When Sue Met Don: a real-life love story
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Title
When Sue Met Don: a real-life love story
Collection
National Dance Institute Video Archive
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Choreographer)
Weinstein, Ellen (Choreographer)
Larson, Liz (Voice actor)
Mann, Terrence (Singer)
D'Amboise, Charlotte (Singer)
Marck, David (Arranger)
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945 (Composer)
Masson, Charles (French clockmaker, active 1717-1778) (Costume designer)
Luke, Anne-Catherine (Costume designer)
Doubilet, Anne (Videographer)
Doubilet, Emily (Performer)
Doubilet, Emily (Author)
Bernstein, Jed (Performer)
Cheung, Queenie (Performer)
Koomson, Freda (Performer)
Sradnick, Lena (Performer)
Zaleski, Olivia (Performer)
Chan, Timothy (Performer)
Li, Dan Ying (Performer)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Producer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1996-12-09
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4126
Subjects
Newhouse, Susan
Newhouse, Donald
Theater rehearsals
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: presented by Jacques d'Amboise's National Dance Institute.
Content: Also in opening credits: "A musical tribute honoring Sue & Donald Newhouse".
Creation/Production Credits: Choreographers, Jacques d'Amboise with Ellen Weinstein ; sung by Liz Larson and Terrence Mann with Charlotte d'Amboise and Kay Gayner ; music arranged and organized by David Marck from the works of Jerome Kern ; music recorded at Studio 900, engineered by Steve Vavagiakas ; costumes and scenic props, Charles Masson and associate Anne-Catherine Luke ; NDI production staff, Robin Fidler (production coordinator), Anita Ravi, Angie Lieber, Barbara Satum, Amy Esty. A Doubilet Family production. Camera, Anne Doubilet ; writer, Emily Doubilet ; edited at Sauce Entertainment.
Performers: Emily Doubilet (Sue), Jed Bernstein (Don), Queenie Cheung, Freda Koomson, Lena Sradnick, Olivia Zaleski (The Four Commentators), Timothy Chan, Dan Ying Li (The Children in Red), performers.
Venue: Recorded December 7 and 9, 1996 The Children's Museum of Manhattan and The Tavern on the Green, New York City.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise, 2012.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (13 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Abstract
Excerpts from both the rehearsal/workshop (still photographs as well as footage), shot on December 7, and the performance of the piece, intercut. Includes post-performance words from Sue Newhouse and Jacques d'Amboise.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 910339874
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20633088
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 96ff02b0-4b47-0133-d431-60f81dd2b63c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "When Sue Met Don: a real-life love story" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1996. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96ff02b0-4b47-0133-d431-60f81dd2b63c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1996). When Sue Met Don: a real-life love story Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96ff02b0-4b47-0133-d431-60f81dd2b63c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "When Sue Met Don: a real-life love story" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96ff02b0-4b47-0133-d431-60f81dd2b63c
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