The balcony scene from ''Romeo and Juliet'' was staged by
Sean Lavery
Sean Lavery (1931–1999) was a Roman Catholic priest for the Missionary Society of St. Columban ("''The Columbans''") and a church music director.
Lavery was born in Lurgan, County Armagh.
Shortly after his ordination in 1954, Father Lavery mo ...
, assistant to the ballet master in chief at
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company' ...
to
Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, p ...
's ''
Romeo and Juliet'' (1934–1940). The premiere took place 24 February 1991 at the
New York State Theater
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,
Lincoln Center
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.
Cast
The original cast consisted of
Judith Fugate and
Peter Boal Peter Boal is artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and director of its affiliated school in Seattle, Washington. He was born in Bedford, New York, in 1965 and began studies at the School of American Ballet (SAB) at age nine.
Boal assume ...
.
NYCB
New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company's fi ...
revivals
Reviews
''Ballet Magazine''review by
Eric Taub, August 2005
''Explore Dance''review by Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower, 21 January 2006
review by
Alastair Macaulay
Alastair Macaulay is an English writer and dance critic. He was the chief dance critic for '' The New York Times'' from 2007 until he retired in 2018. He was previously chief dance critic at '' The Times'' and Literary Supplement and chief theater ...
, 6 June 2007
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Ballets by Sean Lavery
Ballets by Sergei Prokofiev
1991 ballet premieres
Ballets based on Romeo and Juliet
New York City Ballet repertory