Barbie Fosse- Rich Man's Frug

[Trish2]

Posted: 6/20/20 at 10:57am

Wow! This is Super. I've done Charity twice so it brought back some fun memories. He also did a great one on Madonna's VOGUE.

BWW: Dollmation Attack! Warren Wright's Barbie Dolls take on Fosse, Madonna, and I Love Lucy.

 

Updated On: 6/20/20 at 10:57 AM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/20/20 at 11:31am

Easy peezy.  Embedded videos don’t work on BWW.

 

[Trish2]

Posted: 6/20/20 at 11:46am

Figured it out, Thanks!

Updated On: 6/20/20 at 11:46 AM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/20/20 at 12:01pm

Never, NEVER hit preview as it’ll disappear. If you visually see it in the body of the message, just hit post. That refresh when you hit preview seems to wipe out the link.

[Trish2]

Posted: 6/20/20 at 12:04pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Never, NEVER hit preview as it’ll disappear. If you visually see it in the body of the message, just hit post. That refresh when you hit preview seems to wipe out the link."

Thanks, BrodyFosse! Appreciate it!!

 

Updated On: 6/20/20 at 12:04 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/20/20 at 12:14pm

And thank you, Trish2... for posting about this. I sent it to a handful of leaders of The Verdon/Fosse Legacy and their head’s also exploded. This is some genius s**t! Hahaha.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 6/20/20 at 1:36pm

Have to admit that Rich Man's Frug has always been high on my list of 'why is it so popular / critically acclaimed Broadway numbers'.  I didn't like it in 1966, when I was 16, and I still don't like it.  I also feel that way about Dance in the Gym; the American in Paris ballet (movie and Broadway -- and I LOVE ballet); the IMO dated and altogether too long ballets in Carousel and Oklahoma (Agnes deMille versions);  so my criticism may not be that meaningful.

[Charley Kringas Inc]

Posted: 6/20/20 at 10:35pm

That's so funny, because it's one of my favorites. It's a great showcase of Fosse's skills in charicature and grotesquerie. The weird, awkward silhouettes, the contorted motions, and the strange, painful postures all come together to tell you that these are people who put looks before life, to a degree that's so extreme that they become almost menacing and alien. These are people so thoroughly caught up in the vogue that they're hardly people anymore, their humanity stripped away and replaced by a cacaphonous jumble of hip, trendy tics. They look absolutely stupid, but they're also of the class that controls the rest of us, which is terrifying.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 6/21/20 at 10:01pm

Charley Kringas Inc said: "That's so funny, because it's one of my favorites. It's a great showcase of Fosse's skills in charicature and grotesquerie. The weird, awkward silhouettes, the contorted motions, and the strange, painful postures all come together to tell you that these are people who put looks before life, to a degree that's so extreme that they become almost menacing and alien. These are people so thoroughly caught up in the vogue that they're hardly people anymore, their humanity stripped away and replaced by a cacaphonous jumble of hip, trendy tics. They look absolutely stupid, but they're also of the class that controls the rest of us, which is terrifying."

Have to admit that I did not analyze it the way you did, but you're observations are really interesting. Will have to lookout it through those eyes if I ever see it again.

[Trish2]

Posted: 6/25/20 at 12:18pm

Charley Kringas Inc said: "That's so funny, because it's one of my favorites. It's a great showcase of Fosse's skills in charicature and grotesquerie. The weird, awkward silhouettes, the contorted motions, and the strange, painful postures all come together to tell you that these are people who put looks before life, to a degree that's so extreme that they become almost menacing and alien. These are people so thoroughly caught up in the vogue that they're hardly people anymore, their humanity stripped away and replaced by a cacaphonous jumble of hip, trendy tics. They look absolutely stupid, but they're also of the class that controls the rest of us, which is terrifying."

 

Those are some compelling observations, Charley Kringas. I guess these rigid, animated Barbies support your speculation even further. But luckily the dolls give the number an extra layer of humor! 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 6/25/20 at 7:26pm

I watched and re-watched this on 420...it gave me life!