
Person
Jerome Robbins
Acting · 1918–1998 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jerome Robbins (October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American theater producer, director, and choreographer known primarily for Broadway Theater and Ballet/Dance, but who also occasionally directed films and directed/produced for television. His work has included everything from classical ballet to contemporary musical theater. Among the numerous stage productions he worked on were On the Town, High Button Shoes, The King And I, The Pajama Game, Bells Are Ringing, West Side Story, Gypsy: A Musical Fable, and Fiddler on the Roof. Robbins is a five time Tony Award winner and a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. He also received two Academy Awards, including the 1961 Academy Award for Best Director with Robert Wise for West Side Story. A documentary about his life and work, Something to Dance About, featuring excerpts from his journals, archival performance and rehearsal footage and interviews with Robbins and his colleagues, premiered in PBS in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerome Robbins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

The Mike Douglas Show
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The Oscars
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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West Side Story
Theatre Play

West Side Story
Director

On the Town
Idea

West Side Story
Original Concept

Gypsy
Choreographer

Peter Pan
Writer

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
Director
Filmography
- 2025West Side StoryOriginal Concept
- 2021West Side StoryTheatre Play
- 2020The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)Choreographer
- 2020Miami City Ballet's The FirebirdChoreographer
- 2018Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2Set Designer
- 2017The Bolshoi Ballet: A Contemporary EveningChoreographer
- 2016West Side Stories: The Making of a ClassicSelf
- 2015GypsyChoreographer
- 2011Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome RobbinsChoreographer
- 2009Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance Aboutself (archival)
- 2003West Side MemoriesSelf (1960 interview) (voice) (archive footage)
- 1994GypsyChoreographer
- 1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf
- 1978Divided LoyaltiesHimself
- 1961West Side StoryDirector
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1960Peter PanWriter
- 1956Peter PanChoreographer
- 1955Peter PanDirector
- 1953The Ford 50th Anniversary ShowDirector
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1949On the TownIdea
- —Ballets: U.S.A.Self
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