Tag Archives: Bob Fosse

2021 Webby Award Nominees

Posted on April 20, 2021 by boz

This morning, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for its 2021 Webby Awards. Google earned the most nominations with 22, followed by HBO with 20, and Comedy Central with 19. In addition to the academy’s … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Ann Reinking

Posted on December 15, 2020 by boz

Tony-winning choreographer Ann Reinking died on Saturday in Seattle, while visiting family. Reinking was born Nov. 10, 1949, and raised in Bellevue, Wash. She made her professional debut at age 12 in Giselle with the English Royal Ballet and moved … Continue reading →

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Essential Film Musicals: All That Jazz

Posted on June 2, 2020 by boz

In 1974, director-choreographer Bob Fosse was editing Lenny, his first film since winning an Oscar (watch here) for Cabaret, and staging Chicago, a Broadway musical starring his estranged wife Gwen Verdon. To keep pace, he was popping Dexedrine and ignoring … Continue reading →

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Essential Musicals: Cabaret

Posted on May 15, 2020 by boz

In 1929, novelist Christopher Isherwood took a spring trip to Berlin and was so taken with the city that he moved there six months later. For the next four years, as Hitler rose to power, he kept a diary chronicling … Continue reading →

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Making Musicals: The Song Moments

Posted on April 13, 2020 by boz

“Story” is what happens. It’s the narrative center. “Plot” is why it happens. It’s the emotional center. This should be familiar, if you read last week’s post on finding an idea. In Aspects of the Novel (1927), E.M. Forster put … Continue reading →

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Bob Fosse Stamp

Posted on July 30, 2012 by boz

On July 28, National Dance Day, the U.S. Postal Service honored “four influential choreographers who changed the art of dance,” including Isadora Duncan, José Limón, Katherine Dunham and Broadway legend Bob Fosse, who the USPS noted “received one Oscar, three … Continue reading →

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