Jerome Robbins

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 BalletDance but who also occasionally directed films and directedproduced 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia