Interplay is a ballet in one act made by Jerome Robbins , subsequently ballet master of New York City Ballet , for Billy Rose 's Concert Varieties to Morton Gould 's 1945 American Concertette . The premiere took place on Friday, 1 June 1945 at the Ziegfeld Theatre , New York. It was taken into the repertory of the American Ballet Theatre and presented on Wednesday, 17 October that year with costumes by Irene Sharaff . It has been revived for the City Ballet on Tuesday, 23 December 1952 at City Center of Music and Drama .
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Lewis Nichols, "THE PLAY; Vaude., as Art" , NY Times , June 2, 1945
John Martin , "NEW ROBBINS WORK AT BALLET THEATRE; Choreographer's 'Interplay' Is Presented for First Time by Troupe at Metropolitan" , NY Times , October 18, 1945]
"Music: Made in U.S.A." , Time magazine , October 29, 1945
John Martin, "D'AMBOISE DANCES ROLE IN 'INTERPLAY'; Another City Ballet Feature on Week-End Is Jerome Robbins' 1st Appearance of Season" , NY Times , May 11, 1953
Clive Barnes , "Ballet: Poisoned Bubbles in the Soda; Acid Comment Lurks in Robbins's 'Interplay'" , NY Times , January 22, 1966
Clive Barnes, "The Ballet: 'Interplay'" , NY Times , October 21, 1973
"'INTERPLAY' DANCED BRIGHTLY BY CHRYST" , NY Times , March 27, 1976
Anna Kisselgoff , "CITY BALLET: Peter Martin's 'Rossini Quartets'" , NY Times , February 14, 1983
Roslyn Sulcas , "A Feast of Fancies in Three Robbins Works" , NY Times , May 29, 2008
Anna Kisselgoff , "CITY BALLET REVIEW; A Delicate Balance in Love and the World" , NY Times , June 4, 2004
Alastair Macaulay , "For a Good Cause: Bits and Pieces and Company Depth" , NY Times , June 30, 2008