Call me Elizabeth /
An Off-Broadway hit, "Call Me Elizabeth" is the "mesmerizing" solo performance by writer/performer, Kayla Boyle, about the early life of Elizabeth Taylor. Set in May 1961, the play is inspired by Taylor's conversations with writer Max Lerner as they discuss plans for a biogr...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, NY :
Broadway Licensing,
2021.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | An Off-Broadway hit, "Call Me Elizabeth" is the "mesmerizing" solo performance by writer/performer, Kayla Boyle, about the early life of Elizabeth Taylor. Set in May 1961, the play is inspired by Taylor's conversations with writer Max Lerner as they discuss plans for a biography. Through a morning session with Lerner at The Beverly Hills Hotel, Taylor rediscovers her sense of self following her 1961 Academy Awards triumph and recovery from a nearly fatal battle with pneumonia. The play examines Taylor's career, life, and loves, chronicling her survival in the face of adversity and tragedy, and illuminating the core compassion of her character that inspired her later activism in the fight against HIV/AIDS. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed April 03, 2023). Adapted from the play "Call me Elizabeth" by Kayla Boye. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (70 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:09:56 |
| Production Credits: | Original score by Ethan Deppe. |