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361.  Slaughter on Tenth Avenue 1968
  • Music
Richard Rodgers (from On Your Toes, 1936, with new orchestration by Hershy Kay)
  • Choreography
George Balanchine
  • Production
Scenery and lighting by Jo Mielziner, executed by Feller Scenery Studios. Costumes by Irene Sharaff
  • Premiere
May 2, 1968, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving. (Preview: Annual New York City Ballet Gala Benefit, April 30.)
  • Cast
Hoofer, Arthur Mitchell; Strip Tease Girl, Suzanne Farrell; Big Boss, Michael Steele; 2 Bartenders; Thug; 3 Policemen; Morosine, Premier Danseur Noble, Earle Sieveling; Gangster; 7 Ladies of the Ballet; 4 Gentlemen of the Ballet
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
  • *166. On Your Toes,
    186. On Your Toes
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Note
Originally choreographed in 1936 for the Broadway musical On Your Toes, the ballet was mounted for the New York City Ballet as a separate work, following the original ideas but with different steps. Mitchell created some of his own dance material, as Ray Bolger undoubtedly had done in On Your Toes.

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Recorded Performances
Videos/DVD
2001, Winstar TV & Video, Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (rehearsal excerpt)
Film
1996, Seahorse Films, Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (rehearsal excerpt)

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