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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Broadway
Names
Benedict, Gail (Dancer)
Cilento, Wayne (Dancer)
McKechnie, Donna (Dancer)
Rivera, Chita (Performer)
Ceballos, René (Performer)
Merman, Ethel (Singer)
Martin, Mary, 1913-1990 (Singer)
Bostwick, Barry (Performer)
Carter, Nell (Performer)
Morse, Robert, 1931- (Singer)
Reynolds, Debbie (Singer)
Smith, Alexis, 1921-1993 (Singer)
Ridge, John David (Costume designer)
Porter, Cole, 1891-1964 (Composer)
Hamlisch, Marvin (Composer)
Kleban, Edward (Lyricist)
Strouse, Charles (Composer)
Adams, Lee, 1924- (Lyricist)
Bock, Jerry (Composer)
Harnick, Sheldon (Lyricist)
Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007 (Choreographer)
Bennett, Michael, 1943-1987 (Choreographer)
Champion, Gower, 1919-1980 (Choreographer)
Birch, Patricia (Choreographer)
Layton, Joe, 1931- (Choreographer)
Theodore, Lee (Director)
Iscove, Robert (Director)
Billington, Ken, 1946- (Lighting designer)
American Dance Machine (Dance troupe) (Performer)
Lee, Theodore (Restager)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1982
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: Cassette 1 (approx. 37 min.): Gypsy: "Everything's coming up roses." Mus/lyrics: Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim. Sung by Ethel Merman. -- Can can: "Quadrille." Chor: Michael Kidd; mus: Cole Porter. Danced by Gail Benedict and the American Dance Machine. -- Ain't misbehavin': "Cash for your trash." Mus/lyrics: Fats Waller, Ed Kirkeby. Sung by Nell Carter. -- Company: "You could drive a person crazy." Mus/lyrics: Sondheim. Perf. by Donna McKechnie, Susan Browning, Pamela Myers. -- A chorus line: "I can do that." Chor: Michael Bennett; mus/lyrics: Martin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban. Perf. by Wayne Cilento. -- Irene: "You made me love you." Mus/lyrics: Joseph McCarthy, James Monaco. Sung by Debbie Reynolds. -- The fantasticks: "Try to remember." Mus/lyrics: Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones. Sung by Jerry Orbach. -- Bye bye Birdie: "The Shriner ballet." Chor: Gower Champion; mus/lyrics: Charles Strouse, Lee Adams. Perf. by Chita Rivera and the American Dance Machine. -- Cassette 2 (approx. 38 min.): Grease: "Summer nights." Mus/lyrics: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey. Perf. by Barry Bostwick, Carole Demas. -- House of flowers: "A sleepin' bee." Mus/lyrics: Harold Arlen, Truman Capote. Sung by Diahann Carroll. -- Greenwillow: "Never will I marry." Mus/lyrics: Frank Loesser. Sung by Anthony Perkins. -- Godspell: "All for the best." Mus/lyrics: Stephen Schwartz. Perf. by Stephen Nathan, David Haskell. -- Ain't misbehavin': "Mean to me." |||| Mus/lyrics: Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert. Sung by Carter. -- How to succeed in business without really trying: "I believe in you." Mus/lyrics: Loesser. Sung by Robert Morse. -- Follies: "Could I leave you." Mus/lyrics: Sondheim. Sung by Alexis Smith. -- Over here!: "Charlie's place." Chor: Patricia Birch. Mus/lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman. Perf. by McKechnie, Cilento, and the American Dance Machine. -- Cassette 3 (approx. 39 min.): Tenderloin: "Little old New York." Chor: Joe Layton. Mus/lyrics: Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick. Perf. by René Ceballos, Rivera, and the American Dance Machine. -- Sweeney Todd: "Pretty women." Mus/lyrics: Sondheim. Sung by Len Cariou. -- A little night music: "Send in the clowns." Mus/lyrics: Sondheim. Sung by Glynis Johns, with Cariou. -- Annie get your gun: "They say it's wonderful." Mus/lyrics: Irving Berlin. Sung by Merman. -- Damn Yankees: "Those were the days." Mus/lyrics: Richard Adler, Jerry Ross. Sung by Ray Walston. -- The sound of music: "Do re mi." Mus/lyrics: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II. Sung by Mary Martin, with children's ensemble. -- 42nd Street: "The lullaby of Broadway." Mus/lyrics: Harry Warren, Al Dubin.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8681
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3256 (former)
Topics
Musicals
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Recorded in performance at La Mirada Civic Theater, La Mirada, California.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Various, reconstructed by the American Dance Machine, directed by Lee Becker Theodore. Costumes: John David Ridge. Lighting: Ken Billington.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Creation/production credits: A Woodcliff Production, presented by the Entertainment Channel. Distributed by Lorimar. Producer: Iris Merlis. Director: Rob Iscove. Executive producer: Michael Brandman. Writers: Ken Shapiro, Leonora Thuna, Brandman.
Performers: Host: Tom Bosley.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 3 videocassettes (U-matic) (114 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Songs and dances from Broadway musicals.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926032690-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12172237
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 97148af0-be59-0135-e7eb-45ae172bc426
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1982: Created
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Broadway" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1982. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05f77932-6d13-481e-9fe8-455602b1061a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Broadway" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05f77932-6d13-481e-9fe8-455602b1061a

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1982). Broadway Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05f77932-6d13-481e-9fe8-455602b1061a

Wikipedia Citation

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