Release Date

08 Mar, 1982

Runtime

03:02: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.

Original Title

Night of 100 Stars

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Actors

Jane Alexander

Peter Allen

Steve Allen

June Allyson

Don Ameche

Loni Anderson

Susan Anton

Lucie Arnaz

Bea Arthur

Ed Asner

Christopher Atkins

Lauren Bacall

Catherine Bach

Pearl Bailey

Kaye Ballard

Martin Balsam

Priscilla Barnes

Warren Beatty

Harry Belafonte

Tony Bennett

Milton Berle

Crew

Buz Kohan

Glen Roven

Charles Lisanby

Alvin Colt

Enrico A. Cortese

Craig Lyman

Dale Miller

Hildy Parks

Roy A. Somlyo

Bill Hinckley

Lou Del Prete

Alexander H. Cohen

Clark Jones

Hildy Parks