Fosse 2655376 202130378 2008-03-30T20:19:00Z Cydebot 1215485 Robot - Removing category 100 Longest-Running Broadway shows per [[WP:CFD|CFD]] at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 March 22]]. {{Otheruses1|the Broadway revue}} {{Infobox Musical |name= Fosse |subtitle= |image= |caption= |music= Various |lyrics= Various |book= [[Revue]] of [[Bob Fosse]]'s choreography |basis= |productions= [[1999]] [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] <br> [[2001]] [[West End theatre|West End]] <!-- Please do not include production-specific (acting, directing, etc.) awards --> |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== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} ;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''') {{col-break}} ;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]]'') {{col-break}} ;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'') {{col-end}} ==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== {{Reflist}} ==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] {{TonyAwardBestMusical 1976-2000}} [[Category:1999 musicals]] [[Category:Broadway musicals]] [[ja:フォッシー]]