#friedman-abeles

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Portrait of actor James Earl Jones in a scene from Shakespeare's "The tempest." Stamped on back: "Friedman-Abeles Photographers, Inc., 351 West 54th Street, New York 19, N.Y." Handwritten on back: "James Earl Jones in 'The tempest.'"

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

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Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert in promotional photo for the original Broadway production of West Side Story (photography by Friedman-Abeles)

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Anthony Perkins in "Look Homeward, Angel," which played at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre from November 28, 1957 to March 7, 1959, and then moved to the 54th Street Theatre from March 9 to April 4, 1959. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1958 for playwright Ketti Frings, based on the novel by Thomas Wolfe.

Photo: Friedman-Abeles via NYPL

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Lena Horne photographed by Friedman-Abeles during the cast recording of the Broadway musical "Jamaica," 1957. 

[catboymoses]

Meat Loaf and Raul Julia in As You Like It, 1973

Photo by Friedman-Abeles x

[widowshill]

Louis Edmonds in A Passage to India at the Ambassador Theatre, 1962, photography by Friedman-Abeles.

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Alawites and their beliefs have been described as "secretive" (Yaron Friedman, for example, in his scholarly work on the sect, has written that the Alawi religious material quoted in his book came only from "public libraries and printed books" since the "sacred writings" of the Alawi "are kept secret"); some tenets of the faith are kept secret from most Alawi and known only to a select few, they have therefore been described as a mystical sect.

Alawite Trinity envisions God as being composed of three distinct manifestations, Ma'na (meaning), Ism (Name) and Bab (Door); which together constitute an "indivisible Trinity". Ma'na symbolises the "source and meaning of all things" in Alawite mythology. According to Alawite doctrines, Ma'na generated the Ism, which in turn built the Bab. These beliefs are closely tied to the Nusayri doctrine of re-incarnations of the Trinity.

Alawites hold that they were originally stars or divine lights that were cast out of heaven through disobedience and must undergo repeated reincarnation (or metempsychosis) before returning to heaven. According to Nusayrite beliefs, females are excluded from re-incarnation.

Alawite theologians divided history into seven eras, associating each era with one of the seven re-incarnations of the Nusayrite Trinity (Ma'na, Ism, Bab). The seven re-incarnations of the Trinity in the Alawite faith consists of:

Abel, Adam, Gabriel

Seth, Noah, Yail ibn Fatin

Joseph, Jacob, Ham ibn Kush

Joshua, Moses, Dan ibn Usbaut

Asaf, Solomon, Abd Allah ibn Siman

Simon Peter, Jesus, Rawzaba ibn al-Marzuban

Ali, Muhammad, Salman al-Farisi

The last triad of re-incarnations in the Nusayri Trinity consists of Ali (Ma'na), Muhammad (Ism) and Salman al-Farsi (Bab). Alawites depict them as the sky, the sun and the moon respectively. They deify Ali as the "last and supreme manifestation of God" who built the universe, attributing him with divine superiority and believe that Ali created Muhammad, bestowing upon him the mission to spread Qur'anic teachings on earth.

Other beliefs and practices include: the consecration of wine in a secret form of Mass performed only by males; frequently being given Christian names; entombing the dead in sarcophagi above ground; observing Epiphany, Christmas and the feast days of John Chrysostom and Mary Magdalene; the only religious structures they have are the shrines of tombs;

Away from my computer rn but when I get back I have to read about these guys. Assad is one which is crazy given they were a small persecuted minority in Syria since like forever

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Patricia McBride and Edward Villella on The Bell Telephone Hour, 1966 ph. Friedman-Abeles

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Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - 1999 from Pomp&Clout on Vimeo.

Directed by Ryan Staake & Charli XCX

Production Company: Pomp&Clout Creative Direction: WP&A Executive Producer: Ryen Bartlett Head of Production: Kevin Staake Producer: Rich Salamone Prod Manager: Wojtek Stypko Associate Producer: Eric Margulies Prod Coordinator: Sam Skolnik 1st AD: Jesse Hays 2nd AD: Bryon Dormandy

Director of Photography: Santiago Gonzalez 1st AC: Nick Fischer 2nd AC: Nolan Berbano Gaffer: Alberto Alonso BBE: Greg Ladwig Electric: Joey Brown

Key Grip: Wadsworth Peters BBG: Aaron Burton Dolly Grip: Adam Shambour Grip: Ivan Garcia

Production Designer: Miles Ford Mullin Art Director: Jena Serbu Lead Man: Eligh Macias Set Dresser: Kevin Lopez Set Dresser: Daniel Oregel

Editor: Ryan Staake Online Editor: Ryosuke Tanzawa

VFX by Pomp&Clout VFX Artists: Pete Puskas, Aaron Vinton & Ryan Staake Machine Learning: Andrew Pouliot

Colorist: David Torcivia Makeup Artist: Danielle Kahlani Makeup Assistant: Trina White Hair Stylist: Nicole Kahlani Hair/Makeup (Troye and Extras): Carla Rosso and Steph Ruiz de Chávez Hair/Makeup Asst. (Troye and Extras): Gina Banic

Wardrobe Stylist: Rebecca Grice Wardrobe Assistant: Sonja Desai Seamstress: Aneta Velizar

Casting: Alex Chapman Choreographer: Erin Murray

Security: Sergio Orellana Trailer Driver: John Koenig Catering: Spartan Catering (Abel)

Production Assistant: Jacob Outsen Production Assistant: Katie Conboy Production Assistant: Nick Callas Production Assistant: Jose Ramos Production Assistant: Ray Fuentes Production Assistant: Fred Porras

Casting: Alex Chapman Choreographer: Erin Murray Security: Sergio Orellana Trailer Driver: John Koenig Catering: Spartan Catering (Abel)

Dancers: Engelstad, Megan Gibson, Myranda Jessen, Belle Reese, Katie Clay, Shane Dell, Luke Munson, Hunter Friedman, Joseph Havard, Cody Kline, Rex Reed, Joseph Guy, Kelsey McCarty, Bria Nesis, Tessa

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Portrait of actor James Earl Jones in a scene from Shakespeare's "The merchant of Venice." Stamped on back: "Friedman-Abeles Photographers, Inc., 351 West 54th Street, New York 19, N.Y." Label on back: "From: Merle Debuskey & Seymour Krawitz, 137 W. 48 St., CI 7-7507. James Earl Jones in a scene from "The merchant of Venice,' which opens the seventh season of the New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park on Tuesday evening, June 19th, at 8:30 p.m. The production, directed by Joseph Papp, will inaugurate the new Shakespeare Festival Theatre in the Belvedere Tower area (entrance at 81st St. and Central Park West). Ming Cho Lee designed the sets and Theoni Aldredge the costume; music is by David Amram."

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

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Old Broadway On the Move: Reanimating Theater at NYPL Lincoln Center

During the Golden Age of Broadway, theater photographer Leo Friedman used his specialized still camera to capture image after image of show after show. The action on stage was rarely still, and neither was Leo; he shot in rapid sequence. Those bursts of images by Friedman and his partners at Friedman-Abeles studio are being put to innovative use in an exhibition opening this Friday at the New…

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Above: Sandra Church, Jack Klugman, Lane Bradbury, Ethel Merman, and Peg Murray in Gypsy.

Gypsy, the musical based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, opened at the newly-refurbished Broadway Theater on May 21, 1959. It had a book by Arthur Laurents, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and music by Jule Styne. Originally, Sondheim had been slated to write the music as well as the lyrics, but Ethel Merman was nervous about entrusting the whole thing to such a young man (he was 29). Jerome Robbins directed and choreographed it.

Despite the title, the star of this show is Gypsy's mother, Rose Hovick, the stage mother to end all stage mothers. Often described as monstrous, she ruthlessly pushes her two young daughters into vaudeville, spotlighting the pretty blonde, June. But vaudeville is dying, and the girls are eventually forced into doing their act in burlesque theaters. It is there that one of the dancers persuades Louise, the "plain" brunette daughter, to consider striptease. She blossoms, of course, and becomes the famous stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. Her sister runs away and becomes the actress June Havoc.

Above: left, Jacqueline Mayro as Baby June (doing split) and Karen Moore as Baby Louise (Uncle Sam). Right, Sandra Church as the adult Gypsy and Ethel Merman as her mother.

The score is chock full of what would become standards: "Let Me Entertain You," "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "You Gotta Get a Gimmick," among others, as well as the most exciting overture in all musical theater. But the crowning musical achievement was the show's final song, "Rose's Turn," which one critic described as a "quick-mix of aria, stomp, anthem, hymn, recitative, shout, [and] wail." It's also the essence of the integrated musical number.

Above: Ethel Merman and Maria Karnilova.. Right, Jack Klugman and Merman.

Gypsy is often mentioned when the question of Best Musical Ever Made comes up. In addition to a film and a television version, it has been revived on Broadway four times; it would have been five if not for Covid. The 2015 West End production, starring Imelda Staunton as a stunning Rose, was supposed to have transferred. But the production is available to watch on DVD.

All photos: Friedman-Abeles via the NYPL. Click/tap on each one to enlarge.

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Lena Horne and her husband Lennie Hayton, actor Ricardo Montalban, and director Robert Lewis during the cast recording of the Broadway musical "Jamaica," 1957. 

Photos by Friedman-Abeles

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Side by side--Sweet Charity 1966 + 1986

Photos by Friedman-Abeles x + Martha Swope x

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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Presents an Exhibition of Animated Lenticular Prints Showcasing the Theater Photography of Friedman-Abeles

Bye Bye Birdie, original Broadway production. Photo by Friedman-Abeles, 1960-61. Billy RoseTheatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. This exhibition presents a selection of lenticular prints, bringing to life some of the historical shots from theater history including productions like West Side Story. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln…

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“White Boys” from HAIR – Emmaretta Marks, Lorrie Davis and Melba Moore