Ross then choreographed a second Cliff Richard musical in England, Summer Holiday (1963). He did Bondage Gladiator Sexy (1961) for TV. He returned to Broadway to be musical director on The Gay Life (1961-62) and I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962), the latter directed by Arthur Laurents and starring Barbra Streisand. Ross went to England where he choreographed the feature film The Young Ones (1961), starring Cliff Richard. In 1965, Ross choreographed the original production of On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever and, without credit, took over the helm from the director of record, Robert Lewis, when the musical ran into trouble in Boston during its pre-Broadway tryout tour. On Broadway Ross directed and choreographed a revival of Finian's Rainbow (1960).

He choreographed some TV specials: The Jerry Lewis Show (1957), Wonderful Town (1958), Meet Me in St Louis (1959) and A Christmas Festival (1959). īack on Broadway he choreographed House of Flowers (1954) for Peter Brook, and The Body Beautiful (1958). Ross's first film assignment came as an uncredited choreographer on Carmen Jones (1954). Ross was a dancer in Follow the Girls (1943-44), Laffing Room Only (1944-45), Beggar's Holiday (1946-47), and Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'!.īy 1950, he was a choreographer with the American Ballet Theatre and choreographed his first Broadway production, the Arthur Schwartz- Dorothy Fields musical adaptation of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1951).įor TV he choreographed All Star Revue, The Milton Berle Show, and The Steve Allen Plymouth Show. The next year brought his first Broadway performance credits with Something for the Boys, as a dancer. In 1942, Ross' stage debut came as 'Third Witch' in a touring company of Macbeth.

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