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Charleston, Sep. 15 to Oct. 17, 1988: [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal]

Title
Charleston, Sep. 15 to Oct. 17, 1988: [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal] [videorecording] / choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; music by Morton Gould.
Publication
New York, N.Y., 1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Gould, Morton, 1913-1996
  • Alexander, Jason, 1959-
  • Lowenstein, David
  • Lynch, Michael Sutherland
  • Yeager, Barbara
  • Lamb, Mary Ann
  • Hunter, Joann M.
  • Lanier, Jane
  • Garr, Nicholas
  • Fletcher, Susann, performer
  • Myers, Troy
  • Wright, Elaine
  • Fraboni, Angelo
  • Caballero, Christophe
  • Lee, Linda Talcott
  • Hoon, Barbara
  • Fowler, Scott
  • Gregory, Michael Scott, -1992
  • Jovovich, Scott
  • Grose, Andrew
  • Monge, Julio
  • Shubert Organization, donor
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (10 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A run-through of the dance number "Charleston" from the musical Billion dollar baby (1945), in preparation for the musical retrospective Jerome Robbins' Broadway, which premiered in February 1989. Run-through is preceded by rehearsal of flapper poses with three dancers, and is followed by an excerpt from the finale. Jerome Robbins appears briefly on camera.
Alternative Title
  • Charleston
  • Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Musicals.
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Time and date code on frame.
  • Credits and location taken from TOFT files. Performers inferred from the cast list of the show's New York run at the Imperial Theatre.
  • During the first two minutes of this tape, the dancers are depicted in a series of freeze-frame poses while the audio track continues underneath. This portion, "Flapper poses," lasts until 2:22.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in 890 Broadway Studios, New York, N.Y., in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment on Sept. 15, Oct. 21, and Oct. 17, 1988.
Contents
On card inserted in cassette container: Flapper poses (9/15/88, 000) -- Runthrough (10/21/88, 320)
Call Number
NCOV 804
OCLC
226317224
Title
Charleston, Sep. 15 to Oct. 17, 1988: [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal] [videorecording] / choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; music by Morton Gould.
Imprint
New York, N.Y., 1988.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Access
Permission required.
Performer
Rehearsed by Jason Alexander, David Lowenstein, Michael Lynch, Barbara Yeager, Mary Ann Lamb, JoAnn M. Hunter, Jane Lanier, Nicholas Garr, Susann Fletcher, Troy Myers, Elaine Wright, Angelo H. Fraboni, Christophe Caballero, Linda Talcott, Barbara Hoon, Scott Fowler, Michael Scott Gregory, Scott Jovovich, Andrew Grose, Julio Monge.
Event
Videotaped in 890 Broadway Studios, New York, N.Y., in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment on Sept. 15, Oct. 21, and Oct. 17, 1988.
Local Note
Gift of Jerome Robbins and The Shubert Organization.
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Added Author
Robbins, Jerome. Jerome Robbins' Broadway.
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996. Billion dollar baby.
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996. Billion dollar baby. Charleston.
Alexander, Jason, 1959- performer.
Lowenstein, David, performer.
Lynch, Michael Sutherland, performer.
Yeager, Barbara, performer.
Lamb, Mary Ann, performer.
Hunter, Joann M., performer.
Lanier, Jane, performer.
Garr, Nicholas, performer.
Fletcher, Susann, performer.
Myers, Troy, performer.
Wright, Elaine, performer.
Fraboni, Angelo, performer.
Caballero, Christophe, performer.
Lee, Linda Talcott, performer.
Hoon, Barbara, performer.
Fowler, Scott, performer.
Gregory, Michael Scott, -1992, performer.
Jovovich, Scott, performer.
Grose, Andrew, performer.
Monge, Julio, performer.
Robbins, Jerome, donor.
Shubert Organization, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOV 804
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