Past or Present. I'm between Bob Fosse and Jerome Robbins. You guys?
When someone blunders, we say that he makes a misstep. Is it then not clear that all the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill our history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing. - Moliere
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
I'm probably going to get killed or ripped apart for this post but I'm definitely not a huge bob fosse fan...therefore I have to say of the past robbins definitely and of current stroman
"Judy Garland, Jimmy Dean, You tragedy Queen" ~ Taboo
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
Tommy Tune is also a great one. I love what he did with NINE.
When someone blunders, we say that he makes a misstep. Is it then not clear that all the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill our history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing. - Moliere
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
Ann Reinking did a good job with adapting Fosse's classic choreography with the Revival of Chicago, you can still feel and enjoy his style with the show.
Mitchell and the Marshalls are my favourites of the present. For some reason I don't really like Storman's choreography...then again I never saw Contast...only Oklahoma and Producers, but those two I wasn't a big fan of the dancing.
I enjoy the works of Bob Fosse, Susan Stroman, Jerry Mitchell... they're are others here but those are the top 3 in my book. Wayne Cilento - liked his work on AIDA Susan Stroman - I haven't seen THE PRODUCERS but I believe she did a heck of a job on one of her earlier works - CRAZY FOR YOU! CONTACT was good! Her choreography for MSG's A Christmas Carol was wonderful as well! Anthony Van Laast- ?? Um......i think anyone, if not a real dancer, can pull off his work. MAMMA MIA! choreography i think ANYONE can do! I'm not too thrilled about his work. And.....can I add - Jerry Mitchell is a fine looking choreographer! Haha.
Fosse (Chicago; H2$; Sweet Charity) Robbins (I mean they both had shows named after them lol) Michael Kidd (Guys and Dolls) Agnes de Mille (Oklahoma) Gower Champion (42nd Street) Onna White (The Music Man)
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Rob and Kathleen Marshall (Chicago, Damn Yankees, Wonderful Town) Jerry Mitchell (Never Gonna Dance; Hairspray) Wayne Cliento (he's alright, not the best) Susan Stroman (she's alright too)
I think those really left and will leave an impression
I dont think I could choose between Fosse and Robbins. They were both amazing. No one will ever beat the choreography they created. The choreographers around today just dont compare. Sure they are talented(well most of them) but nothing compared to Robbins and Fosse