Dancin'

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 700+ words | Copyright

Dancin' (1978), a choreographic revue featuring original dance pieces by Bob Fosse. [Broadhurst Theatre, 1,774 perf.] Using such diverse composers as Johann Sebastian Bach, George M. Cohan, Neil Diamond, and John Philip Sousa for its music, Fosse devised a variety of “dance for dance's sake” numbers. The Shubert production enjoyed an exceptionally long run not only because of its fine dancing but because it became a prime attraction for foreigners, who found it offered no language problems. Some numbers were later repeated in the Livent‐produced revue Fosse (1999) which ran for 1,100 performances at the same theatre, winning the Tony Award. Ann Reinking and others re‐created several of the late Fosse's numbers from various Broadway shows and movies.

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