Jerome Robbins' Broadway
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Jerome Robbins' Broadway was a Broadway production comprising musical numbers from earlier shows that were either directed or choreographed by Jerome Robbins. It opened in 1989 at the Imperial Theater in New York and ran for a total of 634 performances. With an elaborate production and a cast of 62, the show reportedly cost US$8 million to produce, and returned only half that amount.
The show featured Jason Alexander as the narrator. Jerome Robbins won his fifth Tony Award for direction of the show. The show also won:
- Best Musical
- Debbie Shapiro — Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
- Jason Alexander — Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
- Jennifer Tipton — Best Lighting Design of a Musical
- Scott Wise — Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Also nominated were Robert La Fosse, Charlotte D'Amboise, Faith Prince, and Jane Lanier.
[edit] Musical numbers
Act 1
- 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 2
- 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
