I'm Old Fashioned (ballet)
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I'm Old Fashioned is a ballet made by New York City Ballet
balletmaster Jerome Robbins
to Morton Gould
's adaptation of a theme by Jerome Kern
, “I'm Old Fashioned
,” to a Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth sequence from the film You Were Never Lovelier
. The premiere took place on Thursday, June 16, 1983, at New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
. It was titled Variations on "I'm Old Fashioned" at its first performance, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E5DF123BF93BA25755C0A965948260NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff
, June 18, 1983] but the name was truncated to its current form the following week. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEED6133BF93BA15755C0A965948260NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff
, June 28, 1983]
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
balletmaster Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins 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...
to Morton Gould
Morton Gould
Morton Gould was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.Born in Richmond Hill, New York, Gould was recognized early as a child prodigy with abilities in improvisation and composition. His first composition was published at age six...
's adaptation of a theme by Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
Jerome David Kern was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A...
, “I'm Old Fashioned
I'm Old Fashioned
"I'm Old Fashioned" is a 1942 song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer.It was written for the film You Were Never Lovelier , where it was introduced by Nan Wynn who dubbed for Rita Hayworth as part of a song and dance routine with Fred Astaire.According to Mueller:...
,” to a Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth sequence from the film You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier is a 1942 Hollywood musical comedy film, set in Buenos Aires. It starred Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou and Xavier Cugat, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by William A...
. The premiere took place on Thursday, June 16, 1983, at New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York City's Upper West Side. Reynold Levy has been its president since 2002.-History and facilities:...
. It was titled Variations on "I'm Old Fashioned" at its first performance, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E5DF123BF93BA25755C0A965948260NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff
Anna Kisselgoff
Anna Kisselgoff is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for the New York Times. She began at the Times as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she held until 2005...
, June 18, 1983] but the name was truncated to its current form the following week. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEED6133BF93BA15755C0A965948260NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff
Anna Kisselgoff
Anna Kisselgoff is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for the New York Times. She began at the Times as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she held until 2005...
, June 28, 1983]
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Articles
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10710F9355C0C7A8EDDAC0894DB484D81Sunday NY Times, Jack AndersonJack Anderson (dance critic)Jack Anderson is an American dance critic and author. Since 1978, he has been a contributor of dance reviews and other articles in The New York Times...
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