Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis
Video recording of Romeo and Juliet directed by Les Waters with Peter MacNicol and Cynthia Nixon in the title roles.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
5 Jun 1978
Duration
155 mins

Credits

Director
Les Waters
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Peter Golub
Production Design
Heidi Landesman
Choreographer
Tina Paul
Cast
Peter MacNicolRomeo
Cynthia NixonJuliet
Courtney B. VanceMercutio
Milo O’SheaFriar Laurence
Anna MearaNurse
Bradley WhitfordParis
Christopher ShawPage to Paris
Christopher ShawCitizen
Dan CordleGregory
Harold SurrattChorus
Harold SurrattFriar John
Jack StehlinWatchman
Jack StehlinSampson
James PuigPeter
Janni BrennLady Montague
Maury CooperApothecary
Maury CooperCapulet’s cousin
Michael CumpstyEscalus, Prince of Verona
Neil VipondMontague
Patrick MulcahyAbram
Peter Francis JamesBenvolio
Randy DansonLady Capulet
Rob KnepperTybalt
Rusty MageeWatchman
Rusty MageeCitizen
Scott AllegrucciBalthasar
W.B. BrydonCapulet

Additional Details

Theatre
Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York, NY
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Renaissance Italy
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); New York Shakespeare Festival; Shakespeare Marathon (1987-1997)

Notes

Reviews
Rich, Frank. Romeo and Juliet in the Shakespeare Marathon’, New York Times, May 25 1988. Rich writes: ‘The actors, not all of them undistinguished, look as if they were being forced at gunpoint to go through the motions of performing the play so everyone can get on to the next title on the marathon checklist’.

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email
toft@nypl.org
Web
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Phone
+ 1 (212) 870-1642
Fax
(212) 8701868
Address
Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71045 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)