Larry Kert (1930-1991), an American actor, singer, and dancer, who was known for originating the role of Tony in Broadway's
West Side Story (1957) and replacing Dean Jones as Robert in the original Broadway cast of
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Larry Kert (1930-1991), an American actor, singer, and dancer, who was known for originating the role of Tony in Broadway's
West Side Story (1957) and replacing Dean Jones as Robert in the original Broadway cast of
Company (1970). The Larry Kert papers, dating from 1930 to 2016, chronicle his work primarily in musical theater productions and cabaret acts through sheet music, scripts, audio and moving image recordings, photographs, printed matter, and associated files. The collection also holds a small amount of sheet music, scripts, and photographs from American choreographer, dancer, and director Tony Stevens (1948-2011), and correspondence, ephemera, and photographs compiled by Kert's life partner Ron Pullen (1955-2023).
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