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Bob Fosse

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ChoreographerBook WriterDirector 1927–1987 On stage 1950

Iconic director-choreographer whose angular, jazz-inflected style is instantly recognizable.

On stage 1 production

1950 Dance Me a Song Royale Theatre · Original · directed by James Shelton 35 perf.

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Also credited on15 works

Bells Are Ringing
Big Deal
Chicago
Chicago (1996 Revival)
Damn Yankees
Dancin'
Fosse
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Little Me
New Girl In Town
Pippin
Redhead
Sweet Charity
The Pajama Game
Sweet Charity

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In the literature8 passages

  • After two successful revivals at the New York City Center in 1961 and 1963 (both with Bob Fosse in the title role), the artistic and commercial failure of a 1976 revival at New York City’s Circle in the Square—abandoned by New York City Ballet star Edward Villella shortly before opening night—would not cause Pal Joey to lose its place as…ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • Film cast (1953) : Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Miller, Bobby Van, Tommy Rall, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Bob Fosse, André Previn (conductor). MGM 3077. Added: “From This Moment On,” dropped from Out of This World .ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • FILM (MGM 1953) : Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bobby Van, Bob Fosse, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Carol Haney. Screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley. Produced by Jack Cummings. Directed by George Sidney. Choreography by Hermes Pan (Bob Fosse uncredited). Deleted songs: “Another Opnin,’ Another Show,” “Bianca,” “I A…ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • 55 . In Bob Fosse’s 1972 popular film adaptation of the Weill-influenced Cabaret (1966), for example, the songs that took place outside the Kit Kat Club on Broadway were mostly removed, an artistic decision that deprived the central male character the inalienable right of any central character in a musical: the right to sing.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • Cast : Joan McCracken, Marion Lorne, Ann Thomas, Wally Cox, Bob Fosse, Mary-Ann Niles, Jimmy Kirkwood, Lee Goodman, Erik Rhodes, Tom Albert, Cynthia Rogers, Donald Saddler, Cliff Ferre, Scott Merrill, Babe Hines, Tina Prescott, Alan Ross, Bob Scheerer, Biff McGuire, Francine Bond, June Graham, Carmina Cansino, Marian Horosko, Dusty McCaff…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Gwen Verdon made her Broadway debut in Alive and Kicking , and during the same week Bob Fosse made his in Dance Me a Song . In fact, while the little revue didn’t make any waves at the time, it’s now notable for showcasing a number of names that would go on to theatrical glory, for besides Fosse, the evening offered sketch writer and perf…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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