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I love Lucy : a funny thing happened on the way to the sitcom / by Gregg Oppenheimer.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Oppenheimer, Gregg, author.
- Series:
- L.A. Theatre Works Collection, Volume 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television comedies--Drama.
- Television comedies.
- I love Lucy (Television program)--Drama.
- I love Lucy (Television program).
- Genre:
- Live sound recordings.
- Radio plays.
- Comedy plays.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (90 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- [Venice, California] : L.A. Theatre Works, 2018.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- audio file
- Summary:
- The onscreen pairing of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz is at the heart of one of the most popular TV shows in history. Who would have thought that to get on the air, they had to battle both a network and a sponsor who thought the show couldn't possibly succeed? Playwright Gregg Oppenheimer – son of I Love Lucy's creator Jess Oppenheimer – spins the hilarious true story behind America's beloved TV comedy. Includes an interview with playwright Gregg Oppenheimer.
- Participant:
- Ron Bottita (William S. Paley, William Frawley, and others), Seamus Dever (Jess Oppenheimer) Sarah Drew (Lucille Ball), Abigail Marks (Vivian Vance, Betty Garrett, and others), Matthew Floyd Miller (Don Sharpe, Bob LeMond and others), Rob Nagle (Hubbell Robinson and others), Oscar Nunez (Desi Arnaz), Nick Toren (Harry Ackerman) ; music performed by Doug Walter. The "I Love Lucy" theme song used with permission of MPL Music Publishing and Songwriters Guild of America.
- Notes:
- Recorded before an audience at UCLA's James Bridges Theater in July 2018.
- Title from cover image (viewed March 21, 2022).
- Streaming audio files.
- OCLC:
- 1057791955
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5202672/rdr2
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