''Jerome Robbins' Broadway'' is an anthology comprising musical numbers from shows that were either directed or choreographed by

Jerome Robbins Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his nu ...

. The shows represented include, for example, ''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childr ...

'', '' On the Town'' and ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

''. 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.

''The New York Times'', February 27, 1989 Directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins with Grover Dale as co-director, the cast featured

Jason Alexander Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959), known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor and comedian. Over the course of his career he has received an Emmy Award and a Tony Award as well as nominations for four Golden Globe ...

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). "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.''"

Musical numbers

Sources: Internet Broadway Data Base;" ''Jerome Robbins Broadway'' Songs"
ibdb.com, accessed August 24, 2020 MasterWorks Broadway ;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 ''

'') * 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 ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), specif ...

'') * I Still Get Jealous (from '' High Button Shoes'') * Suite of Dances (from ''

'') ;Act II * The Small House of Uncle Thomas (from ''

'') * You Gotta Have a Gimmick (from ''

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'') * I'm Flying (from ''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical ...

'') * 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 ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and musical theatre#Book musicals, book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Russian Empire, Imperial Russia in or around 19 ...

'') * 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

References

External links

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ITDb entry
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