Shows · Ballroom
Ballroom
Opened 1978
116 performances
Musical, Revolution
Bea Asher, a lonely widow from the Bronx, reluctantly goes to a local ballroom dance hall at the urging of her friends. There she meets Al Rossi, a married mailman who is a regular at the hall. They begin a tender romance on the dance floor, finding joy and companionship in each other's arms. But Bea must decide whether to continue a relationship with a man who will never leave his wife, or walk away from the only happiness she has found since her husband's death.
- Music
- Billy Goldenberg
- Lyrics
- Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
- Book
- Jerome Kass
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 1 recording
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
Ballroom is a stage musical with a book by Jerome Kass and music by Billy Goldenberg and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Debuting on Broadway in 1978, it was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. Based on Kass's teleplay for the 1975 Emmy Award-winning television drama Queen of the Stardust Ballroom starring Maureen Stapleton, 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.
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