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Title
Interview with Joe Allen
Additional title: Joe Allen interview
Names
Parker/Hodges Productions (Production company)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (Producer)
Allen, Joe (Interviewee)
Witchel, Alex (Interviewer)
Collection

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Public Program Videos

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2016
Place: New York
Library locations
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Shelf locator: NCOW 413
Topics
Allen, Joe
Rivera, Chita -- Friends and associates
Food -- Social aspects -- New York (State) -- New York
Restaurants -- New York (State) -- New York
Restaurateurs
Restaurateurs -- New York (State) -- New York
Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [Video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Venue: Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Joe Allen's Restaurant, New York, N.Y., March 29, 2016.
Physical Description
Videodisc
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Restaurateur Joe Allen, owner of Manhattan eateries that cater to theater professionals and theatergoers alike, is interviewed by food critic Alex Witchel. He discusses his early life, his career, and the changes in the midtown theater district he has observed since opening his first restaurant in 1965. He reminisces about theater people he has known, such as Chita Rivera, as well as his famous collection of posters celebrating infamous Broadway flops.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1023812425
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21511047
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22746743
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 05b5bcb0-6a49-0139-baa1-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 2016: Created
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Joe Allen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2016. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1037d9a-00bc-4513-8217-56a29bdc0c67

Chicago/Turabian Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Joe Allen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1037d9a-00bc-4513-8217-56a29bdc0c67

APA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. (2016). Interview with Joe Allen Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1037d9a-00bc-4513-8217-56a29bdc0c67

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Interview with Joe Allen