Jerome Robbins Choreography Fiddler On The Roof

Jerome robbins october 11 1918 july 29 1998 was an american choreographer director dancer and theater producer who worked in classical ballet on stage film and television.

Jerome robbins choreography fiddler on the roof. Tradition jerome robbins broadway features a selection of numbers from fiddler on the roof. Original new york stage production of fiddler on the roof directed and choreographed by jerome robbins musical revue original fiddler on the roof dec 20 2015 dec 31 2016. He shared the position of ballet master in chief with peter martins. It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and.

His broadway shows include on the town billion dollar baby high button shoes west side story the king and i gypsy peter pan miss liberty call me madam and fiddler on the roof. Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905. After his broadway triumph with fiddler on the roof in 1964 mr. Robbins continued creating ballets for new york city ballet.

With the possible exception of the fancy footwork in west side story the choreography that jerome robbins created for the 1964 jerry bock sheldon harnick joseph stein musical fiddler on the roof. Robbins has directed for television and film as well with his co direction and choreography of west side story winning him two academy awards. Here s a glimpse at one of the classics you ll see when you get your tickets today at tuts. Fiddler on the roof created by jerry bock music sheldon harnick lyrics joseph stein book and jerome robbins direction and choreography and based on the stories of sholom.