1951- interviewee.

Testa, Mary, performer.

Bishop, Kelly, performer.

DeLaria, Lea, performer.

DeLaria, Lea, interviewee.

Newsome, Paula, performer.

Behar, Joy, performer.

Egorova, Elena, performer.

Burns, Andréa, 1971- performer.

Finneran, Katie, performer.

Geddes, Jill, performer.

Greaves, Danielle Lee, performer.

Molaskey, Jessica, performer.

Steele, Shayna, 1975- performer.

Moreno, Rita, performer.

Moreno, Rita, interviewee.

Chamberlin, Kevin, 1963- performer.

Howell, Jason, performer.

Jones, Denis, performer.

Headley, Heather, performer.

Mason, Karen (Singer), performer.

Mason, Karen (Singer), interviewee.

Lewis, Marcia, 1938-2010, performer.

Lewis, Marcia, 1938-2010, interviewee.

Pedi, Christine, performer.

Pedi, Christine, narrator.

Kiara, Dorothy, performer.

Caldwell, Zoe, performer.

Andrews, Karen, performer.

Lamberts, Jennifer, performer.

Lee, Keri, performer.

McNeely, Anna, performer.

Misner, Susan, 1971- performer.

Ou, Tina, performer.

Ripplinger, Jody, performer.

Buckley, Betty, performer.

Close, Glenn, 1947- performer.

Stritch, Elaine, performer.

Bowen, Jillian, 1984- performer.

Braverman, Amy, performer.

Holmes, Rachel, performer.

Kiesman, Alexandra, performer.

Ladden, Cassidy, performer.

Pettet, Ashley, performer.

Riegel, Eden, performer.

Romano, Christy Carlson, performer.

Uskowitz, Jena, performer.

Chapman, Tracy Nicole, performer.

Almedilla, Joan, performer.

Asher, Lisa, performer.

Alston, Johnetta, performer.

Behrendt, Kristen, performer.

Benson, Risa, performer.

Burke, Brenda, performer.

Baker, Bertilla, performer.

Cave, Victoria Lecta, performer.

Cheng, Kam, performer.

DeCicco, Angela, performer.

Dickinson, Shelley, performer.

Dorsey, Kena Tangi, performer.

Francis, Stacy, 1969- performer.

Hollingsworth, Cat, performer.

Jones, Vanessa A., performer.

Krueger, Holly, performer.

Lindsay, Kim, performer.

Leslie, Sonya, performer.

Loewy, Aliza, performer.

O'Neill, Terry, performer.

Robinson, Angela, performer.

Rabke, Kelli, performer.

Sutherland, Nicole, performer.

Summerford, Denise, performer.

Williams, Schele, performer.

Williamson, Laurie, performer.

Actors' Fund of America, producer.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization), producer.

Applause Video Productions.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization), donor.

Research Call Number

NCOV 2776

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