Ballroom is a musical with a book by Jerome Kaas and music by Billy Goldenberg and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

Based on Kaas' teleplay for the 1975 Emmy Award-winning television drama Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, the plot focuses on lonely widow Bea Asher, who becomes romantically involved with Alfred Rossi, a mail carrier she meets at the local dance hall. Her dream of a happily-ever-after relationship is shattered when she discovers Alfred hasn't been as honest about his personal life as she thought.

After eleven previews, the Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett, opened on December 14, 1978 at the Majestic Theatre, where it ran for 116 performances. The cast included Dorothy Loudon as Bea and Vincent Gardenia as Alfred. The sets were by Robin Wagner, and Theoni V. Aldredge designed the costumes.

The production was Bennett's first project following A Chorus Line three years earlier.

Song list

• A Terrific Band and a Real Nice Crowd
• A Song for Dancing
• One by One
• The Dance Montage
• Dreams
• Somebody Did Alright for Herself
• The Tango Contest
• Goodnight is Not Goodbye
• I've Been Waiting All My Life
• I Love to Dance
• More of the Same
• Fifty Percent
• The Stardust Waltz
• I Wish You a Waltz

Awards and nominations

• Tony Award for Best Musical (nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Gardenia, nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Loudon, nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Lighting Design (Tharon Musser, nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Choreography (winner)
• Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominee)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book (nominee)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Loudon, nominee)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Patricia Drylie, nominee)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography (winner)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical (nominee)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design (nominee)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (nominee)

External links

• Internet Broadway Database listing