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Air and Variations
Broadway
One Act
Original
Air and Variations
Broadway
One Act
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (17)
Ruby Asquith
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Todd Bolender
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Lew Christensen
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Erick Hawkins
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Lorna London
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Marie-Jeanne
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Miss Campbell
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Heater
Dancer
(Original)
Beatrice Tompkins
Dancer
(Original)
Miss Vallon
Dancer
(Original)
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Ruby Asquith
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Todd Bolender
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Lew Christensen
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Erick Hawkins
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Lorna London
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Marie-Jeanne
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Miss Campbell
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Heater
Dancer
(Original)
Beatrice Tompkins
Dancer
(Original)
Miss Vallon
Dancer
(Original)
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Source Material (from "The Goldberg Variations")
Lincoln Kirstein
Director
William Dollar
Choregraphy
Nicolas Nabokoff
Orchestration
American Lyric Theatre (Robert Edmond Jones, Managing Director)
Producer
The League of Composers
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
24
1939
Closing Date
May
27
1939
Performances
2
as of Dec 05, 2025
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