Jerome Robbins' Broadway

Jerome Robbins' Broadway

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"Jerome Robbins' Broadway" is an anthology comprising musical numbers from earlier shows that were either directed or choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Robbins won his fifth Tony Award for direction of the show.

It opened on Broadway on February 26, 1989 at the Imperial Theatre and closed on September 1, 1990 after 633 performances and 55 previews. With an elaborate production and a cast of 62, the show reportedly cost US$8 million to produce, and was expected to recoup about 40 percent from the New York run, according to Bernard B. Jacobs (President of The Shubert Organization). ["New York Times", Alex Witchel, p. C13, August 29, 1990]

Directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins with Grover Dale as Co -Director it featured Jason Alexander as the narrator, Charlotte d'Amboise, Faith Prince, Debbie Shapiro, and Scott Wise.

Musical numbers

;Act I
* Gotta Dance (from "Look Ma, I'm Dancin"')
* Papa, Won't You Dance With Me? (from "High Button Shoes")
* Shall We Dance? (from "The King and I")
* New York, New York (from "On the Town")
* Sailors on the Town (from "On the Town")
* Ya Got Me (from "On the Town")
* Charleston (from "Billion Dollar Baby")
* Comedy Tonight (from "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum")
* I Still Get Jealous (from "High Button Shoes")
*Suite of Dances (from "West Side Story");Act II
* The Small House of Uncle Thomas (from "The King and I")
* You Gotta Have a Gimmick (from "Gypsy")
* I'm Flying (from "Peter Pan")
* On a Sunday by the Sea (from "High Button Shoes")
* Mr. Monotony (from "Miss Liberty")
* Tradition; The Dream; Sunrise, Sunset; Wedding Dance (from "Fiddler on the Roof")
* Some Other Time (from "On the Town")
* New York, New York (Reprise)
* Finale from "On the Town"

Awards and nominations

;Tony Award
* Best Musical (winner)
* Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Debbie Shapiro) (winner)
* Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Jason Alexander) (winner)
* Best Lighting Design of a Musica (Jennifer Tipton) (winner)
* Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Scott Wise) (winner)
* Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical:Faith Prince (nominee):Jane Lanier(nominee)
* Best Actor in a Musical (Robert La Fosse) (nominee)
* Best Actress in a Musical (Charlotte D'Amboise) (nominee);Drama Desk Award
*Outstanding Musical (Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Roger Berlind, Suntory International Corporation, Byron Goldman, Emanuel Azenberg)(winner)
*Outstanding Actor in a Musical :Jason Alexander (winner) :Scott Wise [nominee]
*Outstanding Actress in a Musical :Faith Prince (nominee) :Debbie Shapiro (nominee)
*Outstanding Lighting Design (Jennifer Tipton) (winner)

References

External links

* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=4533 IBDB entry]
* [http://www.theatredb.com/QShow.php?sid=s0355 ITDb entry]
* [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?html_title=&tols_title=JEROME%20ROBBINS'S%20BROADWAY%20(PLAY)&pdate=19890227&byline=By%20FRANK%20RICH&id=1077011430424 New York Times review]


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