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| Jerome Robbins' Broadway | |
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 Original cast recording released byRCA Victor | |
| Music | Various |
| Lyrics | Various |
| Productions | 1989Broadway |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Musical |
Jerome Robbins' Broadway is an anthology comprising musical numbers from shows that were either directed or choreographed byJerome Robbins. The shows represented include, for example,The King and I,On the Town andWest Side Story. Robbins won his fifthTony Award for direction.
The show opened onBroadway on February 26, 1989 at theImperial Theatre and closed on September 1, 1990 after 633 performances and 55 previews.[1][2] Directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins withGrover Dale as co-director, the cast featuredJason Alexander as the narrator,Charlotte d'Amboise,Faith Prince,Debbie Shapiro, Susann Fletcher andScott Wise.[2][1]
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 ofthe Shubert Organization).[3] "In a season that was so bereft of original musicals thatKenny Loggins on Broadway andBarry 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 fromWest Side Story andFiddler on the Roof."[4]
Sources: Internet Broadway Data Base;[5] MasterWorks Broadway[6]
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Sources: Playbill.com;[1] InfoPlease[7]
