- Anne Reinking
Anne Reinking (born
November 10 ,1949 inSeattle, Washington ) was a Fosse-influenced choreographer and star of the musical "Chicago."Reinking danced in
Bob Fosse musicals of the 1970s and moved from the chorus in "Pippin" to the lead in "Chicago" (where she replaced Fosse's wifeGwen Verdon ).Reinking had a love affair with Fosse, and played his lover in Fosse's semi-autobiographical movie "
All That Jazz ".She played Grace, Oliver Warbucks's Assistant, in the 1982 movie version of Annie
She became a choreographer, and is the leading acolyte of Fosse's style and techniques. She choreographed and starred in the 1997 Broadway revival of "Chicago".
She founded the
Broadway Theater Project , a Florida training program connecting students with seasoned theater professionals.External links
* [http://members.tripod.com/Ann_Reinking/index.html en's "Ann Reinking & All That Jazz..."]
* [http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/070200/fea_reinking.shtml Anne Reinking Doesn't Dance Around Fosse Influence]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_4_74/ai_61426506 The Dance Magazine Awards (brief overview of Reinking's career)]
* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/may97/chicago_5-30.html Online News Hour: Chicago, The Musical]
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