Jerome Robbinschoreographer; Norman Rockwellpainter and illustrator; Eleanor Rooseveltreformer and humanitarian; Theodore Rooseveltformer president; Jonas Salkpolio researcher; Beverly Sillssoprano; Neil Simonplaywright; Risë Stevensmezzo-soprano; Barbra Streisandsinger and actress; ...
(1908)—a title retained by Soviet ballet companies for what Diaghilev renamedLes Sylphides(1909). More than 60 years later, another arbitrary suite by Chopin, although retained in its piano form, proved to be no less fruitful for the American choreographerJerome RobbinsinDances at a Gathering(...
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1989Jerome Robbins' Broadway (compilation)The Heidi Chronicles (Wendy Wasserstein) 1990City of Angels (book, Larry Gelbart; music, Cy Coleman; lyrics, David Zippel)The Grapes of Wrath (Frank Galati) 1991The Will Rogers Follies (book, Peter Stone; music, Cy Coleman; lyrics, Betty Comden and ...
(1968) that reinvented the young lovers (played for once by actors of an age appropriate to their roles) as alienated youth in rebellion against intransigent parents; they behave much like the feuding street gangs in West Side Story (1961), the Robert Wise–Jerome Robbins musical adaptation of...
The movie, filled with exhilarating dance sequences choreographed by Jerome Robbins and memorable songs—including “Tonight,”“Maria,” and “Somewhere”—by Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), won 10 of the 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including that for ...
(1953), in which the character of Peter was more charmingly impish than the anarchical and somewhat selfish Peter of Barrie’s play and book. An acclaimedBroadwaymusical version starringMary Martinas Peter Pan and directed and choreographed byJerome Robbinswon threeTony Awardsand was frequently ...
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Facts Also Known AsAngela Duncan BornMay 26, 1877 or May 27, 1878 •San Francisco•California DiedSeptember 14, 1927 •Nice•France Notable Family MembersspouseSergey Aleksandrovich Yesenin Photos See All Images → Related Biographies
Alexander made hisBroadwayactingdebutin the short-livedStephen SondheimmusicalMerrily We Roll Along(1981), and he earned critical acclaim for his performance in the musicalJerome Robbins’ Broadway(1989). He appeared in several television shows and films, such the medical drama seriesE/R(1984–85)...