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  • Working in the Theatre Production: House of Blue Leaves (Season 8, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | Documentary, Talk-Show

Working in the Theatre

Production: House of Blue Leaves (Season 8, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary, Talk-Show
The producing team of the 1986 Tony-nominated play "The House of Blue Leaves" - press representative Merle Debuskey, executive producer Bernard Gersten, playwright John Guare, advertising representative James Russek, and director Jerry ...See moreThe producing team of the 1986 Tony-nominated play "The House of Blue Leaves" - press representative Merle Debuskey, executive producer Bernard Gersten, playwright John Guare, advertising representative James Russek, and director Jerry Zaks - discuss how they came to work on this mid-1960's domestic comedy at Lincoln Center Theatre, first in the off-Broadway Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, then transferring to the much larger Vivian Beaumont Theatre which presented its own challenges, eventually moving to the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway; the economics of producing, subscriber base, and ticket prices at a not-for-profit theater; finding key designers; casting sessions, working with strong actors, and maintaining quality performances in an extended run. Written by American Theatre Wing See less
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Director
Robert Isaacson
Producers
Robert S. Hirchsfield | Robert Isaacson | Isabelle Stevenson | Lincoln Walters
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Status
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Updated Sep 8, 1986
Release date
Sep 8, 1986 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
9 wins & 8 nominations

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