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Producer:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. "Great Performances" (executive producer) (47 episodes, 1977-2005) (producer) (4 episodes, 1987-2003) (executive producer: Great Performances) (1 episode, 2005) (executive producer: Thirteen/WNET) (1 episode, 2004)
       - Candide (2005) TV episode (executive producer: Great Performances)
       - From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2005 (2005) TV episode (executive producer)
       - Bill Irwin: Clown Prince (2004) TV episode (executive producer)
       - Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' (2004) TV episode (executive producer)
       - Hayley Westenra: Live from New Zealand (2004) TV episode (executive producer)
         (47 more)
2. "Broadway: The American Musical" (executive producer) (6 episodes, 2004)
       - Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) TV episode (executive producer)
       - Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) TV episode (executive producer)
       - I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004) TV episode (executive producer)
       - Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) TV episode (executive producer)
       - Give My Regards to Broadway: 1893-1927 (2004) TV episode (executive producer)
         (1 more)
3. La danse et Degas (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
4. Stage on Screen: The Topdog Diaries (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
5. "Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker" (executive producer) (1 episode, 2002)
       - 2002 (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
6. Roméo et Juliette (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
   ... aka Romeo and Juliet (USA)
7. Tantalus: Behind the Mask (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
8. The Nutcracker (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
9. Kurosawa (2001) (executive producer)
10. Three Mo' Tenors (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
11. "Great Performances: Dance in America" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 1987-2001)
    ... aka Dance in America (USA: short title)
        - Holo Mai Pele (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (1990) TV episode (executive producer)
        - David Gordon's 'Made in U.S.A.' (1987) TV episode (executive producer)
12. Far East (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
13. The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
14. "Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore" (executive producer) (6 episodes, 2000)
        - The Long Goodbye (2000) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Wave of the Future (2000) TV episode (executive producer)
        - After Trousers (2000) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Money, Class and Power (2000) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Body and Soul (2000) TV episode (executive producer)
          (1 more)
15. La traviata (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
16. Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
    
    
17. The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999) (TV) (executive producer: PBS segment)
18. The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
19. Jackie: Behind the Myth (1999) (V) (executive producer)
20. Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
21. Variety and Virtuosity: American Ballet Theatre Now (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
22. Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
23. Itzhak Perlman: Fiddling for the Future (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
24. "Great Composers" (1997) TV series (executive producer: Thirteen/WNET) (unknown episodes)
25. Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe (1997) (TV) (producer)
26. "American Visions" (1997) TV mini-series (executive producer)
27. Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler's House (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
28. Peter, Paul and Mary: Lifelines (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
29. Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (USA: complete title)
30. Porgy and Bess (1993) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (UK: complete title)
31. The Hard Nut (1991) (TV) (executive producer)
32. The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991) (co-producer)
33. Uncle Vanya (1991) (TV) (executive producer)
    
    
34. Great Performances: The Aspern Papers (1989) (TV) (executive producer)
35. Our Town (1989) (TV) (executive producer)
36. "American Masters" (executive producer) (2 episodes, 1989)
        - Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts (????) TV episode (executive producer)
37. Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set (1988) (TV) (executive producer: Great Performances)
38. Tales from the Hollywood Hills: The Old Reliable (1988) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Old Reliable (USA: short title)
39. Bacall on Bogart (1988) (TV) (executive producer)
40. Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987) (TV) (executive producer: Great Performances)
    ... aka Natica Jackson (USA: short title)
41. Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (1987) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (USA: short title)
42. Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (1987) (TV) (executive producer: Great Performances)
    ... aka A Table at Ciro's (USA: short title)
43. The Skin of Our Teeth (1983) (TV) (executive producer)
44. Weekend (1982) (TV) (executive producer)
45. "American Playhouse" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 1982)
        - Working (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
        - For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
46. Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences (1982) (TV) (executive producer)
47. Fifth of July (1982) (TV) (executive producer)
48. Guests of the Nation (1981) (TV) (executive producer)
49. Big Blonde (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Dorothy Parker's Big Blond (USA: complete title)
50. Happy Days (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
51. Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
52. Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
    
    
53. 3 by Cheever: O Youth and Beauty! (1979) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka O Youth and Beauty! (USA: alternative title)
54. Uncommon Women... and Others (1979) (TV) (executive producer)
55. 3 by Cheever: The 5:48 (1979) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Five Forty-Eight (USA: alternative title)
56. "Mourning Becomes Electra" (1978) TV mini-series (producer)
    ... aka Great Performances: Mourning Becomes Electra (USA: alternative title)
57. The Good Doctor (1978) (TV) (executive producer)
58. Tartuffe (1978) (TV) (executive producer)
59. "Hard Times" (1977) TV series (producer: Great Performances) (unknown episodes)
60. The Prince of Homburg (1977) (TV) (executive producer)
61. Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
62. All Over (1976) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
    ... aka Edward Albee's All Over (USA: alternative title)
63. The Time of Your Life (1976) (TV) (executive producer: Theater In America)
64. The Mound Builders (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
65. "The Adams Chronicles" (1976) TV mini-series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
66. The Patriots (1976) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Hollywood Television Theatre: The Patriots (USA: series title)
67. Beyond the Horizon (1975) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
68. The School for Scandal (1975) (TV) (executive producer)
69. Brother to Dragons (1975) (TV) (executive producer)
70. Year of the Dragon (1975) (TV) (executive producer)
71. The Seagull (1975) (TV) (executive producer: Theater In America)
72. The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1974/I) (TV) (producer)
73. A Touch of the Poet (1974) (TV) (executive producer)
74. Feasting with Panthers (1974) (TV) (executive producer)
75. In Fashion (1974) (TV) (executive producer)
76. Paradise Lost (1974) (TV) (executive producer)
77. King Lear (1974) (TV) (executive producer: Theater In America)
78. Antigone (1974/I) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
79. Enemies (1974) (TV) (executive producer)
80. American Ballet Theatre: A Close-Up in Time (1973) (TV) (executive producer)
81. Particular Men (1972) (TV) (executive producer)
82. "Play for Today" (producer) (1 episode, 1972)
        - Home (1972) TV episode (producer)
83. Between Time and Timbuktu (1972) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Between Time and Timbuktu: A Space Fantasy
84. Hogan's Goat (1971) (TV) (executive producer)
85. "NET Playhouse" (executive producer) (4 episodes, 1966-1971) (producer) (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - They (1971) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Story Theatre (1969) TV episode (executive producer) (producer)
        - Home (1968) TV episode (executive producer) (producer)
        - An Enemy of the People (1966) TV episode (executive producer)
    
    
86. Let Me Hear You Whisper (1969) (TV) (executive producer)
87. An Enemy of the People (1966) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Arthur Miller's Adaptation of 'An Enemy of the People' (USA: complete title)
88. The Star Wagon (1966) (TV) (executive producer)
89. The Journey of the Fifth Horse (1966) (TV) (producer)
90. Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (1966) (TV) (producer)
    

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving (2002) (TV) (director of cultural and arts program)
2. Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso (2000) (V) (executive)
3. "American Masters" (director of cultural and arts programs: American Masters) (2 episodes, 1996-1997) (director of cultural and arts programming: American Masters) (1 episode, 1996) (director of cultural and arts programs) (1 episode, 2000) (director of cultural and arts programs: WNET) (1 episode, 2000) (director: Cultural and Arts Program) (1 episode, 1994)
       - Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode (director of cultural and arts programs)
       - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode (director of cultural and arts programs: WNET)
       - Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997) TV episode (director of cultural and arts programs: American Masters)
       - Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) TV episode (director of cultural and arts programs: American Masters)
       - Lena Horne: In Her Own Words (1996) TV episode (director of cultural and arts programming: American Masters)
         (1 more)
   

Production Designer:

• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1961)
       - Waiting for Godot (1961) TV episode
   
   
2. Wonderful Town (1958) (TV)
   

Art Director:

1. "Rendezvous" (1 episode, 1958)
       - In an Early Winter (1958) TV episode
2. "Mama" (1 episode, 1955)
   ... aka I Remember Mama
       - Mama's Nursing School (1955) TV episode
   

Editorial Department:

1. "Great Performances" (assistant editor) (1 episode, 2007)
       - Barenboim on Beethoven (2007) TV episode (assistant editor)
   

Set Decorator:

1. "Mr. I. Magination" (1 episode)
       - Annie Oakley (????) TV episode (settings)
   

Thanks:

1. "Great Performances: Dance in America" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2005)
   ... aka Dance in America (USA: short title)
       - 'Swan Lake' with American Ballet Theatre (2005) TV episode (special thanks)
2. The Turandot Project (2000) (special thanks)