Jerome Robbins' Broadway

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

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.

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
		Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	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
		Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Scott Wise	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Faith Prince	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Debbie Shapiro	Nominated
		Outstanding Lighting Design	Jennifer Tipton	Won

References

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

External links

Internet Broadway Database listing
ITDb entry

Awards for Jerome Robbins' Broadway
v t e Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
1975–2000	The Wiz (1975) A Chorus Line (1976) Annie (1977) Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) Sweeney Todd (1979) Evita (1980) The Pirates of Penzance (1981) Nine (1982) Little Shop of Horrors (1983) Sunday in the Park with George (1984) (no award) (1985) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986) Les Miserables (1987) Into the Woods (1988) Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) City of Angels (1990) The Secret Garden (1991) Crazy for You (1992) Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) Passion (1994) Show Boat (1995) Rent (1996) The Life (1997) Ragtime (1998) Parade (1999) Contact (2000)
2001–present	The Producers (2001) Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) Hairspray (2003) Wicked (2004) Spamalot (2005) The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) Spring Awakening (2007) Passing Strange (2008) Billy Elliot the Musical (2009) Memphis (2010) The Book of Mormon (2011) Once (2012) Matilda the Musical (2013) A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (2014) Hamilton (2015) Shuffle Along (2016) Come from Away (2017) SpongeBob SquarePants (2018) The Prom (2019) A Strange Loop (2020) No Award (2021) Kimberly Akimbo (2022) Some Like It Hot (2023)

v t e Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
1950s	The Music Man (1958) Gypsy / Redhead (1959)
1960s	The Sound of Music (1960) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961) No Strings (1962) She Loves Me (1963) Funny Girl (1964) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965) Mame (1966) Cabaret (1967) Hair (1968) Promises, Promises (1969)
1970s	Company (1970) Godspell (1971) Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (1972) A Little Night Music (1973) Raisin (1974) The Wiz (1975) Bubbling Brown Sugar (1976) Annie (1977) Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979)
1980s	Evita: Premier American Recording (1980) Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1981) Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album (1982) Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording (1983) Sunday in the Park with George (1984) West Side Story (1985) Follies in Concert (1986) Les Misérables (1987) Into the Woods (1988) Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989)
1990s	Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording (1990) The Will Rogers Follies (1991) Guys and Dolls (1992) The Who's Tommy (1993) Passion (1994) Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller (1995) Riverdance (1996) Chicago: The Musical (1997) The Lion King (1998) Annie Get Your Gun (1999)
2000s	Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (2000) The Producers (2001) Hairspray (2002) Gypsy: A Musical Fable (2003) Wicked (2004) Monty Python's Spamalot (2005) Jersey Boys (2006) Spring Awakening (2007) In the Heights (2008) West Side Story (2009)
2010s	American Idiot (featuring Green Day) (2010) The Book of Mormon (2011) Once: A New Musical (2012) Kinky Boots (2013) Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2014) Hamilton (2015) The Color Purple (2016) Dear Evan Hansen (2017) The Band's Visit (2018) Hadestown (2019)
2020s	Jagged Little Pill (2020) The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical (2021) Into the Woods (2022) Some Like It Hot (2023)

v t e Tony Award for Best Musical
1949–1975	Kiss Me, Kate (1949) South Pacific (1950) Guys and Dolls (1951) The King and I (1952) Wonderful Town (1953) Kismet (1954) The Pajama Game (1955) Damn Yankees (1956) My Fair Lady (1957) The Music Man (1958) Redhead (1959) The Sound of Music / Fiorello! (1960) Bye Bye Birdie (1961) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1963) Hello, Dolly! (1964) Fiddler on the Roof (1965) Man of La Mancha (1966) Cabaret (1967) Hallelujah, Baby! (1968) 1776 (1969) Applause (1970) Company (1971) Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972) A Little Night Music (1973) Raisin (1974) The Wiz (1975)
1976–2000	A Chorus Line (1976) Annie (1977) Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) Evita (1980) 42nd Street (1981) Nine (1982) Cats (1983) La Cage aux Folles (1984) Big River (1985) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986) Les Misérables (1987) The Phantom of the Opera (1988) Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) City of Angels (1990) The Will Rogers Follies (1991) Crazy for You (1992) Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) Passion (1994) Sunset Boulevard (1995) Rent (1996) Titanic (1997) The Lion King (1998) Fosse (1999) Contact (2000)
2001–present	The Producers (2001) Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) Hairspray (2003) Avenue Q (2004) Monty Python's Spamalot (2005) Jersey Boys (2006) Spring Awakening (2007) In the Heights (2008) Billy Elliot the Musical (2009) Memphis (2010) The Book of Mormon (2011) Once (2012) Kinky Boots (2013) A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (2014) Fun Home (2015) Hamilton (2016) Dear Evan Hansen (2017) The Band's Visit (2018) Hadestown (2019) Moulin Rouge! (2020/21) A Strange Loop (2022) Kimberly Akimbo (2023)