John McCarthy release celebrations

Title

John McCarthy release celebrations

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:40

Description

Report from the Whitehall Theatre production of the Blues Brothers musical held in honour of the release of Beirut hostage John McCarthy (it was his favourite film and originally planned to be a fundraising event) with music heard. Audience members, actress Jean Boht and producer John Pugh comment. Charlie Stayt reports. He was released on 08/08/91.

Contributors

Charlie Stayt; Jean Boht; John Pugh

Keywords

Musical theatre; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; Freedom; Celebrations; John McCarthy; Blues Brothers

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