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The Royal Variety Performance, 1983 November 7: in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen

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The Royal Variety Performance, 1983 November 7

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Title
The Royal Variety Performance, 1983 November 7: in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen
Additional title: Norman Maen Archive
Names
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996 (Speaker)
Boyd, Alan (Television director)
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008 (Stage director)
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008 (Conceptor)
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008 (Choreographer)
Bell, David (American floral designer, contemporary) (Producer)
Ainsworth, Alyn (Musical director)
Cole, Jack, 1911-1974 (Choreographer)
Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987 (Choreographer)
Gregory, Gillian (Choreographer)
Harding, Alan (Choreographer)
Hardy, Michele (Choreographer)
MacMillan, Kenneth (Choreographer)
Maxin, Ernest (Choreographer)
Sleep, Wayne (Choreographer)
Tune, Tommy (Choreographer)
Van Laast, Anthony (Choreographer)
Adnitt, Stephen (Costume designer)
Finch, Vic (Sound designer)
Matthews, Jon (Sound designer)
Pearce, Brian (Lighting designer)
Innes-Hopkins, Colin (Lighting designer)
McPherson, Bill (Designer)
London Weekend Television (Firm) (Presenter)
Reiter-Soffer, Domy (Donor)
Collection

Norman Maen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1983
Place: London
Publisher: London Weekend Television
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6000
Topics
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
Revues
Television specials
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Television programs
Music
Notes
Statement of responsibility: director, Alan Boyd ; production conceived and directed by Norman Maen ; producer, David Bell.
Content: Title from opening video credits.
Content: The entire presentation arranged by Louis Benjamin in aid of The Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund.
Creation/production credits: Musical director, Alyn Ainsworth ; choreographers, Jack Cole, Bob Fosse, Gillian Gregory, Alan Harding, Michele Hardy, Kenneth MacMillan, Norman Maen, Ernest Maxin, Steve Merritt, Wayne Sleep, Tommy Tune, Anthony van Laast ; costume design, Stephen Adnitt ; sound, Vic Finch, Jon Matthews ; lighting, Brian Pearce, Colin Innes-Hopkins ; designer, Bill McPherson.
Performers: Starred, Gene Kelly, Michael Barrymore, George Carl, Jess Conrad, Robin Cousins, Gemma Craven, Bernard Cribbins, Leslie Crowther, Billy Dainty, Bob Fosse's Dancin', Les Dawson, Anthony Dowell, Clive Dunn, Fred Evans, Graham Fletcher, Ronald Fraser, Peter Gilmore, Derek Griffiths, Melvyn Hayes, David Healy, Claud Paul Henry ; Hi-De-Hi-Company starring Chris Andrew, Susan Beagley, Felix Bowness, Simon Cadell, Leslie Dwyer, Diane Holland, Jeffrey Holland, Barry Howard, Rikki Howard, Nikki Kelly, Ruth Madoc, Su Pollard, Paul Shane, David Webb, Tony Webb ; Finola Hughes, Stratford Johns, Jukebox Company, Tony Kemp, Grace Kennedy, Sarah Kennedy, Bonnie Langford, Natalia Makarova, Julia McKenzie, Fran & Kay Mercer with Latin American Formation Team, The 1983 Miss World Contestants, Kelly Monteith, Diana Moran and The British Amateur Gymnastics Team, Laurence Olivier, Sheila O'Neill, Clarke Peters, Denis Quilley, Rock Steady Crew, The Roly Polys ; The Royal Ballet Company with Monica Mason, Merle Park, David Wall ; Leslie Sarony, Scott Sherrin, Wayne Sleep & Dash, James Smillie, Students of the Royal Ballet School, Tick & Tock, Oliver Tobias, Tommy Tune, Twiggy, Norman Vaughan, Sheila White, The London Weekend Dancers, Alyn Ainsworth and his Orchestra.
Venue: Videotaped during performance aired on London Weekend Television at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, 1983 November 7.
Acquisition: Gift; Domy Reiter-Sofer; 2014.
Content: Off-air recording.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (130 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Tribute to dance.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 929991860
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20841008
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d3fde320-aa1c-0133-6301-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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  • 1912: Creator Born
  • 1983: Created
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Variety Performance, 1983 November 7" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e342dd80-aa1c-0133-e093-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Variety Performance, 1983 November 7" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e342dd80-aa1c-0133-e093-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1983). The Royal Variety Performance, 1983 November 7 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e342dd80-aa1c-0133-e093-60f81dd2b63c

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The Royal Variety Performance, 1983 November 7