| Description |
2 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Videotaped in performance for the Jerome Robbins Archive, in collaboration with Theatre on Film and Tape, Theatre Collection, with the assistance of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Taped by Richard Stucker, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York, on July 8, 1981. |
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Based on the music of Duke Ellington. Concept: Donald McKayle. Entire production directed by: Michael Smuin. Musical staging and choreography: Donald McKayle and Michael Smuin. Co-choreography and tap choreography: Henry LeTang. Musical direction: Mercer Ellington. Set: Tony Walton. Costumes: Willa Kim. Lighting: Jennifer Tipton. Sound: Otts Munderloh. |
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Performed by: Hinton Battle, Gregg Burge, Gregory Hines, Judith Jamison, Mercedes Ellington, Terri Klausner, P.J. Benjamin, Phyllis Hyman, Priscilla Baskerville, with Claudia Asbury, Paula Lynn, Wynonna Smith, Adrian Bailey, Michael Lichtefeld, Michael Scott Gregory and T.A. Stephens. |
| Local Subject |
Musical comedies. Sophisticated ladies.
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Television. Sophisticated ladies.
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| Added Author |
Battle, Hinton, Performer.
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Burge, Gregg, Performer.
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Hines, Gregory, Performer.
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Jamison, Judith, Performer.
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Ellington, Mercedes, Performer.
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Klausner, Terri, Performer.
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Benjamin, P. J, Performer.
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Hyman, Phyllis, Performer.
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Baskerville, Priscilla, Performer.
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Ellington, Mercer, Conductor.
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Kim, Willa, Costume designer.
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Tipton, Jennifer, Lighting designer.
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, Composer.
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McKayle, Donald, 1930- Choreographer.
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Smuin, Michael, Choreographer.
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Smuin, Michael, Director.
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Le Tang, Henry, Choreographer.
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Walton, Tony, 1934- Set designer.
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Stucker, Richard, Videographer.
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| Call No. |
*MGZIC 9-1569
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| Research Call Number |
*MGZIC 9-1569
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