Ballroom (musical)
| Ballroom | |
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 Original Cast Recording |
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| Music | Billy Goldenberg |
| Lyrics | Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman |
| Book | Jerome Kass |
| Basis | TV production Queen of the Stardust Ballroom |
| Productions | 1978 Broadway |
Ballroom is a musical with a book by Jerome Kass and music by Billy Goldenberg and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
Based on Kass' teleplay for the 1975 Emmy Award-winning television drama Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, the plot focuses on lonely widow Bea Asher, who becomes romantically involved with Alfred Rossi, a mail carrier she meets at the local dance hall. Her dream of a happily-ever-after relationship is shattered when she discovers Alfred hasn't been as honest about his personal life as she thought.
After eleven previews, the Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett, opened on December 14, 1978 at the Majestic Theatre, where it ran for 116 performances. The cast included Dorothy Loudon as Bea and Vincent Gardenia as Alfred. The sets were by Robin Wagner, and Theoni V. Aldredge designed the costumes.
The production was Bennett's first project following A Chorus Line three years earlier.
Contents |
[edit] Song list
- A Terrific Band and a Real Nice Crowd
- A Song for Dancing
- One by One
- The Dance Montage
- Dreams
- Somebody Did Alright for Herself
- The Tango Contest
- Goodnight is Not Goodbye
- I've Been Waiting All My Life
- I Love to Dance
- More of the Same
- Fifty Percent
- The Stardust Waltz
- I Wish You a Waltz
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Original Broadway production
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 1979 | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated | |
| Best Book of a Musical | Jerome Kass | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Vincent Gardenia | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | Dorothy Loudon | Nominated | ||
| Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Bennett | Nominated | ||
| Best Choreography | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge | Nominated | ||
| Best Lighting Design | Tharon Musser | Nominated | ||
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Jerome Kass | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Dorothy Loudon | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Patricia Drylie | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Michael Bennett | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Choreography | Won | |||
| Outstanding Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Tharon Musser | Nominated | ||
