Play on! : a new jazz musical based on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" / music by Duke Ellington ; book by Cheryl L. West ; conceived by Sheldon Epps, 1997.
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
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Since 1970, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) has preserved live theatrical productions and documented the creative contributions of distinguished artists and legendary figures of the theatre. With the consent and cooperation of the theatrical unions and each production's artistic collaborators, TOFT produces video recordings of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions, as well as dialogues between notable theatre personalities. ...
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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Duke Ellington (b. Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899, Washington, DC–d. May 24, 1974, New York, NY) was a composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader. He began piano lessons at 7 and wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag", in 1914. Ellington became a more serious piano student as a teenager after hearing poolroom pianists in Washington, DC. Ellington moved to Harlem, ultimately becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 1920s. He began a regular booking at the Cott...
West, Cheryl L.
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Cheryl L. West, playwright. From the description of Jar the floor: typescript, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122615325 From the description of Jar the floor: typescript, 1991. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122580949 ...
Epps, Sheldon
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...
Cotton Club
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