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Broadway celebrates Jerome Robbins
- Title
- Broadway celebrates Jerome Robbins [videorecording]
- Publication
- 1999.
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- Additional Authors
- Robbins, Jerome
- Chapin, Schuyler
- Makarova, Natalia, 1940-
- Comden, Betty
- Green, Adolph
- Lee, Sondra
- Gallagher, Helen, 1926-
- Saddler, Donald
- Ross, Herbert, 1927-2001
- Yuriko, 1920-2022
- Dale, Grover
- Johnson, Alan (Choreographer)
- Lawrence, Carol, 1935-
- LeClerc, Paul, 1941-
- Bock, Jerry
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Stein, Joseph
- Karnilova, Maria
- Topol, 1935-2023
- Barnes, Clive, 1927-2008
- Kopit, Arthur, 1937-2021
- Pendleton, Austin
- Tipton, Jennifer
- Gravitte, Debbie Shapiro
- Wise, Scott
- Tallchief, Maria
- Osato, Sono, 1919-2018
- Lasky, Floria V.
- Diamond, Dennis.
- Quinn, David P.
- Ballet Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
- New York City Ballet.
- Video D Studios.
- DHCA.
- Description
- 2 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (144 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Memorial for Jerome Robbins, recalling his achievements as a dancer, choreographer and director. Most of the speakers worked with him on Broadway musicals as creative collaborators or performers, although his work with Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet is also recalled. The speakers reminisce about Robbins as a private person and in professional life. The speeches are interspersed with pre-recorded video sequences containing interviews with Robbins and others, still photographs, musical excerpts, and excerpts from stage and film performances. Among the works discussed are the ballet Fancy free ; the musicals On the town, Billion dollar baby, High button shoes, Peter Pan, Look, ma, I'm dancin', The king and I, West side story, Fiddler on the roof, Jerome Robbins' Broadway ; the plays Mother Courage, Oh Dad, poor Dad... The program ends with the song "Somewhere" from West side story, sung by original cast members and others.
- Alternative Title
- Broadway salutes Jerome Robbins
- Subjects
- Dance
- Robbins, Jerome
- Musical comedies > High button shoes
- Musicals
- Video
- Dance > Anecdotes
- Memorial service
- Musical comedies > On the town
- Musical comedies > Look, ma, I'm dancin'
- Musical comedies > Peter Pan
- Musical comedies > Jerome Robbins' Broadway
- Choreographers > United States > 20th century
- Musical comedies > Fiddler on the roof
- Musical comedies > The king and I
- Musical comedies > Billion dollar baby
- Special event coverage and commentary
- Fancy free (Choreographic work : Robbins)
- Musical comedies > West side story
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Special event coverage and commentary.
- Video.
- Note
- Additional information from house program. Cover titled Broadway salutes Jerome Robbins ; the title Broadway celebrates Jerome Robbins appears inside program.
- The beginning of cassette 2 repeats ca. 8 min. of the end of cassette 1.
- Credits (note)
- Pre-recorded video sequences edited by Dennis Diamond and David Quinn, Video D Studios.
- Performer (note)
- Speakers (in order of appearance): Schuyler Chapin ; Natalia Makarova ; Betty Comden and Adolph Green ; Sondra Lee ; Helen Gallagher and Donald Saddler ; Herbert Ross ; Yuriko ; Grover Dale, Alan Johnson and Carol Lawrence ; Paul LeClerc, president of New York Public Library ; Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein ; Maria Karnilova ; Topol ; Clive Barnes, critic ; Arthur Kopit ; Austin Pendleton ; Jennifer Tipton ; Debbie Gravitte and Scott Wise ; Floria V. Lasky, Robbins' lawyer.
- Speakers heard only in voiceovers: Maria Tallchief, Sono Osato.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the Majestic Theater, New York, on April 12, 1999.
- Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-3583
- OCLC
- NYPY99-F985
- Title
- Broadway celebrates Jerome Robbins [videorecording]
- Imprint
- 1999.
- Event
- Videotaped at the Majestic Theater, New York, on April 12, 1999.
- Credits
- Pre-recorded video sequences edited by Dennis Diamond and David Quinn, Video D Studios.
- Performer
- Speakers (in order of appearance): Schuyler Chapin ; Natalia Makarova ; Betty Comden and Adolph Green ; Sondra Lee ; Helen Gallagher and Donald Saddler ; Herbert Ross ; Yuriko ; Grover Dale, Alan Johnson and Carol Lawrence ; Paul LeClerc, president of New York Public Library ; Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein ; Maria Karnilova ; Topol ; Clive Barnes, critic ; Arthur Kopit ; Austin Pendleton ; Jennifer Tipton ; Debbie Gravitte and Scott Wise ; Floria V. Lasky, Robbins' lawyer.Speakers heard only in voiceovers: Maria Tallchief, Sono Osato.
- Local Subject
- Musical comedies. On the town.Musical comedies. Billion dollar baby.Musical comedies. High button shoes.Musical comedies. Peter Pan.Musical comedies. Look, ma, I'm dancin'.Musical comedies. The king and I.Musical comedies. West side story.Musical comedies. Fiddler on the roof.Musical comedies. Jerome Robbins' Broadway.
- Added Author
- Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.Robbins, Jerome, interviewee.Chapin, Schuyler, speaker.Makarova, Natalia, 1940- speaker.Comden, Betty, speaker.Green, Adolph, speaker.Lee, Sondra, speaker.Gallagher, Helen, 1926- speaker.Saddler, Donald, speaker.Ross, Herbert, 1927-2001, speaker.Yuriko, 1920-2022, speaker.Dale, Grover, speaker.Johnson, Alan (Choreographer), speaker.Lawrence, Carol, 1935- speaker.LeClerc, Paul, 1941- speaker.Bock, Jerry, speaker.Harnick, Sheldon, speaker.Stein, Joseph, speaker.Karnilova, Maria, speaker.Topol, 1935-2023, speaker.Barnes, Clive, 1927-2008, speaker.Kopit, Arthur, 1937-2021, speaker.Pendleton, Austin, speaker.Tipton, Jennifer, speaker.Gravitte, Debbie Shapiro, speaker.Wise, Scott, speaker.Tallchief, Maria, speaker.Osato, Sono, 1919-2018, speaker.Lasky, Floria V., speaker.Diamond, Dennis. Film editorQuinn, David P. Film editorBallet Theatre (New York, N.Y.)New York City Ballet.Video D Studios.DHCA.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-3583