Found 19 collections related to Theater programs

Filtering on: x1951 - 2000
Koesun, Ruth Ann
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 562
8.13 linear feet (30 boxes). 12.1 gigabytes (770 computer files)
Ruth Ann Koesun (1928-2018) was a ballerina with the Ballet Theatre, later the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), and was one of the first Asian-American dancers to reach the rank of principal dancer in the company. The collection holds files related... more
Cumbo, Clarissa W.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 306
15.0 linear feet (41 boxes)
Marion and Clarissa Cumbo were a Black married couple based in New York City who worked as musicians and arts fundraisers. Their papers, dating from 1882 to the 1980s, contain materials related to their music careers. The collection holds... more
Pakledinaz, Martin
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2012-024
41.55 linear feet (101 boxes, 1 oversize folder). 20.7 gigabytes (18,472 computer files)
Martin "Marty" Pakledinaz (1953-2012) was an American costume designer known for his work in Broadway and Off-Broadway theater, opera, and dance. His designs, dated 1981 to 2011, contain costume bibles and production files for over thirty-five... more
Meehan, Thomas
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2022-004
14 linear feet (34 boxes)
Thomas Meehan (1929-2017) was an American librettist best known for writing the books for the Broadway musicals Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray. The Thomas Meehan... more
Kim, Willa
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2017-044
63.76 linear feet (165 boxes, 10 tubes)
Willa Kim was a Korean-American costume designer. She began working in film and theater in the 1940s. Early in her career, she worked as an assistant to set and costume designer Raoul Pène du Bois. This collection includes Willa Kim's sketches,... more
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S)*MGZMD 148
68.22 linear feet (186 boxes, 120 oversize folders)
Rouben Ter-Arutunian (1920-1992) was a scenic and costume designer best known for his long association with the New York City Ballet. The design portfolios are a comprehensive reflection of the artist's prolific forty-year career designing for... more
The Present Company
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2020-009
32.13 linear feet (78 boxes). 690.4 megabytes (798 computer files)
The New York International Fringe Festival, or FringeNYC, was a fringe theater festival that was held between 1997 and 2019 in New York City, and was one of the largest fringe festivals in North America. The New York International Fringe records... more
Bonshire, Forrest
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZEB 21-0013
.42 linear feet (1 box)
Forrest Bonshire (1926-2012) was an American dancer and choreographer. The Forrest Bonshire photographs, dating from the 1930s to 2012, primarily document his dancing career with photographs, programs, letters, telegrams, clippings, contracts, and... more
Karnilova, Maria
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 516
5 linear feet (8 boxes)
Maria Karnilova (1920-2001) was an American dancer and actress whose career spanned seven decades in ballet, opera, and Broadway. The Maria Karnilova papers contain materials from 1840 to 2003 (bulk 1938-1993) that document her career, including... more
Neighborhood Playhouse (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2019-014
7.67 linear feet (22 boxes)
This collection consists of correspondence, administrative documents, and production materials related to the early years of The Neighborhood Playhouse and its founders, sisters Alice Lewisohn Crowley and Irene Lewisohn.
WPA Theater
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2020-004
15.27 linear feet (32 boxes, 6 tubes, 3 oversize folders)
The Workshop of the Players Arts Foundation, Inc. (WPA) Theatre was an Off Off-Broadway theater that existed from 1971 to 2000. Kyle Renick served first as its Managing Director then, starting in 1982, as its Artistic Director. This collection... more
Fordin, Hugh, 1935-2019
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2019-016
9.27 linear feet (27 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
The Hugh Fordin collection, dated 1908 to 2005, documents the career of writer and record producer Hugh Fordin (1935-2019). The collection primarily chronicles his research for Getting to Know Him: A Biography of Oscar... more
Horwitz, Dawn Lille
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 557
2.5 linear feet (6 boxes); 1003.0 kilobytes (13 computer files)
The Dawn Lille collection, dated 1932 to 2002, documents Dawn Lille (1934- ), a performer, teacher, and oral historian. Her collection contains oral history interviews she conducted with African-American dancers. Lille also taped an extensive... more
Joseph, Melanie
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2019-015
29.29 linear feet (69 boxes, 2 tubes)
The Foundry Theatre, an Off-off-Broadway theater, was established in 1994 by Melanie Joseph and ceased operation in 2019. The collection, dating from the years 1984 to 2019, documents all major Foundry productions and events and provides a... more
Swados, Elizabeth
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2016-020
35.28 linear feet (89 boxes, 8 oversize folders)
Elizabeth Swados (1951-2016) was a composer, musician, theatre director, writer, poet, and illustrator. The Elizabeth Swados papers, Additions (1950-2014) document the career, and to a much lesser extent, the personal life, of playwright,... more
Gregory, Cynthia
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 523
5 linear feet (11 boxes)
Cynthia Gregory is a retired American dancer and former prima ballerina for the American Ballet Theatre. The Cynthia Gregory papers, dated 1946 to 2017, document her dancing career and retirement activities, with emphasis on her American Ballet... more
Juilliard School
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 544
2.5 linear feet (6 boxes)
The Juilliard School programs and journals span from 1951 to 1990, and contain mostly programs and fliers from Juilliard School events and professional dance companies' events. The collection also includes a small number of publications created by... more
Marcus, Joan
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2018-003
141.83 linear feet (340 Boxes); 29.68 terabytes
Joan Marcus is a prominent American theater photographer. The Joan Marcus photographs date from 1980 to 2019 and include images she took of hundreds of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring theatrical performances, as well as promotional portraits... more
Rosegg, Carol
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2018-004
200 linear feet (481 boxes)
Carol Rosegg is a prominent American theater photographer. The Carol Rosegg photographs, which date from 1978 to 2018, include images she shot of thousands of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring theatrical performances, as well as promotional... more
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