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Synopsis

Twelfth Night, with an all African-American cast, is transformed into a romantic fable set in 1940s Harlem using Duke Ellington songs as its score. The play was directed for stage by Sheldon Epps and for Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) by Richard Stucker.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

A video recording of the first production of the musical at the Old Globe Theatre, Santiago recorded November 10 1996, is also held by TOFT.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

jazz; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Black actors

Credits

Director

Richard Stucker; Sheldon Epps

Music

Duke Ellington; Luther Henderson

Production Design

James Leonard Joy

Costume

Marianna Elliott

Choreographer

Mercedes Ellington

Cast

André De Shields
Carl Anderson (2)
Cheryl Freeman
Larry Marshall
Lawrence Hamilton
Tonya Pinkins
Yvette Cason

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email

toft@nypl.org

Web

http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window

Phone

+ 1 (212) 870-1642

Fax

(212) 8701868

Address

Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA