| Edition |
Standard format. |
| Description |
1DVD (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Broadway's lost treasures collection
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Broadway's lost treasures collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Language |
In English. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Hosted by Harvey Fierstein. |
| Credits |
Editor, Anita Robertson. |
| Event |
Originally aired as segments on the Tony Awards between 1969-2001. |
| Note |
"19 rare performances from Broadway's greatest plays"; Originally compiled for video in 2005. |
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Special feature: original Playbill cover art. |
| Summary |
A compilation of dramatic scenes from various Broadway plays, as performed on the Tony Awards by the original cast members between 1969 and 2001. |
| Contents |
The great white hope / by Howard Sackler (James Earl Jones & Jane Alexander, 1969) -- One flew over the cuckoo's nest / by Dale Wasserman (Gary Sinise, Tim Sampson & the cast, 2001) -- Lettice and lovage / by Peter Shaffer (Maggie Smith & Margaret Tyzack, 1990) -- M. Butterfly / by David Henry Hwang (John Lithgow & B.D. Wong, 1988) -- A walk in the woods / by Lee Blessing (Robert Prosky & Sam Waterston, 1988) -- Coastal disturbances / by Tina Howe (Annette Bening & Timothy Daly, 1987) -- The sisters Rosensweig / by Wendy Wasserstein (Robert Klein, Jane Alexander & Madeline Kahn, 1993) -- Lovers / by Brian Friel (Art Carney & Anna Manahan, 1969) -- The Heidi chronicles / by Wendy Wasserstein (Joan Allen & Peter Friedman, 1989) -- The tale of the allergist's wife / by Charles Busch (Michele Lee, Linda Lavin & Tony Roberts, 2001) -- Speed-the-plow / by David Mamet (Joe Mantegna & Ron Silver, 1988) -- Lend me a tenor / by Ken Ludwig (Philip Bosco & Victor Garber, 1989) -- The piano lesson / by August Wilson (Charles S. Dutton, Rocky Carroll, Carl Gordon & S. Epatha Merkerson, 1990) -- Fences / by August Wilson (James Earl Jones & Courtney B. Vance, 1987) -- King Hedley II / by August Wilson (Viola Davis & Brian Stokes Mitchell, 2001) -- Joe Turner's come and gone / by August Wilson (Ed Hall, Delroy Lindo & Mel Winkler, 1988) -- Hamlet / by William Shakespeare (Kevin Kline, 1990) -- Long day's journey into night / by Eugene O'Neill (Len Cariou, 1990) -- As you like it / by William Shakespeare (Morgan Freeman, 1990). |
| Subject |
Theater -- United States.
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Tony Awards.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Cohen, Christopher A. Director.
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Hecht, Steven. Screenwriter.
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Fierstein, Harvey, 1954- Host.
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Jones, James Earl. Performer.
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Alexander, Jane, 1939- Performer.
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Sinise, Gary. Performer.
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Sampson, Tim. Performer.
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Smith, Maggie, 1934- Performer.
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Tyzack, Margaret, 1931-2011. Performer.
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Lithgow, John, 1945- Performer.
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Wong, B. D. Performer.
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Prosky, Robert, 1930-2008. Performer.
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Waterston, Sam. Performer.
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Bening, Annette. Performer.
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Daly, Tim, 1956- Performer.
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Klein, Robert, 1942- Performer.
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Kahn, Madeline. Performer.
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Carney, Art, 1918-2003. Performer.
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Manahan, Anna. Performer.
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Allen, Joan, 1956- Performer.
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Friedman, Peter. Performer.
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Lee, Michele. Performer.
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Lavin, Linda, 1937- Performer.
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Roberts, Tony, 1939- Performer.
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Mantegna, Joe. Performer.
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Silver, Ron, 1946-2009. Performer.
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Bosco, Philip. Performer.
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Garber, Victor. Performer.
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Dutton, Charles S. Performer.
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Carroll, Rocky. Performer.
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Gordon, Carl, 1932-2010. Performer.
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Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952- Performer.
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Vance, Courtney B. Performer.
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Davis, Viola, 1965- Performer.
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Mitchell, Brian Stokes. Performer.
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Hall, Ed. Performer.
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Lindo, Delroy, 1952- Performer.
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Winkler, Mel. Performer.
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Kline, Kevin. Performer.
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Cariou, Len. Performer.
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Freeman, Morgan. Performer.
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Sackler, Howard.
Great white hope.
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Wasserman, Dale.
One flew over the cuckoo's nest.
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Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016.
Lettice and lovage.
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Hwang, David Henry, 1957-
M. Butterfly.
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Blessing, Lee.
Walk in the woods.
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Howe, Tina.
Coastal disturbances.
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Wasserstein, Wendy.
Sisters Rosensweig.
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Friel, Brian.
Lovers.
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Wasserstein, Wendy.
Heidi chronicles.
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Busch, Charles.
Tale of the allergist's wife.
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Mamet, David.
Speed-the-plow.
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Ludwig, Ken.
Lend me a tenor.
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Wilson, August.
Piano lesson.
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Wilson, August.
Fences.
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Wilson, August.
King Hedley II.
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Wilson, August.
Joe Turner's come and gone.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Hamlet.
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O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
Long day's journey into night.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
As you like it.
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1569388075 |
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9781569388075 |
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9781569388716 |
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1569388717 |
| Standard No. |
054961807598 |
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054961871797 |
| Music No. |
AMP-8075 Acorn Media |
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AMP-8717 Acorn Media |
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