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From Hair to Dispatches: showtape

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

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New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection

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Title
From Hair to Dispatches: showtape
Additional title: Hair
Names
MacDermot, Galt (Composer)
Rado, James (Librettist)
Rado, James (Lyricist)
Ragni, Gerome (Librettist)
Ragni, Gerome (Lyricist)
Freedman, Gerald (Director)
Swados, Elizabeth (Adapter)
Swados, Elizabeth (Director)
Papp, Gail Merrifield (Donor)
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater (Donor)
Collection

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979-05-28
Table of Contents
Contents on containers: Tape 1, side 1. 1st hour of show -- tape 1, side 2. 2nd hour of show; tape 2, side 1. Remainder of show.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2881
Topics
Herr, Michael, 1940- . Dispatches
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Hair / book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni ; music by Galt MacDermot. Dispatches : a rock-war musical / play adaptation, music and lyrics by Elizabeth Swados.
Citation/reference: Credits and production information taken from the book: New York Shakespeare Festival, the people and the plays.
Content: On containers: From "Hair" to "Dispatches", Monday, May 28, 1979.
Content: Separated from the New York Shakespere Festival records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 1993-028; for sheet music and scores, see the Music Division, JPB 04-03.
Creation/production credits: Director (Hair), Gerald Freedman ; director (Dispatches), Elizabeth Swados ; adaptor, Elizabeth Swados
Venue: Recorded on May 28, 1979.
Additional physical form: Archival original: (2 audio tape reels : analog, mono) in *LT-7-A 2881.
Acquisition: Gift; The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp; 1993.
Content: Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 2 audiotape reels (154 min., 44 sec.) : analog, mono, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in.
Description
Tapes contain live perfomance of NYSF production of the show From Hair to Dispatches.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 174124119
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16687681
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f3a0cc10-23af-0135-eabc-0029e157d8d0
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1979: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "From Hair to Dispatches" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/45d53ef0-c373-0133-1d32-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "From Hair to Dispatches" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/45d53ef0-c373-0133-1d32-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1979). From Hair to Dispatches Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/45d53ef0-c373-0133-1d32-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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From Hair to Dispatches