Found 22 collections related to Theater programs

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 articles, correspondence, programs, photographs, scripts, sheet music, ballet slippers, audio and video recordings, and film. less

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 consists of materials dedicated to the WPA Theatre and some personal papers from Renick. The WPA material includes production photographs, correspondence, administrative documents, awards, meeting minutes, and contracts. Renick's personal materials include his agendas from the 1980s, correspondence, clippings, photographs, non-theatrical research, and a caricature of him by Al Hirschfeld. less

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 comprehensive portrait of the creative, financial, and logistical history of an experimental theater company. less

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 theater, ballet, dance, opera, television, and motion picture productions. The portfolios are made up of materials mostly gathered together under a production's title and contain set and costume designs; set models; press material; photographs; design notes; technical drawings; business documentation; correspondence; and research and reference material. less

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 a scrapbook. less

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 Theatre tenure. The collection includes articles, programs, correspondence, photographs, awards and certificates, tutus, dance shoes, video recordings, and film. less

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 the school. less

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 Hammerstein II(1977) and The World of Entertainment! Hollywood's Greatest Musicals (1975). less

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 interview with May O'Donnell, a dancer, choreographer and founder of the May O'Donnell Dance Company. less

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 productions. Focusing primarily on his work in New York City, the collection showcases the evolution of Pakledinaz's creative process and style throughout his career. less

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 document the submission process of productions that were eventually staged at the festival, as well as select administrative materials. This collection is dedicated primarily to the application materials of shows that were accepted to the festival, consisting of jury evaluations, participant agreements, press releases, marketing materials, programs, correspondence, photographs, slides, scores, scripts, blurbs, bios, resumes, audiovisual materials, and tech survey forms, sometimes with diagrams attached. less

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 to Koesun's career, including correspondence, press materials, and photographs, as well as costumes, ballet slippers, and video recordings that chronicle Koesun's experience as a touring ballet dancer. less

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 papers, dating from the 1960s to 2017, contain drafts for his major theater work, as well as notes, programs, press clippings, agreements, and audio and video recordings. The collection also holds drafts of Meehan's short stories and unrealized theater, film, and television projects. less

Elizabeth Swados (1951-2016) was a theater composer, musician, director, writer, poet, and illustrator. The Elizabeth Swados papers, Additions (1950-2015) document her career and works through scripts, scores, contracts, photographs, publicity materials, posters, artwork, and audio and moving image recordings. less

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 Professional Files, Correspondence, Printed Matter, and Personal Files that address performances, tours, the lives of the Cumbo family, and their arts organizations, Symphony for the New World and Triad Productions. less

Ernestine McClendon was an actress and comedian who was best known as the first Black theatrical agent in New York City. She started her agency, McClendon Enterprises, after a one-woman 1960 letter writing campaign to acting agencies and product manufacturers, compelling them to use Black actors and actresses in commercials. McClendon's collection showcases her performances on stage, her career as an agent, and her social life with partner George Wiltshire via professional headshots, contact sheets, resumes, newspaper clippings, programs, and theatre production photographs. less

The Builders Association is a New York City-based multimedia theater company founded in 1994 by Marianne Weems. The company creates original productions that examine contemporary human life. The Builders Association records, dating from 1983 to 2014, consist of production files from the company's works; administrative and financial materials; recordings of performances and rehearsals; audio and video components used for sound and video design; and production files from projects in which Weems was involved outside of the Builders Association. less