Fosse
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{{Infobox Musical
|name= Fosse
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|music= Various
|lyrics= Various
|book= [[Revue]] of [[Bob Fosse]]'s choreography
|basis=
|productions= [[1999]] [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] <br> [[2001]] [[West End theatre|West End]]
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|awards= [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] <br> [[Drama Desk Award|Drama Desk Outstanding Revue]] <br> [[Laurence Olivier Award|Olivier Award for Best Musical]]
}}
'''''Fosse''''' is a [[Tony Award]] winning three-act [[musical theatre|musical]] [[revue]] showcasing the [[choreography]] of [[Bob Fosse]].
After 21 previews, the original [[Broadway theatre|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 theatre|West End]] [[Prince of Wales Theatre]] on February 8, [[2000]] and closed January 6, 2001. <ref>[http://www.thisistheatre.com/shows/princeofwales145.html Fosse London - information on the theatre show<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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. <ref>[http://www.curtainup.com/fosse.html Curtain Up review]</ref> 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."<ref>''New York Times'', Ben Brantley, January 15, 1999</ref>
==Musical numbers==
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;Act I
* [[Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries]] (from ''[[Big Deal (play)|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 (Cole Porter song)|From This Moment On]] (from ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'')
* Transition (inspired by ''[[Redhead (musical)|Redhead]]'')
* I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man (from ''Dancin''')
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;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 (musical)|Chicago]]'')
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;Act III
* Glory (from ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]'')
* Manson Trio (from ''Pippin'')
* Mein Herr (from ''[[Cabaret (musical)|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'')
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==Principal cast==
*[[Valarie Pettiford]]
*[[Elizabeth Parkinson]]
*[[Scott Wise]]
*[[Holly Cruikshank]]
*[[Desmond Richardson]]
*[[Bebe Neuwirth]] (replacement)
*[[Ben Vereen]] (replacement)
*[[Ann Reinking]] (replacement)
==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==
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==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]
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[[Category:1999 musicals]]
[[Category:Broadway musicals]]
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