BOB FOSSE’S DANCIN’ Reviews

Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ is Fosse’s full-throated, full-bodied celebration of the art form he loved and perfected… and then changed forever. Utterly reimagined for the 21st century by director Wayne Cilento – who starred in the original Broadway production – this DANCIN’brims with a level of warmth, emotion, and color rarely seen in modern interpretations of Fosse’s influential style, and features some of his most inventive and seldom performed choreography. With a cast of New York’s hottest dancers and an eclectic score of songs selected by Fosse, DANCIN’ delivers the quintessential Broadway experience for Fosse fans and first-timers alike. You think you’ve seen dancing, but you’ve never seen DANCIN’ like this!

Opening Night is scheduled for March 19 at the Music Box Theatre!

"There's gotta be something better than this."

https://www.theatermania.com/reviews/bob-fosses-dancin_94988.html

OUCH!

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/19/theater/bob-fosses-dancin-review-broadway.html

Interestingly enough, BroadwayWorld's roundup currently has a thumbs up listed next to all of the reviews with the exception of New York Stage Review.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-Bob-Fosses-DANCIN-Opens-on-Broadway-Updating-Live-20230319

DTLI Consensus: This revival compensates for a few missteps with a likable cast and several wonderfully executed moments.

5 positive, 3 mixed (including the NYT), 1 negative.

https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/bob-fosses-dancin/

Updated On: 3/19/23 at 09:04 PM

These reviews are better than I thought they would be, considering how the Old Globe tryout was received.

It might even set Dancin' up for a few dark-horse Tony nods... Musical Revival? Is it eligible for Choreography? Perhaps Featured Actor or Actress for a standout dancer?

Dylan Smith4 said: "I read that but at the beginning of the article, he sounded a bit negative to me. Correct me if I’m wrong there."

I was reacting more to your OUCH! which made me think the entire review would be a critical pan.

Updated On: 3/20/23 at 09:55 PM

EDSOSLO858 said: "These reviews are better than I thought they would be, considering how the Old Globe tryout was received.

It might even set Dancin' up for a few dark-horse Tony nods... Musical Revival? Is it eligible for Choreography? Perhaps Featured Actor or Actress for a standout dancer?"

If the administration committee declares Dancin' eligible for Best Choreography, then I think it'll definitely get nominated there. If they don't, then the most I can see it getting right now is Best Lighting Design of a Musical. While the original production received two acting nominations, the ensemble nature of the show could still prevent any of its cast members from gaining traction. Judging by reports for both Camelot and Sweeney Todd, I have a feeling they’re gonna do better in acting and design nominations at least.

EDSOSLO858 said: "Friendly reminder that 3 of the 5 nominees (Grimes, Shively, DuPont) for Featured Actor in a Musical last year were for dance-heavy roles. And Dancin’just got better reviews than bothFunny GirlandParadise Square."

The above is also a reminder that sometimes the Tony nominators like to go wild –– as with those two Paradise Square noms, and even Grimes. Doing the thought exercise in the Carolee thread just now affirmed that so much is unknown ahead of time and not predictable.

EDSOSLO858 said: "These reviews are better than I thought they would be, considering how the Old Globe tryout was received.

It might even setDancin'up for a few dark-horse Tony nods... Musical Revival? Is it eligible for Choreography? Perhaps Featured Actor or Actress for a standout dancer?"

I can’t imagine it won’t be eligible for Choreo - like the revivals of Pippin and Chicago, it’s another choreographer recreating in his style, as well as “new”/never on Broadway content.

I could also definitely seen Manuel Herrera and certainly Kolton Krouse up for Featured Actor. None of the females truly stood out for me to think they’d enter the race. I honestly had my eyes glued to Herrera, Krouse, Jōvan Dansberry, and Jacob Guzman as contenders for any type of individual recognition.

I could also see lighting design for sure and possibly Orchestrations. Revival is the one they really will need the most though - as there are 6 this season and 4 that are decidedly stronger candidates (ITW, Camelot, Sweeney, Parade) - I don’t think 1776 has a snowball’s chance in Hades.

Even Warren Carlyle's DOLLY choreo was nixed from consideration because it was too close to Gower Champion's original (and Champion was credited prominently on that revival).

The company will perform on Good Morning America tomorrow.

JudyDenmark said: "...could definitely win for the lighting, which I thought was thrilling)."

I think last night's opening of SWEENEY TOOD with its broadly praised lighting makes it the leader in that category, though I agree that the lighting for DANCIN' was one of its strengths.