PositiveAir MailOne of the pleasures of Vaill’s selection is the cast of characters that returns over many years ... Robbins has often been designated a perfectionist, but the letters suggest \'particularist\' is closer to the mark. The fascinating correspondence from his collaboration-rich Broadway years of the 1950s and early 1960s makes clear both why Robbins drove people crazy and why they still wanted him around. The missives are models of civility and uncompromise ... Jerome Robbins, by Himself winds down gracefully ... After Jerome Robbins, by Himself, you don’t just accept the man; you miss him.
