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PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 11 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas and Ernio Hernandez

1918 Jerome Robbins born today. The choreographer spent most of his early career moving easily between the worlds of classical ballet and Broadway, choreographing and/or directing classics including On the Town, West Side Story, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Fiddler on the Roof, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and The King and I. In 1989, just nine years before his death, his career was celebrated in the Tony-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on October 11, 2014

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