On this day, October 11, 1918, Jerome Robbins was born.
Jerome Robbins
Robbins at a photo shoot in 1968
Jerome Robbins (October 11, 1918 July 29, 1998) was an American choreographer, director, dancer, and theater producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his numerous stage productions were
On the Town,
Peter Pan,
High Button Shoes,
The King and I,
The Pajama Game,
Bells Are Ringing,
West Side Story,
Gypsy, and
Fiddler on the Roof. Robbins was a five-time Tony Award-winner and a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. He received two Academy Awards, including the 1961 Academy Award for Best Director with Robert Wise for
West Side Story.
A documentary about Robbins life and work,
Something to Dance About, featuring excerpts from his journals, archival performance and rehearsal footage, and interviews with Robbins and his colleagues, premiered on PBS in 2009 and won both an Emmy and a Peabody Award the same year.
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West Side Story, by Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins (1961) - America
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West Side Story is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and conception and choreography by Jerome Robbins. It was inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
West Side Story - Prologue - Official Full Number - 50th Anniversary (HD)
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The opening Prologue from the 10-time Academy Award winning musical film West Side Story, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary on November 15, 2011. Here is the full Prologue from the movie in HD, and below are links where you purchase the 50th Anniversary Edition of West Side Story on Blu-ray and Limited Edition Box Set!
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