Florence Klotz has Died.
Florence Klotz has Died.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#0Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 1:51pm
What an amazing talent.
The Theatre will be at a great loss without her.
Love to Family and Friends.
#1re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 1:53pmVery sad news.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#2re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 1:55pm
We'll miss you Flossie! 
"It's not so much do what you like, as it is that you like what you do." SS
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#3re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 1:56pm
Ciaron McCarthy
Broadway Star Joined: 10/15/06
#5re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 1:57pmAnother one of the Follies family is gone =(
WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#6re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 2:16pmHer other half was the late Ruth Mitchell who was Hal Prince's right hand for decades.
"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true. And that would be unacceptable."
--Carrie Fisher
Link Larkin Wanabe
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#7re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 3:01pm
She was an amazing designer whose work I will always remember.
Akiva
#8re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 3:38pmI loved her costumes from Showboat. I vividly remember the fashion show midway through Act II, to depict the passage of time.
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
#9re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 4:02pm
Those of us who saw the original Follies will never forget the gasp-inducing beauty of those costumes, especially the ghosts in more shades of gray than you knew existed. Then the grand old ladies paraded out, each one in an outfit that instantly defined their characters. And then, just when it was all getting a little too tense and claustrophobic, the thrilling colors of Loveland...
Her artistry and that of Boris Aronson were every bit as brilliant as was the staging of Hal Prince and Michael Bennett. Their collaborative work on that production remains the high-water-mark for theatrical achievement in my lifetime.
But mostly what I'm remembering now--and smiling at--is the wonderful image of Flossie and Ruthie in their mink coats. They were two VERY classy broads.
WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#10re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 4:44pm
My favorite costume that she designed and indeed one of my all-time favorites ever, was Patricia Elliot's brown number in the first act of Night Music.
While she stood, the costume was a period dress, but when she sat it almost magically became pants.
"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true. And that would be unacceptable."
--Carrie Fisher
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#11re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 4:55pmHer costumes, were one of the absolute highlights of the original production of FOLLIES, no question about that!
#12re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 5:03pmMy favorite costume of hers is Glynis Johns red dress in A Little Night Music. Arguably (though for me there's no competition against her) the best costume designer in musical theatre history. Rest in Piece, Flossie.
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#15re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 6:31pm
What an absolute shame. Her wonderful designs and her wonderful person (well, I never met her, but she seemed nice from Everything Was Possible) will be missed.
Oscar Jaffee
Stand-by Joined: 5/15/03
#16re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/2/06 at 8:28pm
I just read about her death on Playbill.com and was deeply saddened. I'm also disappointed that her passing didn't get higher priority on Playbill and other theatre Web sites. I had to scroll down a bit before I saw it. She was a legend and deserved better.
padraic
Swing Joined: 4/22/04
#17re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/7/06 at 12:53pmHey Oscar . . . couldn't agree with you more . . . I can't believe how "little notice" her passing received. I totally missed hearing about her death until today (Nov. 7th!!!!) . . . like yourself, I had to "search" to read about her. . . and as you said, "She deserved better."
Swing Joined: 12/31/69
#18re: Florence Klotz has Died.
Posted: 11/8/06 at 9:02amThere wasn't even a mention in Women's Wear Daily!
