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{"value"=>"1970s-2015", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1970/2015"}
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{"value"=>"Michael John LaChiusa papers"}
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Billy Rose Theatre Division</span>"}
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{"value"=>"Michael John LaChiusa is an American composer, lyricist, and librettist working in musical theater and opera. His papers (1970s-2015) document the development and performance of his original operas and musicals, his collaborations with other writers and composers, and his contributions to revues and other shows. The collection contains scores, scripts, librettos, notes, recordings, press clippings, and other materials."}
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{"value"=>"English"}
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{"value"=>"LaChiusa, Michael John", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"cre"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Michael John LaChiusa is an American composer, lyricist, and librettist working primarily in musical theater and opera. Born in 1962 in Chautauqua, New York, LaChiusa moved to New York City in 1980. He worked as a songwriter and accompanist for cabarets and Off-Off-Broadway theater, including shows by comedian and playwright Jeffrey Essmann. He also participated in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.</p> <p>In the early 1990s, LaChiusa had four shows produced Off-Broadway: <span class=\"title\">Four Short Operas</span> (1991) and <span class=\"title\">First Lady Suite</span> (1993), both directed by Kirsten Sanderson; <span class=\"title\">Hello Again</span> (1993), the first of many collaborations with director and choreographer Graciela Daniele; and <span class=\"title\">The Petrified Prince</span> (1994), with a book by Edward Gallardo.</p> <p>From 1998 to 1999, LaChiusa held a residency at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the outcome of which was the opera <span class=\"title\">Lovers and Friends (Chautauqua Variations)</span> (2001). In the 1999 to 2000 season, two of LaChiusa's shows were produced on Broadway: <span class=\"title\">Marie Christine</span>, written for and starring Audra McDonald; and <span class=\"title\">The Wild Party</span>. Both productions were nominated for Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Musical Score.</p> <p>LaChiusa's subsequent Off-Broadway productions included <span class=\"title\">Little Fish</span> (2003), based on short stories by Deborah Eisenberg, and <span class=\"title\">See What I Wanna See</span> (2005), based on stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.</p> <p>LaChiusa's musical <span class=\"title\">Giant</span>, based on the Edna Ferber novel, was commissioned by the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia and produced Off-Broadway in 2012. In 2015, <span class=\"title\">First Daughter Suite</span>, LaChiusa's follow-up to his <span class=\"title\">First Lady Suite</span>, was produced at the Public Theater.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Michael John LaChiusa papers date from the 1970s to 2015 and document his work as a composer, lyricist, and librettist. The collection concerns the development and performance of LaChiusa's original theatrical works, collaborations with other writers and composers, and work he contributed to revues and other shows. The bulk of the material is scores, scripts, and librettos, including early drafts, final drafts, fragments, and unused material. The collection also contains recordings, notes, correspondence, press clippings, programs, and other materials. Some of the records are electronic.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Michael John LaChiusa papers are arranged in six series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/23071#c1340225'>Series I: Productions</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1980-2015</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Most production files contain complete and partial drafts of music and scripts; cut songs and discarded ideas; notes and research material; scripts and scores used in workshops, readings, performances, and cast recordings; and audio and video recordings. Files may also include programs, press clippings, promotional material, correspondence, rehearsal schedules, cast lists, and other production papers. Among the best-documented works are <span class=\"title\">First Lady Suite</span>, <span class=\"title\">Lovers and Friends (Chautauqua Variations)</span>, <span class=\"title\">Marie Christine</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Petrified Prince</span>, <span class=\"title\">See What I Wanna See</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The Wild Party</span>. LaChiusa's early produced work includes music for Jeffrey Essmann shows, librettos for Robert Moran operas, and work with the Terrapin theater company, the Soho Repertory Theatre, and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/23071#c1340555'>Series II: Unproduced and Unfinished Work</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1979-2007</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Unproduced and unfinished works are documented in varying levels of detail: some projects are represented only by notes, correspondence, or programs, while for others there are scores and recordings. The most extensive files are for works that were performed in readings or workshops: <span class=\"title\">Ballad of the Sad Cafe</span>, <span class=\"title\">The End of Day</span>, <span class=\"title\">Henry and Ellen</span>, <span class=\"title\">Therese Raquin</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Zorro</span>. Some material related to unproduced work can also be found in Series III: Songs.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/23071#c1340607'>Series III: Songs</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1970s-2010</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Song files contain scores, lyrics, notes, correspondence, recordings, and other documentation of individual songs by LaChiusa, many of which were commissioned as contributions to shows. This series also contains music for LaChiusa's early songs from the 1970s and 1980s.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/23071#c1340637'>Series IV: Press, Publicity, and Essays</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1981-2014</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series contains clippings, interviews, and other publicity material for LaChiusa and his work. Drafts and clippings of essays written by LaChiusa are also in this series.</p> <p>Press and publicity materials can also be found in Series I: Productions.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/23071#c1340642'>Series V: Correspondence and Personal Material</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1992-2003</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>1,121 Kilobytes (77 computer files)</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series contains letters to and from LaChiusa regarding his work, and miscellaneous personal records including financial records and personal photographs.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/23071#c1340643'>Series VI: Miscellaneous Recordings</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>circa 1990s</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Miscellaneous recordings include music written by other composers, audio recordings of non-LaChiusa productions <span class=\"title\">Babes in Toyland</span> and <span class=\"title\">States of Independence</span>, an ABC television off-air recording of news programs where one story features LaChiusa, and those recordings still unidentified.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Purchased from Michael John LaChiusa, 2016.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Kit Fluker</span> in <span class=\"date\">2016</span>.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Audio and moving image materials can be used onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts. To request materials, please contact the division.</p>"}
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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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{"value"=>"The Michael John LaChiusa papers were acquired in part through the generosity of\n the Ted & Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund. Description of audio and moving image\n materials was made possible by a grant from the Leon Levy Foundation, \"The Shelby White\n and Leon Levy Initiative to Press Play on the Audio and Motion Picture Archives at the New\n York Public Library for the Performing Arts.\""}
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{"value"=>"Enhanced description for audio and moving image material added by Carrie Magness\n Radna.", "date"=>"2022 November 29"}
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1970
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1970
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2015
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1970
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2015
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32.08 linear feet (79 boxes, 3 volumes, 1 tube). 237.1 megabytes (972 computer files). 224 audio files. 19 video files
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{"value"=>"Michael John LaChiusa papers, *T-Mss 2015-017. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}