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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2014-171", "type"=>"local_call"}
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- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1960s-2014", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1960/2014"}
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1960
- date_inclusive_end
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2014
- keydate
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1960
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1960
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2014
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Michael Korie papers"}
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- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Michael Korie papers (1960s-2014) document the career of Michael Korie, an American librettist and lyricist, known for operas <span class=\"title\">Where's Dick?</span>, <span class=\"title\">Harvey Milk</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Grapes of Wrath</span>, and the Tony award winning musical <span class=\"title\">Grey Gardens</span>. The collection contains librettos, scores, audiovisual materials, letters, photographs, programs, posters, and clippings."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Michael Korie papers, *T-Mss 2014-171. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Korie, Michael", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Michael Korie is a New York City based librettist and lyricist. Born in 1955 in Bergen County, New Jersey, Korie studied music as a child. After attending Brandeis and New York University, Korie worked as a journalist at the <span class=\"title\">Village Voice</span> where he reported on the New York City gay scene.</p> <p>Korie collaborated with composers Stewart Wallace and Scott Frankel on a number of operas and musicals. After hearing a recording of songs written by Korie, Wallace contacted Korie with an idea for a satirical opera that became <span class=\"title\">Where's Dick?</span>. Wallace and Korie premiered <span class=\"title\">Where's Dick?</span> in 1989 at the Houston Grand Opera. Their opera <span class=\"title\">Kabbalah</span> was staged that year as well as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival. Wallace and Korie returned to the Houston Grand Opera in 1995 with their premiere of <span class=\"title\">Harvey Milk</span>, which was commissioned by Houston Grand Opera, New York City Opera, and San Francisco Opera. Korie later adapted the novel <span class=\"title\">The Grapes of Wrath</span> to a libretto, with music written by Ricky Ian Gordon. <span class=\"title\">The Grapes of Wrath</span> premiered at the Minnesota Opera in 2007.</p> <p>Korie wrote the lyrical score for <span class=\"title\">Grey Gardens</span> (the musical adaptation of Albert Maysles' Grey Gardens documentary), which debuted at Playwrights Horizons in 2006. Korie and Frankel received the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award for <span class=\"title\">Grey Gardens</span>. The musical was nominated for ten Tony awards, including Best Musical and Best Score.</p> <p>He also wrote lyrics for musicals <span class=\"title\">Far From Heaven</span>, <span class=\"title\">Happiness</span>, <span class=\"title\">Doll</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Finding Neverland</span>, all composed by Scott Frankel. In collaboration with Amy Powers, Korie co-wrote the lyrics to the 2011 <span class=\"title\">Doctor Zhivago</span> musical.</p> <p>Korie has served on the council of the Dramatists Guild and received the Kleban Prize and the Jonathan Larson Award. As of 2015, Korie taught lyric writing at the Yale School of Drama and Yale College. Korie's works have been staged on Broadway, off-Broadway, and around the world with productions at venues including Minnesota Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, the Utah Symphony and Opera, and Germany's Theater Dortmund.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Michael Korie papers date from the 1960s to 2014 and document his career as a lyricist and librettist. The papers contain drafts of scores, scripts, and lyrics; notes and research; publicity and press coverage; programs; correspondence; posters; photographs; and audiovisual materials.</p> <p>The collection documents Korie's creative process and creative works, in draft and final forms. Typically for each production there are drafts of librettos, scores, and lyrics (some with annotations and handwritten revisions); press coverage (clippings of articles, reviews, and advertisements); and promotional materials (posters, programs).</p> <p>The operas <span class=\"title\">Where's Dick?</span> and <span class=\"title\">Harvey Milk</span>, and the musicals <span class=\"title\">Grey Gardens</span> and <span class=\"title\">Finding Neverland</span> are the most well represented productions in the collection. In addition to the above types of documentation, files for these productions include larger amounts of background information, research materials, notes, and correspondence. The <span class=\"title\">Harvey Milk</span> files contain copies of newspaper articles written by Milk, multiple synopses, and Korie's interviews with those who knew Milk. Of particular interest is a copy of one of the versions of Harvey Milk's tape recorded last will and testament. A unique artefactual item from <span class=\"title\">Grey Gardens</span> is a paper restaurant tablecloth on which the original concept for the musical adaptation was drafted. There are also copies of correspondence with Grey Gardens resident Little Edie Beale.</p> <p>The performance aspect of Korie's work is also documented, specifically on working recordings, demos, and preliminary mixes of cast recordings. Additionally, Korie donated a journal containing his rehearsal notes for <span class=\"title\">Grey Gardens</span>, <span class=\"title\">Doctor Zhivago</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Grapes of Wrath</span>. Korie also assembled chronological portfolio books containing press and promotional materials for his works.</p> <p>A small portion of the collection relates to his early works and his lyrics for the films <span class=\"title\">The Emperor's New Clothes</span> (1987) and <span class=\"title\">Red Riding Hood</span> (1989). The film-related material includes demo recordings of the scores and cut songs.</p> <p>A detailed listing of items included in the collection can be found as an Additional Resource.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Materials are primarily grouped alphabetically by the title of each work.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Michael Korie, 2014.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Susan M. Kline</span>, <span class=\"date\">2016</span>.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by Susan M. Kline, August 2015. Sound and video recordings added by Susan M. Kline, February 2016.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Items located in the T-Cabinet are available by appointment only. Sound and video materials are unavailable pending digitization.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
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combined
- extent_statement
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21.65 linear feet (56 boxes, 2 oversized folders, 3 tubes); 8 gb (2678 computer files)