Jerome Robbins' Broadway

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.

Jerome Robbins' Broadway
Original cast recording released by RCA Victor
Music	Various
Lyrics	Various
Productions	1989 Broadway
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical

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.^[1][2] 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.^[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 of the Shubert Organization).^[3] "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." ^[4]

Musical numbers

Sources: Internet Broadway Data Base;^[5] MasterWorks Broadway^[6]

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;^[1] InfoPlease^[7]

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
1989	Tony Award	Best Musical		Won
		Best Direction of a Musical	Jerome Robbins	Won
		Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Jason Alexander	Won
			Robert La Fosse	Nominated
		Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical	Charlotte d'Amboise	Nominated
		Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Scott Wise	Won
		Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	Jane Lanier	Nominated
			Faith Prince	Nominated
			Debbie Shapiro	Won
		Best Lighting Design	Jennifer Tipton	Won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Musical		Won
		Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Jason Alexander	Won
			Scott Wise	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Faith Prince	Nominated
			Debbie Shapiro	Nominated
		Outstanding Lighting Design	Jennifer Tipton	Won

References

1. "Jerome Robbins' Broadway production information" Playbill.com, accessed August 24, 2020
2. Rich, Frank. "Review/Theater; From Jerome Robbins, 20 Years of Broadway the Way It Was", The New York Times, February 27, 1989
3. Witchel, Alex. "As Others Fold, One Show Just Keeps Tapping Along" The New York Times, p. C13, August 29, 1990
4. "Broadway. Jerome Robbins", Pbs.org, accessed July 22, 2012
5. " Jerome Robbins Broadway Songs" ibdb.com, accessed August 24, 2020
6. " Jerome Robbins Broadway Original Cast" MasterWorks Broadway.com, accessed August 24, 2020
7. "Tony Awards 1989" InfoPlease, accessed August 24, 2020

External links

• Internet Broadway Database listing
• ITDb entry