Billion Dollar Baby is a musical with the book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and the score by Morton Gould.
It follows the adventures of an ambitious young woman, Maribelle Jones, in her quest for wealth during the Prohibition era.
Billion Dollar Baby was not well-received, although Robbins' choreography — which included two dream ballets, a Charleston, and a gangster's funeral procession - was widely praised.
The cast starred Joan McCracken (as Maribelle), Mitzi Green, William Tabbert, and David Burns.
[2] The show gained notoriety for an event that happened in rehearsals: Robbins, walking backwards as he ranted at the dancers, failed to realize how close he was to the orchestra pit—and fell into it.