Jerome Robbins' Broadway is an anthology comprising musical numbers from shows that were either directed or choreographed by Jerome Robbins. The shows represented include, for example, The King and I, On the Town and West Side Story. Robbins won his fifth Tony Award for direction.
Production The show opened on Broadway on February 26, 1989 at the Imperial Theatre and closed on September 1, 1990 after 633 performances and 55 previews."Jerome Robbins' Broadway production information" Playbill.com, accessed August 24, 2020Rich, Frank. "Review/Theater; From Jerome Robbins, 20 Years of Broadway the Way It Was", The New York Times, February 27, 1989 Directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins with Grover Dale as co-director, the cast featured Jason Alexander as the narrator, Charlotte d'Amboise, Faith Prince, Debbie Shapiro, Susann Fletcher and Scott Wise.
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).Witchel, Alex. "As Others Fold, One Show Just Keeps Tapping Along" The New York Times, p. C13, August 29, 1990 "In a season that was so bereft of original musicals that Kenny Loggins on Broadway and Barry Manilow at the Gershwin were categorized as such, this reminder of Broadway's glory days was greeted with relief and rejoicing (and six Tony Awards). It featured extended sequences from West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof." "Broadway. Jerome Robbins", Pbs.org, accessed July 22, 2012
Musical numbers Sources: Internet Broadway Data Base;" Jerome Robbins Broadway Songs" ibdb.com, accessed August 24, 2020 MasterWorks Broadway" Jerome Robbins Broadway Original Cast" MasterWorks Broadway.com, accessed August 24, 2020
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 Original Broadway production Sources: Playbill.com; InfoPlease"Tony Awards 1989" InfoPlease, accessed August 24, 2020
Year Award Category Nominee Result 1989 Tony Award Best Musical Best Direction of a Musical Jerome Robbins Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Jason Alexander Robert La Fosse Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Charlotte d'Amboise Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Scott Wise Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Jane Lanier Faith Prince Debbie Shapiro Best Lighting Design Jennifer Tipton Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical Outstanding Actor in a Musical Jason Alexander Scott Wise Outstanding Actress in a Musical Faith Prince Debbie Shapiro Outstanding Lighting Design Jennifer Tipton
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