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West Side story dance, May 31, 1988: [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal]

Title
West Side story dance, May 31, 1988: [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal] [videorecording]/ choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; music by Leonard Bernstein.
Publication
New York, N.Y., 1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
  • Shubert Organization, donor
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (3 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A partial run-through of a dance from West Side story (1957), in preparation for the musical retrospective Jerome Robbins' Broadway, which premiered in February 1989.
Alternative Title
  • WSS Jets (Blurry) Sharks
  • Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal
Subject
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
  • Musical theater > Production and direction
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theater rehearsals > New York (State) > New York
  • Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
Genre/Form
  • Musicals.
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Time and date code on frame.
  • Image quality is poor.
  • Credits and location gathered from TOFT files.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Performer (note)
  • Dancers are not identified. Jerome Robbins briefly appears on camera, to demonstrate dance moves.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in 890 Broadway Studios, New York, N.Y., in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment on May 31, 1988.
Call Number
NCOV 823
OCLC
1054186542
Title
West Side story dance, May 31, 1988: [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal] [videorecording]/ choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; music by Leonard Bernstein.
Imprint
New York, N.Y., 1988.
Access
Permission required.
Cast
Dancers are not identified. Jerome Robbins briefly appears on camera, to demonstrate dance moves.
Event
Videotaped in 890 Broadway Studios, New York, N.Y., in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment on May 31, 1988.
Local Note
Gift of Jerome Robbins and The Shubert Organization.
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Added Author
Robbins, Jerome. Jerome Robbins' Broadway.
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.
Robbins, Jerome, performer.
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story.
Robbins, Jerome, donor.
Shubert Organization, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOV 823
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