Fancy Free

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See also: New York City Ballet repertory and NYCB 2008 Spring Repertory

Fancy Free is a ballet by Jerome Robbins, subsequently ballet master of New York City Ballet, made on Ballet Theatre, now called American Ballet Theatre, to eponymous music from 1944 with scenery by Oliver Smith, costumes by Kermit Love and lighting by Ronald Bates. The premiere took place on April 18, 1944, at the Old Metropolitan Opera House, New York. The NYCB premiere took place January 31, 1980.

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 original 1.2 Jeromes Robbins celebration Spring 2008 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Cast

[edit] original

Muriel Bentley Janet Reed Shirley Eckl

John Kriza Harold Lang Jerome Robbins

[edit] Jeromes Robbins celebration Spring 2008

Amanda Hankes Tiler Peck Briana Shepherd

Damian Woetzel Joaquín De Luz Ethan Stiefel Jason Fowler

[edit] References

• Playbill, New York City Ballet, Thursday, May 1, 2008

• Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 1

[edit] External links

• New York City Ballet home page

• NY Times article by Anna Kisselgoff, February 2, 1980

• NY Times article by Jack Anderson, February 5, 1980

• NY Times article, April 19, 1945

• NY Times review by John Martin, October 10, 1944

• NY Times review by John Martin, April 19, 1944