Jerome Robbins Episodes

In the second half of Tony's conversation with actor Russ Tamblyn , he reflects on receiving an Academy Award nomination for " Peyton Place ." He shares experiences working with Elvis Presley in "Jailhouse Rock," discusses landing a role in " Seven Brides for Seven Brothers " without knowing how to dance, and describes filming the iconic number "Goin' Courtin'" with Jane Powell. He shares his experience working with Jerome Robbins on " West Side Story ," emphasizing how strict Robbins was with t...

During the second part of Tony’s fascinating conversation with actor, dancer, singer and author George Chakiris , they discuss his move from Hollywood to New York to find work on Broadway, how he was cast in the role of Riff, leader of the Jets, after auditioning for Jerome Robbins for the London production of “ West Side Story”– which he worked on for two years before winning the role of Bernardo for the film version directed by Robert Wise , his memories of filming the multi-award winning movi...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed , host Tony Miros speaks with legendary actor, dancer, singer, and author GEORGE CHAKIRIS who is best known for winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the role of Bernardo in the 1961 film version of WEST SIDE STORY! During their fascinating two-part conversation George tells host Tony Miros about writing his memoir “My West Side Story” with co-author Lindsay Harrison, making his film debut at the age of 15 in the chorus of the MGM f...