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Fosse
Music Various
Lyrics Various
Book Revue of Bob Fosse's choreography
Productions 1999 Broadway
2001 West End
Awards Tony Award for Best Musical
Drama Desk Outstanding Revue
Olivier Award for Best Musical

Fosse is a Tony Award winning three-act musical revue showcasing the choreography of Bob Fosse. A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical Entertainment that combines Music, dance and sketches. Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse ( June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American Musical theater Choreographer and Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Musical first awarded in 1949 The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical Entertainment that combines Music, dance and sketches. See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse ( June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American Musical theater Choreographer and

After 21 previews, the original Broadway production, conceived and directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Ann Reinking and choreographed by Reinking and Chet Walker, opened on January 14, 1999 at the Broadhurst Theatre, where it ran for 1093 performances. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Richard Maltby Jr (born October 6, 1937, Ripon Wisconsin) is an American Theatre director and producer, Lyricist Ann Reinking (born November 10, 1949) is an American actress, Dancer, and Choreographer. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Broadhurst Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 235 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan.

In 2002, Fosse, featuring Reinking and Ben Vereen, was aired as part of the Great Performances series on PBS television. Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946, in Miami Florida) is an American Actor, Dancer, and Singer who has Great Performances is a Television series devoted to the Performing arts and has been aired on the U The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the

A London production opened at the West End Prince of Wales Theatre on February 8, 2000 and closed January 6, 2001. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" The Prince of Wales Theatre is a West End theatre on Coventry Street, near Leicester Square in the City of Westminster. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. [1]

The musical did not recreate the musical numbers as originally presented but instead had primarily black-and-white costumes (including the all-important hats), set against a simple setting. [2] Reviewer Ben Brantley describes the show as a "bookless three-act show, which has no identifying narrative or standard chronology. Ben Brantley (born October 30, 1954) is the chief Theater Critic of the New York Times. . . [with] particular physical vocabulary. . . the pigeon-toed stance, the cocked wrists, the twitching bums, the inwardly turned knees, accessorized with the essential white gloves and black bowlers. "[3]

Contents

Musical numbers

Act I
Act II
  • Shoeless Joe Ballet (from Damn Yankees)
  • Dancing in the Dark
  • Steam Heat (from The Pajama Game)
  • I Gotcha (from Liza With a Z)
  • Rich Man's Frug (from Sweet Charity)
  • Transition: Silky Thoughts
  • Cool Hand Luke (from a 1968 Bob Hope television)
  • Dancin' Dan (Me and My Shadow) (from Dancin')
  • Nowadays/The Hot Honey Rag (from Chicago)
Act III
  • Glory (from Pippin)
  • Manson Trio (from Pippin)
  • Mein Herr (from Cabaret)
  • Take Off with Us/Three Pas de Deux (from All That Jazz)
  • Razzle Dazzle (from Chicago)
  • Who's Sorry Now (from All that Jazz )
  • There's Gonna Be Some Changes Made (from All that Jazz)
  • Mr. "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular Song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Buddy G Big Deal is a musical with a book by Bob Fosse using songs from various composers such as Ray Henderson, Eubie Blake, and Dancin is a musical Revue first produced in 1978 directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, who won a Tony Award for the choreography This is the article on the musical For the 1969 film see Sweet Charity (film. " From This Moment On " is a 1951 popular Song written by Cole Porter, for his musical Out of This World, where it was dropped Kiss Me Kate is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Redhead is a Broadway musical set in London in the 1880s around the time of Jack the Ripper. Damn Yankees is a Musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and " Steam Heat " is a Show tune from the 1954 musical The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7-1/2 Cents by Richard Bissell. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. Pippin is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. All That Jazz is a Palme D'Or winning 1979 American Musical film directed by Bob Fosse. Bojangles (from Dancin')
  • Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries (Reprise)
  • Sing! Sing! Sing! (from Dancin')
  • Curtain Call: Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (from Big Deal)

Principal cast

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ Fosse London - information on the theatre show
  2. ^ Curtain Up review
  3. ^ New York Times, Ben Brantley, January 15, 1999

External links


"Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular Song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Buddy G Scott Wise is an American actor director and Choreographer. Biography Although a life-trained dancer Wise first became seriously interested Desmond Richardson is co-founder and co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Beatrice “Bebe” Neuwirth (born December 31 1958 is an American actress, Singer and Dancer. Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946, in Miami Florida) is an American Actor, Dancer, and Singer who has Ann Reinking (born November 10, 1949) is an American actress, Dancer, and Choreographer. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel

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