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The best of the Tony Awards., The plays, produced by Christopher A. Cohen Productions

Label
The best of the Tony Awards., The plays, produced by Christopher A. Cohen Productions
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
resource.interestGradeLevel
Young Adult, Follett Library Resources
Main title
The best of the Tony Awards.
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
produced by Christopher A. Cohen Productions
Runtime
65
Sub title
The plays
Summary
Contains nineteen dramatic performances originally staged during broadcasts of the Tony Awards, including James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in "The Great White Hope," and Kevin Kline in "Hamlet."
Table Of Contents
The great white hope / by Howard Sackler (James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander) -- One flew over the cuckoo's nest / by Dale Wasserman (Gary Sinise, Tim Sampson) -- Lettice and lovage / by Peter Shaffer (Maggie Smith, Margaret Tyzack) -- M. Butterfly / by David Henry Hwang (John Lithgow, B.D. Wong) -- A walk in the woods / by Lee Blessing (Robert Prosky, Sam Waterston) -- Coastal disturbances / by Tina Howe (Annette Benning [i.e. Bening], Timothy Daly) -- The sisters Rosensweig / by Wendy Wasserstein (Robert Klein, Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn) -- Lovers / by Brian Friel (Art Carney, Anna Manahan) -- The Heidi chronicles / by Wendy Wasserstein (Joan Allen, Peter Friedman) -- The tale of the allergist's wife / by Charles Busch (Michele Lee, Linda Lavin, Tony Roberts) --Speed-the-plow / by David Mamet (Joe Mantegna, Ron Silver) -- Lend me a tenor / by Ken Ludwig (Philip Bosco, VIctor Garber) -- The piano lesson / by August Wilson (Charles S. Dutton, Rocky Carroll, Carl Gordon, S. Epatha Merkerson) -- Fences / by August Wilson (James Earl Jones, Courtney B. Vance) -- King Hedley II / by August Wilson (Viola Davis, Brian Stokes Mitchell) -- Joe Turner's come and gone / by August Wilson (Ed Hall, Delroy Lindo, Mel Winkler) -- Hamlet / by William Shakespeare (Kevin Kline) -- Long day's journey into night / by Eugene O'Neill (Len Cariou) -- As you like it / by William Shakespeare (Morgan Freeman)
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Plays
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