An oral history interview with Agnes de Mille / 1991 Aug. 9 : recording and transcript | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:De Mille discusses her choreography of the ballets for One touch of Venus; Weill's role in editing the ballets; Lenya's role in coaching Mary Martin's songs; the possibilities of reviving of the original production; and Venus in the context of Weill's oeuvre, of de Mille's development, and of the American musical. People discussed include: George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Elia Kazan, Lotte Lenya, Rouben Mamoulian, Mary Martin, Ogden Nash, Sono Osato, S.J. Perelman, Richard Rodgers (with particular reference to Oklahoma and her role as choreographer), and Kurt Weill