BOB FOSSE'S DANCIN' at the Music Box Beginning March 2

Previews begin March 2, ahead of a March 19 opening.

From Telecharge:

“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 New York’s hottest cast performing 120-minutes of wall-to-wall dance, 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.”

Updated On: 11/10/22 at 11:43 AM

Interesting. I had heard The Notebook was going to take the Music Box after Gabriel Byrne.

I wonder how many cast members from the Old Globe production will make the transfer. Also, Darryl Archibald MD'ed that production; curious who the new one will be because he's currently conducting Some Like It Hot.

Shubert produced the original production and it was an important hit for the Org. So that + relationships might be a factor; its money might have been in place longer than Notebook too.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Shubert produced the original production and it was an important hit for the Org. So that + relationships might be a factor; its money might have been in place longer than Notebook too."

Not really how it works. Shuberts would get a cut of licensing regardless as they produced the original and will get royalties for doing so in perpetuity for all eligible mounted commercial productions. Unless the ink was dry on a theater lease, nothing has been set in stone and looking at the reviews for both productions, it's clear which has legs and which doesn't.

What a waste of a house if that's what's going there. Where do they think the market is for this?

Updated On: 11/7/22 at 01:08 PM

Snooze. Too many back-ordered musicals coming this season.

BCfitasafiddle said: "Snooze. Too many back-ordered musicals coming this season."

Considering nearly EVERY show takes years of development, I have a hard time viewing any musical as back-ordered. And, you know...some things delayed by a pandemic.

Updated On: 11/7/22 at 10:19 PM

Robbie516 said: "Any stars in this you think?"

I would imagine this keeps most of the cast from the production in San Diego. The program with cast bios is still up on the Old Globe site. I don't see any stars now, but if it is very good it could make these people stars.

https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/22-season/bob-fosses-dancin/#?startDate=2022-11-01&?endDate=2022-11-30

As someone who saw the original 1978 Broadway production over a handful of times as well as the various cast changes (including the national tour), this “revival” has zero semblance to Bob Fosse’s original. I saw this in San Diego and was utterly disgusted. It’s basically a low-budget cruise ship dance revue. Those expecting a full fledged recreation of DANCIN’ will be disappointed.

I'm sure this has been asked / answered elsewhere, but why didn't they just recreate Bob Fosse's production?

ManOfLaMuncha said: "I saw the original, It was really something! I especially remember Ann Reinking, beautiful and graceful.

Another of my favorites from back then was Kelly Bishop in A Chorus Line. I saw her in the show twice. I was so happy when I realized it was her, many years later as the grandmother in The Gilmore Girls."

And she was in last season of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and will be again this season - assuming it ever drops!

ACL2006 said: "QueenAlice said: "I'm sure this has been asked / answered elsewhere, but why didn't they just recreate Bob Fosse's production?"

I wonder if Nicole Fosse signed off on this getting recreated? Not sure if she did when Cilento didn't use the Fosse choreo for the Applegate-lead Sweet Charity."

Considering that the link to the Old Globe production listed above, from just last night, clearly credits the full billing as “Original Broadway production created, directed, and choreographed by Bob Fosse, Choreography by Bob Fosse, Direction by Wayne Cilento, Produced in cooperation with Nicole Fosse” … either people are too lazy to look it up or have very verrry short memories, but regardless I’m flabbergasted that people think it has nothing to do with Bob Fosse’s original choreography or, even less believably, that Nicole Fosse might not have even authorized or “signed off” on this production.

Updated On: 11/8/22 at 11:50 AM