Fosse

Infobox Musical
name= Fosse
subtitle=


caption= Original cast recording
music= Various
lyrics= Various
book= Revue of Bob Fosse's choreography
basis=
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.

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.

In 2002, "Fosse", featuring Reinking and Ben Vereen, was aired as part of the "Great Performances" series on PBS television.

A London production opened at the West End Prince of Wales Theatre on February 8, 2000 and closed January 6, 2001. [ [http://www.thisistheatre.com/shows/princeofwales145.html Fosse London - information on the theatre show ] ]

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. [ [http://www.curtainup.com/fosse.html Curtain Up review] ] Reviewer Ben Brantley describes the show as a "bookless three-act show, which has no identifying narrative or standard chronology... [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." ["New York Times", Ben Brantley, January 15, 1999]

Musical numbers

;Act I
*Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries (from "Big Deal")
*Fosse's World
*Bye Bye Blackbird (from "Liza with a Z")
*From the Edge (from "Dancin'")
*Percussion 4 (from "Dancin')
*Big Spender (from "Sweet Charity")
*Crunchy Granola Suite (from "Dancin"')
*From This Moment On (from "Kiss Me, Kate")
*Transition (inspired by "Redhead")
*I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man (from "Dancin"');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. 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

*Ann Reinking (replacement)
*Bebe Neuwirth (replacement)
*Ben Vereen (replacement)
*Desmond Richardson
*Elizabeth Parkinson
*Holly Cruikshank
*Scott Wise
*Valarie Pettiford

Awards and nominations

*Tony Award for Best Musical (winner)
*Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Desmond Richardson and Scott Wise, nominees)
*Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Valarie Pettiford, nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Lighting Design (winner)
*Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Orchestrations (winner)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Jane Lanier, nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical (nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Revue (winner)
*Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical (winner)

References

External links

*ibdb show|id=3688|title=Fosse
* [http://www.nodanw.com/shows_f/fosse.htm Details at noda]
* [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/fosse/fosse.html PBS]