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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.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 910339874
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20633088
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 96ff02b0-4b47-0133-d431-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

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

APA format

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

Chicago/Turabian Format

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

Wikipedia citation

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