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Additional authors

1. Wilk, Max
2. Wilk, Max

Description

1. 1 audio disc (54:49) : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

1. Author Max Wilk talks with dancer Kate Friedlich, who injured her ankle during the opening night of the premiere Broadway performance of "Oklahoma!" (1943). Friedlich discusses her injury, her working relationship with Agnes de Mille, her jealousy of fellow dancer Joan McCracken (who took her dance part), the other shows she performed in ("Very warm for May", "Hiya gentleman" (didn't make Broadway), "Banjo eyes", "Star and garter"), what the dancers' costumes felt like while dancing, and how she loved working with Oscar Hammerstein in her first show "Very warm for May". Wilk also tells Friedlich the story of how Larry Hart said no to making [Green grow the lilacs] into a musical at first, and Dick Rodgers producing the hit show "Best foot forward" (Rodgers's name was not on it so as not to hurt Hart's morale; it was also produced by George Abbott), which eventually did bring both Rodgers and Hammerstein together. Friedlich and Wilk also talk about other musicals, like "Carousel" and "On your toes".

Alternative title

1. Oklahoma! interview recordings.
2. Hiya gentleman.
3. Star and garter.

Subject

1. Friedlich, Kate > Interviews
2. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
3. Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945
4. Martin, Hugh, 1914-2011
5. Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969
6. De Mille, Agnes
7. McCracken, Joan
8. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
9. Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943

Call number

1. *LDC 52501

Note

1. Title derived by cataloger from the original information provided on cassette.
2. "IDs are inserted every 5 minutes"--CD container.
3. Transcript of the interview available upon request; it was not prepared by the library. Please note there may be spelling errors and/or edits in the material.
4. Part of the series of interviews for Max Wilk's book "OK! : The story of Oklahoma".

Access (note)

1. Access to original item restricted.

Source (note)

1. Max Wilk;

Author

1. Friedlich, Kate, interviewee.

Title

1. Kate Friedlich interview about the Broadway production of "Oklahoma!".

Production

1. 1990.

Playing time

1. 005449

Type of content

1. spoken word
2. text

Type of medium

1. audio
2. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. audio disc
2. volume

Performer

1. Max Wilk, interviewer ; Kate Friedlich, interviewee.

Event

1. Recorded live 1990 April 18 Purchase, N. Y.

Access

1. Access to original item restricted.

Original version

1. Archival original: (1 audiocassette : analog, stereo) available in *LTC 6175 (F).

Local note

1. Preservation file: (2 sound files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_ltc6175_f01_em.WAV (tracks 1-10) and myh_ltc6175_f02_em.WAV (tracks 11-12)].
2. Transcript date is Apr. 28, 1990--CMR

Source

1. Gift; Max Wilk; *L(Special) 94-26; 1994.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Wilk, Max, interviewer.
2. Wilk, Max. OK!: the story of Oklahoma!
3. Wilk, Max, donor

Added title

1. Oklahoma! interview recordings.
2. Hiya gentleman.
3. Star and garter.

Research call number

1. *LDC 52501
2. *LTC 6175 (F)