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Carnovsky, Morris,. An oral history interview with Morris Carnovsky and Phoebe Brand Carnovsky / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by John Mucci, Pine Brook Lodge, Connecticut, 1987 September 14 : recording and transcript.

Title: An oral history interview with Morris Carnovsky and Phoebe Brand Carnovsky / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by John Mucci, Pine Brook Lodge, Connecticut, 1987 September 14 : recording and transcript.

The Carnovskys recall the original production of Kurt Weill and Paul Green's Johnny Johnson on Broadway in 1936. They discuss the preparations for the show, the reasons it was not a success, and the difficulties of the Group Theatre at that time, with particular reference to Cheryl Crawford, Lee Strasberg, and Clifford Odets. They detail the preparations the Group made during the summer of 1936, and Weill's role in coaching them. They also recount what it was like to see The eternal road, which ran on Broadway in the first months of 1937. Finally, they discuss the special features of Weill's song style and Lotte Lenya's mastery of them.

ArchivalResource: 1 transcript (33 p.) ; 28 cm.1 sound cassette (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 1 5/16 ips., stereo.

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