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Working in the theatre.

Title
Working in the theatre. Producing: Whose life is it anyway? [videorecording] / City University Television presents the American Theatre Wing seminars ; executive producers, Isabelle Stevenson and Robert Isaacson ; produced for CUNY-TV by Wm. Spencer Reilly ; directed by Donald Pascoe ; [produced for] CUNY-TV.
Publication
New York, 1980.

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Additional Authors
  • Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003
  • Isaacson, Robert
  • Reilly, William Spencer
  • Pascoe, Donald
  • Hewes, Henry
  • Dalrymple, Jean
  • Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936-2017
  • Azenberg, Emanuel
  • Evans, Bill
  • CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • City University of New York.
  • American Theatre Wing, producer.
  • American Theatre Wing, donor.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (108 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
Panel discussion devoted to the current Broadway production of Brian Clark's drama Whose life is it anyway? The play concerns a sculptor, paralysed from the neck down in a car accident, who is determined to be allowed to die. The show, starring Tom Conti, opened in New York in April 1979 and closed six months later. In an unusual move, the script was then revised for a woman in the central role; the play reopened in February 1980 with Mary Tyler Moore in Conti's former role. Moore and the play's producer Emanuel Azenberg discuss this process, and how it has been received by the public and critics. Azenberg spells out the financial aspects of the show, while press agent Bill Evans talks about the challenges of promoting it to the public. Panelists also take questions from members of the audience.
Series Statement
American Theatre Wing working in the theatre series
Uniform Title
American Theatre Wing seminars.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Television.
  • Panel discussions.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Isabelle Stevenson.
  • Moderators: Henry Hewes and Jean Dalrymple.
  • Panelists: Mary Tyler Moore, Emanuel Azenberg, and Bill Evans.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, N.Y., April 1980.
Call Number
NCOX 1320
OCLC
1378516286
Title
Working in the theatre. Producing: Whose life is it anyway? [videorecording] / City University Television presents the American Theatre Wing seminars ; executive producers, Isabelle Stevenson and Robert Isaacson ; produced for CUNY-TV by Wm. Spencer Reilly ; directed by Donald Pascoe ; [produced for] CUNY-TV.
Imprint
New York, 1980.
Series
American Theatre Wing working in the theatre series
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Host: Isabelle Stevenson.
Moderators: Henry Hewes and Jean Dalrymple.
Panelists: Mary Tyler Moore, Emanuel Azenberg, and Bill Evans.
Event
Videotaped at City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, N.Y., April 1980.
Local Note
Gift of the American Theatre Wing.
Added Author
Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003, producer.
Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003, host.
Stevenson, Isabelle, 1915-2003, moderator.
Isaacson, Robert, producer.
Reilly, William Spencer, producer.
Pascoe, Donald, director.
Hewes, Henry, moderator.
Dalrymple, Jean, moderator.
Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936-2017, panelist.
Azenberg, Emanuel, panelist.
Evans, Bill, panelist.
CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
City University of New York.
American Theatre Wing, producer.
American Theatre Wing, donor.
Added Title
American Theatre Wing seminars.
Research Call Number
NCOX 1320
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