Jerome robbins was one of the 20th century s most popular ballet and broadway musical choreographers known for gems like west side story and fiddler on the roof.
Jerome robbins choreography fiddler on the roof.
He shared the position of ballet master in chief with peter martins.
Fiddler on the roof created by jerry bock music sheldon harnick lyrics joseph stein book and jerome robbins direction and choreography and based on the stories of sholom.
Jerome robbins is world renowned for his work as a choreographer of ballets as well as his work as a director and choreographer in theater movies and television.
Robbins has directed for television and film as well with his co direction and choreography of west side story winning him two academy awards.
His broadway shows include on the town billion dollar baby high button shoes west side story the king and i gypsy peter pan miss liberty call me madam and fiddler on the roof.
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After his broadway triumph with fiddler on the roof in 1964 mr.
With the possible exception of the fancy footwork in west side story the choreography that jerome robbins created for the 1964 jerry bock sheldon harnick joseph stein musical fiddler on the roof.
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.
It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and.
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.
Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905.