BOB FOSSE'S DANCIN' at the Music Box Beginning March 2 — Page 3

BrodyFosse123 said: "I’m VERY familiar with Bob Fosse’s original 1978 DANCIN’ and can clearly confirm “Big Spender”, “I Gotcha”, plus highlights from his 1986 flop BIG DEAL were not in the original DANCIN’. This new “revival” does include a large portion of DANCIN’ but to say it’s a full recreation of the original production is utterly ridiculous. As for Nicole Fosse’s involvement, based on the half-assed roster of new teachers over at the Verdon Fosse Legacy and her allowing endless inaccuracies in the FX series FOSSE/VERDON, I think it’s safe to assume her criteria regarding the restoration of her dad’s legacy has been very lax."

Hey there - any chance you would mind sending me a direct message? I have a random/specific question to ask :)

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EDSOSLO858 said: "Rehearsals began today, and the full cast was announced. Most of the Old Globe cast made the transfer, with a few new people — guess this is why Afra Hines leftFunny Girla month ago:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2fufOPtjC/"

Correct. Although there’s no guess as to why Afra left Funny Girl since she was included in the November 25, 2022 Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ cast list. It wasn’t a secret.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tickets-for-BOB-FOSSES-DANCIN-On-Broadway-Go-On-Sale-November-27-20221125

boy that cast is underwhelming

No one asked for this!

I would have rathered a revival of Big Deal

ErmengardeStopSniveling: Having never seen the original or the Old Globe production, I'm looking forward to this, at minimum to see some of Broadway's best dancers doing Fosse-adjacent work (probably accompanied by a hot band).

Ditto. Plus Jacob Guzman and Ida Saki are a draw for me. They were great in Only Gold.

Here's an article from NY Times today:

Forget About Jazz Hands, This Fosse Show Is About Dancin’

I think they would have a better chance of success if they revived 'Fosse', if for no other reason than at least some people would recognize the name, especially after Fosse/Verdon on tv.

Hopefully, this is heavily tooled and refocused. I saw the original 1978 Broadway production more than a handful of times during its 4 year run on Broadway and was utterly disappointed when I saw this “revival” in San Diego. This new generation of dancers are purely technical, which was not Bob Fosse’s interpretation style. He rehearsed like a madman so every inch of the choreography was etched into your brain it was second nature. Then he let you loose and let you dance as you felt it. Each dancer added his own personality to the choreography so it looked organic — which in today’s technical era, looks sloppy and not in-sync. Bob Fosse wanted that. If you watch footage of Gwen and Chita dancing “Hot Honey Rag” from CHICAGO, they are loose, sloppy, and drunk (to today’s eyes). THAT, my friend, was Bob Fosse’s dance intentions - dance, don’t show the choreography. I cringe every time I see these young dancers at the Verdon/Fosse Legacy dancing the choreography with robotic sharp precise movements. That wasn’t Bob Fosse.

fashionguru_23 said: "I would have rathered a revival of Big Deal"

I'm guessing you've never seen Big Deal? I've only seen the video floating around, to be fair, but it's not a good show. The highlights are three dances (and I think two of them are in this...) otherwise it's dark (literally dark--even the reviews complained) and really disjointed, even dull.

I have to say, the footage they're putting out of the rehearsals makes this look amazing...