Best side story By HOWARD KISSEL
In 1998, when I was assigned to write the obituary for the theatrical genius Jerome Robbins, I decided to call someone who knew him closely, in the hope of getting some fresh perspectives.
Today is Thursday, October 22, 2026 Opening: The Imaginary Invalid Preview: The Fantasticks Broadway Baby Birthdays: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Sarah E. Litzsinger Steven E. Goldstein Robert Torti Judy Blazer Jeff Goldblum Lee Meredith Tony Roberts Derek Jacobi Christopher Lloyd William Hanley Sylvia Short James Grout Mitzi Green James Hanley Joan Fontaine Roger De Koven Constance Bennett Curly Howard Parker Fennelly John L. Balderston Robert Graves Cecilia Loftus Raymond Hitchcock Franz Liszt Jason Moore Marc Shaiman Todd Graff Bill Condon Eddie Brigati Charles Keating Sylvia Dee