Jerome Robbins Fiddler On The Roof Choreography
Robbins continued creating ballets for new york city ballet.
Jerome robbins fiddler on the roof choreography. 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. Jerome robbins was one of the 20th century s most popular ballet and broadway musical choreographers known for gems like west side story and fiddler on the roof. The tony nominee talks his musical theatre debut re imagining the work of fiddler s original choreographer jerome robbins and making the tradition resonate today. Jerome robbins is world renowned for his work as a choreographer of ballets as well as his work as a director and choreographer in theater movies and television.
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. Among his numerous stage productions were on the town peter pan high button shoes the king and i the pajama game bells are ringing west side story gypsy and fiddler on the roof. 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. Since 1958 robbins had worked with the ballet company he.
It was after fiddler on the roof that robbins turned his attention more exclusively to the ballet. 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 has directed for television and film as well with his co direction and choreography of west side story winning him two academy awards.
The original musical was successfully revived on broadway in 1980 he directed and choreographed the popular musical gypsy in 1959 and the even more successful fiddler on the roof in 1964.