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Interview with Harvey Evans

Title
Interview with Harvey Evans [sound recording].
Author
Evans, Harvey.
Publication
2003.

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transcriptAudioSupervised use *MGZMT 3-2380 transcriptPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance
cassette 1AudioUse in library *MGZTC 3-2380 cassette 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
cassette 2AudioUse in library *MGZTC 3-2380 cassette 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
cassette 3AudioUse in library *MGZTC 3-2380 cassette 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
cassette 4AudioUse in library *MGZTC 3-2380 cassette 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
Gennaro, Liza.
Description
4 sound cassettes (ca. 265 min.) +
Summary
  • Cassette 1 (ca. 90 min.) 3/3/03. Mr. Evans discusses his childhood, family background and early interest in performing; going to New York and auditioning for shows; first performing experience in the national tour of Damn Yankees; other early auditions and shows; his experience at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Los Angeles; working with Bob Fosse on New girl in town and the relationship of that show to Fosse's later work; joining the cast of West Side story; his feelings and experiences in relation to the union Actors' Equity [Association]; the show Redhead; the film version of West Side story; his experiences working on Mary Poppins and Anyone can whistle.
  • Cassette 2 (ca. 55 min.) 3/3/03. More on Anyone can whistle; working on various industrial shows and in a nightclub act with Debbie Reynolds; the impact of his early training on this work; the presence of vaudeville in more recent shows; working with Gower Champion; working with Joe Layton; the qualities necessary to be a successful director/choreographer, his experiences with Fosse, Layton and Jerome Robbins in this role; his experiences working on George M!; performing in Our Town, The boyfriend and Follies; the innovative aspects and depth of Follies.
  • Cassette 3 (ca. 90 min.) 3/11/03. Discusses regional productions of Follies, and more about the show in general; other experiences working in regional theater; performing in Oklahoma! at Jones Beach; changes in the style of performing musical theater; isssues that arise when reviving older productions; changes on Broadway since the so-called Golden era of musical theater (1940s-1960s); joining the cast of Barnum; brief discussion of Michael Bennett and Arthur Laurents; more about changes on Broadway in recent years; the hierarchy of the creative and production team; blacklisting; the changing role of Actors' Equity, the impact of television variety shows on the theater; reflections on his own career; more on the structural elements of putting on a show; Peter Gennaro's work on television and in the theater; briefly about working on Barnum with Joe Layton and directors' strategies for getting better performances.
  • Cassette 4 (ca. 30 min.) 3/11/03. Continues to discuss the working styles of various directors including Joe Layton, Michael Bennett and Trevor Nunn; his audition for and work on La cage aux folles; the trajectory of his career; working on Damn Yankees; some personal experiences and memories of great performances; his experiences in Scarlet pimpernel.
Donor/Sponsor
National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Alternative Title
  • Dance Oral History Project.
  • Dance Audio Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • Interview with Harvey Evans conducted by Liza Gennaro at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, in New York City, on March 3 and March 11, 2003.
  • For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2380.
Access (note)
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2380
OCLC
NYPY04-R6
Author
Evans, Harvey. Interviewee
Title
Interview with Harvey Evans [sound recording].
Imprint
2003.
Funding
Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
Restricted Access
Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Local Subject
Industrial shows.
Musical comedies. Damn yankees.
Musical comedies. New girl in town.
Musical comedies. Redhead.
Musical comedies. Anyone can whistle.
Musical comedies. Follies.
Musical comedies. Barnum.
Audiotapes -- Evans, H.
Added Author
Gennaro, Liza. Interviewer
Research Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2380 [Transcript]
*MGZTC 3-2380 [Cassette]
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