1953) were worn by ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq, who was a muse to both George Balanchine and
Jerome Robbins at New York City Ballet before polio ended her performing career in 1956.
The film, directed by choreographer
Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, holds the record for most Academy Award wins for a musical film.
"Our objective was to renovate the
Jerome Robbins Theater by enhancing the audience/performer relationship to reflect the philosophy and aesthetic of the BAC," said Stanford Makishi, executive director of BAC.
The phrase "based on a conception of
Jerome Robbins" appeared right under the title of 1957's West Side Story, in addition to a box stating "entire production directed and choreographed by
Jerome Robbins."
"The
Jerome Robbins Theater will be one of the most technologically-advanced theaters in New York City when the renovation process is complete as well as a wonderful environment for audience," said Marty Kapell, of WASA/ Studio A.
DANCE WITH DEMONS: THE LIFE OF
JEROME ROBBINS by Greg Lawrence, Putnam, New York.
Juicy stories abound in Greg Lawrence's dishy biography, which conveys at voluminous length in Technicolor detail the not very-startling news that
Jerome Robbins was exceedingly difficult to work with.
MCB's
Jerome Robbins Celebration features Circus Polka, The Cage, Other Dances, In the Night and West Side Story Suite, classics spanning over 40 years and illustrating the master's stylistic range.
The sensitive narrative was written by Amanda Vaill, author of the psychologically probing biography Somewhere: The Life of
Jerome Robbins. By the time Rose Tobias Shaw, who almost married Robbins but was clearly no rival to Monty Clift, says, "He had the most beautiful brown eyes, crying/laughing eyes," you feel you know the man.
While some of the original creators were gay (Arthur Laurents, who conceived the show and wrote the book, Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics, and
Jerome Robbins, who directed and choreographed), the composer, Jule Styne, was not, and the current director, Sam Mendes (who directed the film American Beauty), is not.
March 25-June 29 NY Public Library for Performing Arts Exhibition "New York Story:
Jerome Robbins and His World."
West Side Story * Starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris * Screenplay by Ernest Lehman, based on Arthur Laurents's libretto * Directed by Robert Wise and
Jerome Robbins * Music by Leonard Bernstein * Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim * MGM Home Entertainment