Found 14 collections related to Stage managers

Philburn (Phil) Friedman (1921-1988) was an American stage manager. Friedman managed numerous Broadway and West Coast theater productions, many of them musicals, including Kismet (1953), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), Pippin (1972), Chicago (1975), and Dancin' (1978). He worked with director, writer, and choreographer Bob Fosse for nearly 15 years, and played the part of the stage manager in Fosse's 1979 autobiographical film, All That Jazz. He also worked extensively with directors Cy Feuer and Abe Burrows. The Phil Friedman papers (1805-1979) document Friedman's general interest in theater and to some extent, his work as a stage manager. The collection holds programs, telegrams, photographs, biographical material, and scrapbooks containing images of stage actors from the early 1900s. less

Del Hughes (1909-1985) was an American theater performer, stage manager, and television director. The Del Hughes prompt books date from 1943 to 1968 and represent twenty-four Broadway productions shown at various New York City theaters. The material in this collection documents the performance and technical elements involved in Broadway theater production. less

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company Grapes of Wrath production files contain scripts, schedules, administrative records, research material, correspondence, programs, reports, contracts, plans, notebooks, clipppings, photographs, and ephemera relating to the Chicago, San Diego, London, New York, and television productions of the play. less

The Amy Lynn collection contains clippings, correspondence, contracts, financial records and statements, programs, production notes and other material. The material documents Mrs. Lynn's theatrical career first as a stage manager with the North Shore Summer Drama Festival, then as associate producer of PRESCRIPTION: MURDER and finally as co-producer of LORD PENGO and THE RIGHT HONOURABLE GENTLEMAN. less

The Carmen Capalbo papers (1936-1991) consist mainly of professional files of American director and producer, Carmen Capalbo (1925-2010), but also include a small amount of personal material. The bulk of this collection is composed of production files made up of scripts, scores, programs, production fact sheets, budgets, casting notes, correspondence with collaborators regarding productions, fan mail, agreements, contracts, posters, flyers, and press releases. Personal miscellany and casting files from the Spur production company are also present. less

The Porter Van Zandt papers consist of typescripts, promptbooks, casting and production materials, set, costume and lighting design drawings and schematics, programs and touring information from Broadway, national, international and regional productions Van Zandt stage-managed and directed from 1952 through 1967. less

Clinton P. King, Jr. was a theatrical stage manager. The Clinton King, Jr. papers (1889-1966, bulk 1904-1966) contain programs, photographs, correspondence, scripts, clippings, prop lists, tour itineraries, and other papers and memorabilia from King's theater career. The collection includes material related to King's work with the New Jersey Federal Theatre Project and with a USO Camp Shows touring production of Arsenic and Old Lace in Europe in 1945. The collection also contains King's collection of programs, mostly from Newark and New York City theater productions. less

Gerald O'Brien (d. 2000) was a stage manager who worked on Broadway productions, Off-Broadway productions, and touring productions. He worked frequently with producers Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder. His production papers document his work on A Delicate Balance (1966), The Deputy (1965), Duel of Angels (1960), Everything in the Garden (1967), Everybody Loves Opal (tryout tour, 1961), A Far Country (1961), Keep It In the Family (1967), Tender Loving Care (1962), Visit to a Small Planet (road company, 1958), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (national company, 1963). The papers consists mostly of prompt books and other annotated scripts, containing light cues, sound cues, costume and prop plots, production schedules, and other production information, as well as dialogue changes. Some of the scripts only contain minor annotations. For example, the script for A Delicate Balance contains only dialogue revisions; it does not include cues. The collection includes a lighting location plan for Visit to a Small Planet and a lighting plot for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? less

Robert (Bob) Crawley (1917-1987) was a stage manager for Broadway plays, who was known for his long association managing Emlyn Williams' solo shows; his companion, Casey Walters (1916-1991), was an actor who was active in regional and stock theater, and well-known for his regular appearances on the television show Harbor Command in the late 1950s. Their papers (1939-1987) contain correspondence, production files, and scrapbooks that represent both men's careers in the performing arts and their long friendship with the actor and writer Emlyn Williams. less

Benjamin Kranz (circa 1911-1983) was an American theatrical stage manager. The Benjamin Kranz professional files date from 1922 to 1981 and contains production files, correspondence, contracts, and other materials relating to his career as an actor and stage manager. less