Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Robbins, Jerome
2. Robbins, Jerome
3. Gould, Morton, 1913-1996
4. Alexander, Jason, 1959-
5. Lowenstein, David
6. Lynch, Michael Sutherland
7. Yeager, Barbara
8. Lamb, Mary Ann
9. Hunter, Joann M.
10. Lanier, Jane
11. Garr, Nicholas
12. Fletcher, Susann, performer
13. Myers, Troy
14. Wright, Elaine
15. Fraboni, Angelo
16. Caballero, Christophe
17. Lee, Linda Talcott
18. Hoon, Barbara
19. Fowler, Scott
20. Gregory, Michael Scott, -1992
21. Jovovich, Scott
22. Grose, Andrew
23. Monge, Julio
24. Shubert Organization, donor

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (10 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. A run-through of the dance number "Charleston" from the musical Billion dollar baby (1945), in preparation for the musical retrospective Jerome Robbins' Broadway, which premiered in February 1989. Run-through is preceded by rehearsal of flapper poses with three dancers, and is followed by an excerpt from the finale. Jerome Robbins appears briefly on camera.

Alternative title

1. Charleston
2. Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal

Subject

1. Theater rehearsals > New York (State) > New York
2. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
3. Musical theater > Production and direction
4. Video
5. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
6. Dance rehearsals
7. Robbins, Jerome > Jerome Robbins' Broadway
8. Dance
9. Musicals

Genre/Form

1. Musicals.
2. Dance.
3. Video.
4. Dance rehearsals.

Contents

1. On card inserted in cassette container: Flapper poses (9/15/88, 000) -- Runthrough (10/21/88, 320)

Call number

1. NCOV 804

Note

1. Time and date code on frame.
2. Credits and location taken from TOFT files. Performers inferred from the cast list of the show's New York run at the Imperial Theatre.
3. During the first two minutes of this tape, the dancers are depicted in a series of freeze-frame poses while the audio track continues underneath. This portion, "Flapper poses," lasts until 2:22.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in 890 Broadway Studios, New York, N.Y., in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment on Sept. 15, Oct. 21, and Oct. 17, 1988.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Title

1. Charleston, Sep. 15 to Oct. 17, 1988: [Jerome Robbins' Broadway rehearsal] [videorecording] / choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; music by Morton Gould.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y., 1988.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Access

1. Permission required.

Performer

1. Rehearsed by Jason Alexander, David Lowenstein, Michael Lynch, Barbara Yeager, Mary Ann Lamb, JoAnn M. Hunter, Jane Lanier, Nicholas Garr, Susann Fletcher, Troy Myers, Elaine Wright, Angelo H. Fraboni, Christophe Caballero, Linda Talcott, Barbara Hoon, Scott Fowler, Michael Scott Gregory, Scott Jovovich, Andrew Grose, Julio Monge.

Event

1. Videotaped in 890 Broadway Studios, New York, N.Y., in rehearsal clothes, with piano accompaniment on Sept. 15, Oct. 21, and Oct. 17, 1988.

Local note

1. Gift of Jerome Robbins and The Shubert Organization.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Robbins, Jerome. Jerome Robbins' Broadway.
2. Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.
3. Gould, Morton, 1913-1996. Billion dollar baby.
4. Gould, Morton, 1913-1996. Billion dollar baby. Charleston.
5. Alexander, Jason, 1959- performer.
6. Lowenstein, David, performer.
7. Lynch, Michael Sutherland, performer.
8. Yeager, Barbara, performer.
9. Lamb, Mary Ann, performer.
10. Hunter, Joann M., performer.
11. Lanier, Jane, performer.
12. Garr, Nicholas, performer.
13. Fletcher, Susann, performer.
14. Myers, Troy, performer.
15. Wright, Elaine, performer.
16. Fraboni, Angelo, performer.
17. Caballero, Christophe, performer.
18. Lee, Linda Talcott, performer.
19. Hoon, Barbara, performer.
20. Fowler, Scott, performer.
21. Gregory, Michael Scott, -1992, performer.
22. Jovovich, Scott, performer.
23. Grose, Andrew, performer.
24. Monge, Julio, performer.
25. Robbins, Jerome, donor.
26. Shubert Organization, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOV 804