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West Side Story Suite
''West Side Story Suite'' is a ballet suite choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Robbins conceived, directed and choreographed the 1957 musical ''West Side Story'', then co-directed its 1961 film adaptation, before including parts of the choreography in the anthology '' Jerome Robbins' Broadway''. Robbins developed the latter to the ballet ''West Side Story Suite'' for the New York City Ballet, which premiered on May 18, 1995, at the New York State Theater. Background Jerome Robbins was credited for conceiving, directing and choreographing the 1957 Broadway musical ''West Side Story'', with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents, inspired by William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'', set in 1950s New York. In the 1961 film adaptation, he co-directed with Robert Wise. He incorporated the choreography to the 1989 anthology '' Jerome Robbins' Broadway'', which is slightly rechoreographed from the original musical. Production In the 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his numerous stage productions were ''On the Town (musical), On the Town'', ''Peter Pan (1954 musical), Peter Pan'', ''High Button Shoes'', ''The King and I'', ''The Pajama Game'', ''Bells Are Ringing (musical), Bells Are Ringing'', ''West Side Story'', ''Gypsy (musical), Gypsy'', and ''Fiddler on the Roof''. Robbins was a five-time Tony Award-winner and a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. He received two Academy Awards, including the 1961 Academy Award for Best Director with Robert Wise for ''West Side Story (1961 film), West Side Story'' and a special Academy Honorary Award for his choreographic achievements on film. A documentary about Robbins's life and work, ''Something to Dance About'', featuring excerpts from his journals, archival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Balanchine
George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze;, Romanization of Georgian, : April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th-century. Styled as the father of American ballet, he co-founded the New York City Ballet and remained its artistic director for more than 35 years.Joseph Horowitz (2008)''Artists in Exile: How Refugees from 20th-century War and Revolution Transformed the American Performing Arts.'' HarperCollins. His choreography is characterized by plotless ballets with minimal costume and décor, performed to classical and neoclassical music. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Balanchine took the standards and technique from his time at the Imperial Ballet School and fused it with other schools of movement that he had adopted during his tenure on Broadway theatre, Broadway and in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, creating his signature " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewhere (song)
"Somewhere", sometimes referred to as "Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)" or simply "There's a Place for Us", is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical ''West Side Story'' that was made into films in 1961 and 2021. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. In a 1998 interview for a documentary on Bernstein, Sondheim expressed dissatisfaction with his lyrics for the song, going so far as to call them "embarrassing". He stated that he did not like the fact that in the opening line, the stressed note falls on the word "a" - in his view, the least significant word. In West Side Story Stage musical In the stage musical, the song appears in the second act of the show during the Somewhere Ballet. It is performed by an off-stage soprano singer and is later reprised by the entire company. In the original Broadway production, "Somewhere" was sung by Reri Grist who played the role of Consuelo. At the end of the show, when Tony is shot, Maria sings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America (West Side Story Song)
"America" is a song from the 1957 musical ''West Side Story''. Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics and Leonard Bernstein composed the music. Content In the original stage version, Anita – the girlfriend of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks, and the most important female character after Maria – praises America while a fellow Puerto Rican, Rosalia, supports Puerto Rico. This version of the song deprecates the island and highlights the positive qualities of American life ("I'll drive a Buick through San Juan/If there's a road you can drive on"). The irony of this supposedly pro-American number, however, is its vibrantly Hispanic musical style, with Latin percussion, complex cross-rhythm and Spanish guitar. In the 1961 film version, Anita, played by Rita Moreno, still sings in favor of the United States while Bernardo, played by George Chakiris, replies with corresponding criticisms of America and American ethnic prejudice, especially against Puerto Ricans ("Life is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert La Fosse
This is a list of New York City Ballet dancers. Principal dancers Soloists This is a list of New York City Ballet soloists. Corps de ballet The following is a list of the current members of the corps de ballet. * Victor Abreu * Dominika Afanasenkov * Devin Alberda * Olivia Bell * Olivia Boisson * Jacqueline Bologna * India Bradley * Christina Clark * Lauren Collett * Nieve Corrigan * Naomi Corti * Gabriella Domini * Savannah Durham * Meaghan Dutton-O'Hara * Owen Flacke * David Gabriel * Christopher Grant * Laine Habony * Sarah Harmon * Kennard Henson * Spartak Hoxha * Baily Jones * Charlie Klesa * Alec Knight * Ruby Lister * Malorie Lundgren * Jules Mabie * Alston Macgill * Mary Thomas MacKinnon * Zoe Bliss Magnussen * Shelby Mann * Jenelle Manzi * Noah McAuslin * Samuel Melnikov * Lars Nelson * Maxwell Read * Ava Sautter * Grace Scheffel * Kristen Segin * Mary Elizabeth Sell * Anna Snellgrove * Mckenzie Bernardino Soares * Quinn Starner * Kennedy Targosz * Rommie Toma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool (West Side Story Song)
"Cool" is a song from the 1957 musical ''West Side Story''. Leonard Bernstein composed the music and Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics. This was the first song they wrote together, and Sondheim later recollects that Bernstein must have written the opening line ("Boy, boy, crazy boy") since he himself was not prone to writing melismatically. This song is known for its fugal treatment of a jazz figure, described by one writer as "possibly the most complex instrumental music heard on Broadway to date". In the 1957 musical, the song is performed by Riff as he advises the Jets to stay cool before entering the Rumble. This is however changed in the 1961 and 2021 film adaptations. Summary in the 1961 film In the aftermath of the rumble and Riff ( Russ Tamblyn)’s death, the Jets reconvene to hide from the police. When talk turns to taking the fight to the Sharks, Ice ( Tucker Smith) takes charge, warning them all to keep their grief and anger in check if they don’t want police atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaj Hübbe
Nikolaj Hübbe (born 30 October 1967) was artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet until 31 October 2024 when the American Amy Watson was appointed as his replacement. Career Since becoming artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet, Hübbe has successfully staged new productions of Bournonville's ''Napoli'' (2009) and '' A Folk Tale'' (2011) as well as Marius Petipa's '' La Bayadère'' (2012). Farewell performance Hübbe's farewell at City Ballet was held at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, on 10 February 2008. See also * Taylor Stanley Taylor G. Stanley (born May 30, 1991) is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. Early life Stanley was born in Philadelphia to a mixed-race family, and was raised in West Chester, Pennsylvan ... * Stanislav Olshanskyi Footnotes Reviews NY Timesby Alastair Macaulay, 12 February 2008NY Sun by Joel Lobenthal, 12 February 2008 Interview Reuters, 5 October 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Toro (actress)
Natalie Toro is an American singer and actress for theatre, television, and film. Early life and education Toro was born in Bronx, NY, where her parents both immigrated to from Puerto Rico. She debuted at the Apollo Theater at the age of five. Later on, she studied piano and voice at the pre-college division of Manhattan School of Music and the High School of Music and Art until the age of 18. She attended the Boston Conservatory of Music earning a BFA in Musical Theater. Career In 1999, Toro began a long journey with ''A Tale of Two Cities'', a musical by Jill Santoriello. In 2002, she performed the role of Madame Defarge for the concept recording of the musical. In 2010, she reunited with many members of the Broadway Cast to record the “International Studio Cast Recording”, as well as a DVD of a semi-staged highlights concert of the musical. In 2004, she began to tour with Jesus Christ Superstar, both while Sebastian Bach was on the tour and after he left. In 2007, she wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gennaro
Peter Gennaro (November 23, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was an American dancer and choreographer. Biography Gennaro was born in Metairie, Louisiana. He made his Broadway debut in the ensemble of ''Make Mine Manhattan'' in 1948. He followed this with '' Kiss Me, Kate'' (1948) and '' Guys and Dolls'' (1950). He first drew notice from theatergoers as a member of the trio that danced the Bob Fosse number "Steam Heat" in '' The Pajama Game'' (1954), and continued to hold their attention with the "Mu Cha Cha" number with Judy Holliday in '' Bells Are Ringing'' (1956). A year later, he broke out of the chorus line and into choreography when he collaborated with Jerome Robbins on ''West Side Story'', notably choreographing (without credit) a majority of the "America" and "Mambo" dance sequences. In addition to his theater chores, Gennaro worked steadily in television, appearing in and/or choreographing such shows as '' Your Hit Parade'', ''The Andy Williams Show'', Judy Garland' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something's Coming (song)
"Something's Coming" is a song from the 1957 musical ''West Side Story''. It was composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and is sung solo by the male lead character and tenor 'Tony'. The part of Tony was played by Larry Kert in the original Broadway production, Richard Beymer (voiced by Jimmy Bryant) in the 1961 film and Ansel Elgort in the 2021 film. Production In his work ''Leonard Bernstein'', Humphrey Burton explained: "When it was decided to add Tony’s first-act song "Something’s Coming," Bernstein and Sondheim raided the scene-setting page in Laurents's outline. "something’s coming," Laurents had written: "it may be around the corner, whistling down the river, twitching at the dance – who knows?" The lines were incorporated in the lyrics. "We raped Arthur’s play-writing," Bernstein said. "I’ve never seen anyone so encouraging, let alone generous, urging us, ‘Yes, take it, take it, make it a song.’"" Bernstein reported on the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jive (dance)
The jive is a dance style that originated in the United States from African Americans in the early 1930s. The name of the dance comes from the name of a form of African-American vernacular slang, popularized in the 1930s by the publication of a dictionary by Cab Calloway, the famous jazz bandleader and singer. In competition ballroom dancing, the jive is often (mistakenly) grouped with the Latin-inspired ballroom dances, though its roots are based more on swing dancing than Latin dancing. History To the players of swing music in the 1930s and 1940s, jive was an expression denoting glib or foolish talk. American soldiers brought Lindy Hop The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the African-American communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy is a fusion of .../ jitterbug to Europe around 1940, where this dance swiftly found a following among the yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo And Juliet (MacMillan)
Choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Royal Ballet production of Sergei Prokofiev's ''Romeo and Juliet'' premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 9 February 1965. Background Kenneth MacMillan had previously choreographed the balcony scene for Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable to dance in September 1964 for Canadian Television. This scene provided an essential part of the ballet's overall structure. Seymour stated that the balcony scene pas de deux only took three rehearsals to fully choreograph. This experience made him seem a good candidate to choreograph the entire ballet for Covent Garden, when the Soviet Union refused to allow Leonid Lavrovsky's classic production to tour to London. MacMillan prepared his version with the blessing of Frederick Ashton. MacMillan only had five months to choreograph the full ballet as The Royal Ballet hoped to perform Romeo and Juliet in its upcoming American tour. He, Seymour, and Gable planned the ballet around the charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
