Follies in concert

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This documentary follows the preparations for a concert performance of composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim's 1971 musical "Follies." Ranging from the rehearsal rooms to backstage and including interviews with the composer and cast, it concludes with musical excerpts from the concert.

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Main Author: Sondheim, Stephen (Composer, Lyricist)
Corporate Authors: New York Philharmonic (Instrumentalist), EMK Productions, Inc, British Broadcasting Corporation (Production personnel), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Production personnel), Showtime Entertainment (Production personnel)
Other Authors: Goldman, James (Screenwriter), Houldey, Michael (Director), Krass, Ellen M. (Producer), Scheider, Roy (Narrator), Albanese, Licia (Performer), Burnett, Carol (Performer), Callaway, Liz (Performer), Comden, Betty (Performer), Cook, Barbara (Performer), Green, Adolph (Performer), Gregory, André (Performer), Hearn, George (Performer), McGillin, Howard (Performer), Mills, Erie (Performer), Montevecchi, Liliane (Performer), Newman, Phyllis, 1933-2019 (Performer), Patinkin, Mandy (Performer), Prince, Daisy (Performer), Remick, Lee (Performer), Rubin, Arthur (Performer), Stritch, Elaine (Performer), Walton, Jim (Performer), Gemignani, Paul (Conductor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2001]
Subjects:
Sondheim, Stephen > Television adaptations.
Sondheim, Stephen. > Follies.
Sondheim, Stephen.
Follies (Sondheim, Stephen)
Musicals > History and criticism.
Musicals.
LGBTQ+ arts.
Music by gay composers.
Music by Jewish composers.
Documentary television programs.
Concert television programs.
Musicals > Excerpts.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Television adaptations.
LGBTQ+ musicals.
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Summary:This documentary follows the preparations for a concert performance of composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim's 1971 musical "Follies." Ranging from the rehearsal rooms to backstage and including interviews with the composer and cast, it concludes with musical excerpts from the concert.
Item Description:Originally broadcast March 14th, 1986 in the PBS Great Performances series.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; Dolby digital stereo.
Production Credits:Videotape editor, Dennis Collett ; film editors, Jerry Leon, Colin Goudie ; choreography, Danny Daniels ; concert director, Herbert Ross ; [concert] producer, Thomas Z. Shepard ; narrator, Roy Scheider.

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