Chicago Stage Manager records

id
11253
origination
Jacobs, Craig
date statement
1947-1978 [bulk 1975-1978]
key date
1947
identifier (local_mss)
25799
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 2019-007
b-number
b22268751
total components
32
total series
4
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2020-10-23 15:59:05 UTC
updated
2020-10-23 15:59:50 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"25799", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2019-007", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22268751", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1947-1978", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1947/1978"}
{"value"=>"1975-1978", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1975/1978"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Chicago Stage Manager records"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.46 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Billy Rose Theatre Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The <span class=\"title\">Chicago</span> stage manager records documents the original touring production of <span class=\"title\">Chicago</span>. Written by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb, with music by John Kander, <span class=\"title\">Chicago</span> debuted on Broadway in 1975. The original touring production of the show ran from 1977 to 1978. Craig Jacobs served as stage manager during the original Broadway run and touring production from 1975 to 1978. The records in the collection give a concise look at the various production elements of the Broadway and touring shows including casting information, set and lighting designs, music scores, and script changes."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Jacobs, Craig", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>The original run of <span class=\"title\">Chicago</span> the musical, based on the 1926 play of the same by Maurine Dallas Watkins, debuted on Broadway in 1975. With music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and the show's director and choreographer Bob Fosse, <span class=\"title\">Chicago</span> ran for 936 performances at the 46th Street Theatre from 1975 to 1977. The original run received 10 Tony Award nominations including Best Lighting Design. After the original Broadway run the show toured from 1977 to 1978.</p> <p>During the original run of the show Craig Jacobs served as stage manager, overseeing the lighting and technical aspects of the production. Jacobs continued as stage manager for the touring production, adapting the technical aspects of the show to stages across the United States.</p> <p>Craig Jacobs would go on to a long career as a Broadway stage manager and supervisor, working on productions of <span class=\"title\">The Phantom of the Opera</span>, <span class=\"title\">Gypsy</span>, <span class=\"title\">Grease</span>, <span class=\"title\">Show Boat</span>, and more. In 2015 Jacobs was awarded the Del Hughes Award from the Stage Managers Association, recognizing a lifetime achievement in the art of stage management.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection documents the cast, design, score, and other production elements of the original touring production of <span class=\"title\">Chicago</span> the musical. The bulk of material dates from 1975 to 1978. Items in the collection include annotated scripts, cue sheets, prop lists, musical scores, cast photographs, contact sheets of performances, and lighting design.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Chicago Stage Manager records are arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/25799#c1598213'>Series I: Scripts</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1975-1978</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/25799#c1598219'>Series II: Cue Sheets, Production Design, and Cast Documentation</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1975-1978</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/25799#c1598222'>Series III: Music Scores</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1975</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The scores are all marked as for Piano-Conductor. Many are notated with lyrics and cues.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/25799#c1598241'>Series IV: Photographs</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1947-1977</div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Received order is maintained. Original folder titles were maintained.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Purchase from Litchfield County Auctions, July 2019.</p>"}
separatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Approximately five screenplays and press releases for award consideration were separated from the collection and added to the Billy Rose Theatre Division's general screenplay collection. A personalized mechanical pencil to Fred Ebb was also separated and added to the Billy Rose Theatre Division's cabinet collection.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Christopher Arena</span> in <span class=\"date\">2020</span>.</p>"}
date_start
1947
keydate
1947
date_end
1978
date_inclusive_start
1947
date_inclusive_end
1978
date_bulk_start
1975
date_bulk_end
1978
extent_statement
1.46 linear feet (4 boxes)
prefercite
{"value"=>"Chicago Stage Manager records, *T-Mss 2019-007. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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