DVD
Broadway theatre archive. Great performances, set 1
Record details
- ISBN: 0769749267
- ISBN: 9780769749266
- ISBN: 9786315458705 : DVD
- ISBN: 631545870X : DVD
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Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (357 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc - Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [2014]
- Distributor: West Long Branch, NJ : distributed by Kultur
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Originally broadcast in 1966 (Death of a Salesman); 1981 (Alice at the Palace); 1978 (Uncommon Women and Others); 1982 (For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Death of a salesman (1966) / Arthur Miller ; cast: Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock (112 min.) -- Disc 2. Alice at the palace (1981) ; cast: Meryl Streep, Betty Aberlin, Debbie Allen (75 min.) -- Disc 3. Uncommon women and others (1978) / Wendy Wasserstein ; cast: Meryl Streep, Swoosie Kurtz, Jill Eikenberry (90 min.) -- Disc 4. For colored girls who have considered suicide (1982) ; cast: Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield (80 min.). |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock (Death of a Salesman); Meryl Streep, Betty Aberlin, Debbie Allen (Alice at the Palace); Meryl Streep, Swoosie Kurtz, Jill Eikenberry (Uncommon Women and Others); Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield (For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide). |
| Summary, etc.: | This first set of Broadway Theatre Archives Great Performances includes the superb 1966 television adaptation by Arthur Miller of his Pulitzer Prize-winning modern tragedy, Death of a Salesman; Alice at the Palace, a "music hall" version of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland; Uncommon Women and Others, Wendy Wasserstein's play about Mount Holyoke graduates at a reunion assessing whether they have achieved their goals; and For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, a "choreopoem" illuminating the story and struggle of black women in America in song, poetry, and dance. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; Fullscreen 4:3 presentation; All regions, NTSC; 2.0 Dolby; Dolby Digital. |
Search for related items by subject
| Genre: | Musical films. Television adaptations. Film adaptations. Fantasy films. Feature films. Televised plays. Fiction television programs. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Library | 791.4575 BRO (Text) | 34010131058207 | Adult Fine Arts | Available | - |
