Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Hilton, Jonathan
2. Freidank, Ragnar
3. Latessa, Dick

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (89 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Veteran performer Dick Latessa discusses his career, emphasizing his years on the stage. He begins with his introduction to acting at the Karamu Theatre of Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked with African American actors. He describes his move to New York City, and discusses his stage experiences in comedies by Neil Simon, musicals by Stephen Sondheim, etc. He also reflects on a number of the prominent persons with whom he has worked, including Tommy Tune, Jerry Lewis, and others.

Alternative title

1. Dick Latessa: an actor's life in the theater
2. Interview with Dick Latessa

Subject

1. Lewis, Jerry, 1926-2017 > Friends and associates
2. Theater > Ohio > Cleveland
3. Adler, Richard, 1921-2012 > Damn Yankees
4. Coleman, Cy > Will Rogers follies
5. Latessa, Dick > Interviews
6. Musical theater > Ohio > Cleveland
7. Documentaries and factual works
8. Kander, John > Cabaret
9. Sondheim, Stephen > Follies
10. Sondheim, Stephen > Funny thing happened on the way to the forum
11. Simon, Neil > Chapter two
12. Schmidt, Harvey > Philemon
13. Interviews
14. Theater > New York (State) > New York
15. Tune, Tommy > Friends and associates
16. African American theater > Ohio > Cleveland
17. Simon, Neil > Rumors
18. Actors > Interviews
19. Shaiman, Marc > Hairspray
20. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
21. Simon, Neil > I ought to be in pictures
22. Karamu Theatre
23. Simon, Neil > Brighton Beach memoirs
24. Strouse, Charles > Rags

Genre/Form

1. Documentaries and factual works.
2. Interviews.

Call number

1. NCOX 2754

Note

1. Title from opening credits.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

1. Featuring Dick Latessa.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 2014.

Title

1. An actor's life in the theater: Dick Latessa [videorecording] / Produced by Jonathan Hilton ; a film by Ragnar Freidank.

Imprint

1. New York, 2014.

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Cast

1. Featuring Dick Latessa.

Event

1. Videotaped in New York, N.Y., 2014.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Hilton, Jonathan, producer.
2. Freidank, Ragnar, director.
3. Latessa, Dick, interviewee.

Research call number

1. NCOX 2754