Michael Bennett - Part 10 (Ballroom)

Ballroom is a 1978 Broadway musical directed, produced, and choreographed by legendary Tony Award winner Michael Bennett. It served as Bennett's highly anticipated directorial follow-up to his massive, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork, A Chorus Line. Production & Overview * Broadway Debut: Opened on December 14, 1978, at the Majestic Theatre. * Run Time: Closed on March 24, 1979, after a short run of 116 performances. * Creative Team: Music by Billy Goldenberg, lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and a book by Jerome Kass. * The Core Cast: Starred Broadway favorite Dorothy Loudon as Bea Asher and Vincent Gardenia as Alfred Rossi The musical also claimed the 1979 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography. While it is often classified as one of Broadway's famous "flops," it has retained a dedicated, affectionate cult following among musical theater historians and die-hard fans. Tony Win for Best Choreography .