Babes in Arms Balanchine, George performer Nicholas Brothers performer Theatrical Performance 1937-04-14 Sam S. Shubert Theater A musical comedy in two acts, 14 scenes. book by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz hart. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Staged by Robert Sinclair. Choreography by George Balanchine. Opened 14 April 1937 at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre, moved 25 October 1937 to the Majestic Theatre, and closed 18 December 1937 after 289 performances. In "Lee Calhoun's Follies" Nicholas Brothers (Fayard and Harold) perform specialty dance, "Nubians" an Egyptian-styled tap dance staged by Balanchine in which they jump over and slide through the legs of a all-female chorus. They appear in several scenes of the musical comedy, including the Act II scene "Peter's Journey." Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Bordman, Gerald: American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. New York: Oxford University Press (1992). Hill, Constance Valis: Constance Valis Hill, personal collection of tap dance materials. (). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Nicholas Brothers (biography) loc.music.tdabio.144 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.349