''Interplay'' is a

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form ...

in one act made by

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 nu ...

, subsequently ballet master of

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' ...

, for

Billy Rose Billy Rose (born William Samuel Rosenberg; September 6, 1899 – February 10, 1966) was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. For years both before and after World War II, Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with ...

's Concert Varieties to

Morton Gould Morton Gould (December 10, 1913February 21, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist. Biography Morton Gould was born in Richmond Hill, New York, Richmond Hill, New York (state), New York, United States. He was recognized ...

's 1945 '' American Concertette''. The premiere took place on Friday, 1 June 1945 at the Ziegfeld Theatre, New York. It was taken into the repertory of the

American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual ei ...

and presented on Wednesday, 17 October that year with costumes by

Irene Sharaff Irene Sharaff (January 23, 1910 – August 16, 1993) was an American costume designer for stage and screen. Her work earned her five Academy Awards and a Tony Award. Sharaff is universally recognized as one of the greatest costume designers of a ...

. It has been revived for the City Ballet on Tuesday, 23 December 1952 at

City Center of Music and Drama New York City Center (previously known as the Mecca Temple, City Center of Music and Drama,. The name "City Center for Music and Drama Inc." is the organizational parent of the New York City Ballet and, until 2011, the New York City Opera. and th ...

Original cast

Alicia Alonso Alicia Alonso (born Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez del Hoyo; 21 December 1920 – 17 October 2019) was a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer whose company became the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955. She is bes ...

Janet Reed Janet Reed (September 15, 1916 – February 28, 2000) was an American ballerina and ballet mistress. She danced with San Francisco Ballet from 1937 to 1941 as leading ballerina. Reed worked with Ballet Theatre from 1943 to 1947 and then with New ...

* John Kriza * Harold Lang *

Tommy Rall Thomas Edward Rall (December 27, 1929 – October 6, 2020) was an American actor, ballet dancer, tap dancer, and acrobatic dancer who was a prominent featured player in 1950s musical comedies. He later became a successful operatic tenor in the 1 ...

References

* ''Repertory Week'', NYCB, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 5 * ''

Playbill ''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's ...

'', NYCB, Friday, May 30, 2008

Articles

* Sam Zolotow
"ROSE VAUDEVILLE ARRIVING TONIGHT; 'Concert-Varieties' to Open at the Ziegfeld--Dunham Dancers, Zero Mostel Featured"
''NY Times'', June 1, 1945

''NY Times'', September 26, 1972

Reviews

*Lewis Nichols

''NY Times'', June 2, 1945 * John Martin
"NEW ROBBINS WORK AT BALLET THEATRE; Choreographer's 'Interplay' Is Presented for First Time by Troupe at Metropolitan"
''NY Times'', October 18, 1945]
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, October 29, 1945">Time (magazine), magazine">''Time'' Time (magazine), magazine
, October 29, 1945*John Martin
"D'AMBOISE DANCES ROLE IN 'INTERPLAY'; Another City Ballet Feature on Week-End Is Jerome Robbins' 1st Appearance of Season"
''NY Times'', May 11, 1953 *Clive Barnes (critic), Clive Barnes
"Ballet: Poisoned Bubbles in the Soda; Acid Comment Lurks in Robbins's 'Interplay'"
''NY Times'', January 22, 1966 *Clive Barnes

''NY Times'', October 21, 1973

''NY Times'', March 27, 1976 *

Anna Kisselgoff Anna Kisselgoff (born 12 January 1938) is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for ''The New York Times''. She began at the ''Times'' as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she h ...

"CITY BALLET: Peter Martin's 'Rossini Quartets'"
''NY Times'', February 14, 1983 *

Roslyn Sulcas Roslyn Sulcas is a dance critic and culture writer for '' The New York Times''. She was raised in Cape Town, South Africa, and studied English literature at university, receiving post-graduate degrees from the University of Cape Town and Paris VII ...

"A Feast of Fancies in Three Robbins Works"
''NY Times'', May 29, 2008 *

"CITY BALLET REVIEW; A Delicate Balance in Love and the World"
''NY Times'', June 4, 2004 *

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 ...

"For a Good Cause: Bits and Pieces and Company Depth"
''NY Times'', June 30, 2008

External links

Internet Broadway Database

video

Jacob's Pillow: American Ballet Theatre, July, 1949
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