Tommy Abbott (November 4, 1934 – April 8, 1987) was an

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-born

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, and

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best known for his role as Gee-Tar in the original production of ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid-1 ...

''. Abbott was for many years the assistant choreographer to Jerome Robbins. He was the chief choreographer for the film version of ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on ''Tevye and his Daughters'' (or ''Tevye the ...

''.

Credits

Choreography

(1981) *

(1980) *

(1976) *

(1964) Assistant to Choreographer *

(1964)

Stage management

* Tovarich (1963) Assistant to Stage Manager

Performer

(1964) "Vladimir" * A Family Affair (1962) Dancer *

(1957) "Gee-Tar"

References

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* 1934 births 1987 deaths Male actors from Texas American male dancers American male musical theatre actors American male stage actors People from Waco, Texas Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Waco, Texas 20th-century American singers 20th-century American dancers 20th-century American male singers {{US-theat-actor-1930s-stub