New Releases by David Shaw

Victorian literature, according to Shaw, gives rise to a wealth of questions and mysteries. Addressing crises of representation in poetry, fiction, and nonfictional prose in light of similar crises in philosophical, theological, and scientific literature, Shaw here examines the nature and sources of Victorian mystery.

Takes place in the 1950''s America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist ''witch-hunts''

National Theatre, Louis A. Lotito, managing director, Robert Fryer and Lawrence Carr present Gwen Verdon in "Redhead," a new musical comedy, co-starring Richard Kiley, book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields, Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw, music by Albert Hague, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, with Leonard Stone, Doris Rich, Cynthia Latham, William Le Messena, Ralph Sumpter, Patrick Horgan, Buzz Miller, Pat Ferrier, Joy Nichols, production designed by Rouben Ter-Arutunian, lighting by Jean Rosenthal, orchestrations by Philip J. Lang and Robert Russell Bennett, musical direciton and vocal arrangements by Jay Blackton, dance music arranged by Roger Adams, associate choreographer Donal McKayle, production manager Robert Linden, entire production directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse.