Dick Cavett Show: Gwen Verdon on the history of dance on Broadway, part I, 1977
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Title
Dick Cavett Show: Gwen Verdon on the history of dance on Broadway, part I, 1977
Collection
Names
Verdon, Gwen (Interviewee)
Cavett, Dick (Interviewer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1977-12-05
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-867
Subjects
Verdon, Gwen
Cole, Jack, 1911-1974
Dick Cavett show (Television program)
Musicals
Genres
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for telecast by WNET 1977
Funding: The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 21 min.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality is good overall.
Abstract
Interview with Gwen Verdon on the history of dance (Part 1) on Broadway conducted by Dick Cavett on the WNET television series, the Dick Cavett Show; telecast on December 5, 1977. This is the audio portion of the telecast. Several brief film clips are shown, and Verdon demonstrates steps; during these interludes, recorded music can be heard. Streaming audio file (approximately 21 minutes). [Begins abruptly. The recording includes brief film clips and demonstrations by Gwen Verdon; during these interludes recorded music can be heard.] Gwen Verdon speaks with Dick Cavett about her career as a dancer including her childhood training to correct congenital rickets; dancing with Jack Cole; his influence on American jazz dancing on Broadway; Agnes de Mille's use of ballet in Broadway musicals; dance routines before Cole and De Mille; De Mille's combining of ballet and tap dancing; other Broadway choreographers including Alvin Ailey and Ron [Ronald] Field; the influence of modern dance on Broadway musicals; other influences including burlesque; Michael Kidd; Dick Cavett's tap dance training.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 83418012
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12118723
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 10cf8b70-c251-0135-3341-02bad1ec475e
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dick Cavett Show: Gwen Verdon on the history of dance on Broadway, part I, 1977" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10cf8b70-c251-0135-3341-02bad1ec475e
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Dick Cavett Show: Gwen Verdon on the history of dance on Broadway, part I, 1977 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10cf8b70-c251-0135-3341-02bad1ec475e
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dick Cavett Show: Gwen Verdon on the history of dance on Broadway, part I, 1977" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10cf8b70-c251-0135-3341-02bad1ec475e
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