Jerome Robbins' Broadway
# Jerome Robbins' Broadway

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. 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.

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). "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."

## Musical numbers

Sources: Internet Broadway Data Base; MasterWorks Broadway

## Awards and nominations

### Original Broadway production

Sources: Playbill.com; InfoPlease

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Musical | Best Musical | Won |
| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Musical | Jerome Robbins | Won |
| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Jason Alexander | Won |
| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Robert La Fosse | Nominated |
| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | Charlotte d'Amboise | Nominated |
| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | Scott Wise | Won |
| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Jane Lanier | Nominated |
| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Faith Prince | Nominated |
| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Debbie Shapiro | Won |
| 1989 | Tony Award | Best Lighting Design | Jennifer Tipton | Won |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Outstanding Musical | Won |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Jason Alexander | Won |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Scott Wise | Nominated |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Faith Prince | Nominated |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Debbie Shapiro | Nominated |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Lighting Design | Jennifer Tipton | Won |
