Fosse's DANCIN' to Enjoy Spring '09 B'way Revival — Page 2

i wonder if they're going to keep "Here You Come Again" in it now that "9 to 5" will be coming to Broadway with the exact same song?

Being 13 when DANCIN' opened on Broadway in 1978. Being a huge fan of Bob Fosse's work for several years by that time. Spending my summers in NYC. I lost count how many times I saw DANCIN', not counting the other times me and my cousins 2nd Acted it.

There are no adjectives to describe what it was like seeing Ann Reinking in her glory back then, especially her manic attack on the Trumpet Solo in the final "Sing! Sing! Sing!" number. Those legs. That hair. Its still quite a vivid memory for me. Elizabeth Parkinson's attempt on the number in FOSSE was quite tepid, though Dylis Corman did an adequate job in the final cast and can be seen doing it in the DVD issue of the show.


Here's yours truly with La Reinking, backstage at Broadhurst Theatre during her brief one-week run in FOSSE:

Once I see this, I think I can officially die a happy woman LOL

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"i wonder if they're going to keep "Here You Come Again" in it now that "9 to 5" will be coming to Broadway with the exact same song?"

That number was nothing more than 3 women sitting on bar stools in front of the curtain singing (mostly off pitch). It was one of Broadway's more famous "WTF was that??" moments.

I totally agree with you, Mister Matt.

Here's the Song/Musical Numbers List from the original 1978 Broadway production of DANCIN':


ACT 1
Hot August Night
(Music and Lyrics By Neil Diamond)

Crunchy Granola Suite
(Music and Lyrics By Neil Diamond)

Mr. Bojangles
(Music and Lyrics By Jerry Jeff Walker)

Chaconne
(Music By Johann Sebastian Bach)

Ionisation
(Music By Edgard Varèse)

ACT 2
I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man (from the film THE BELLE OF NEW YORK)
(Lyrics By John Mercer)
(Music By Harry Warren)

Big Noise from Winnetka
(Music and Lyrics By Bob Haggart, Ray Bauduc, Gil Rodin and Bob Crosby)

If It Feels Good, Let It Ride
(Music and Lyrics By Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester)

Easy
(Music and Lyrics By Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester)

I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues
(Music and Lyrics By Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)

Was Dog a Doughnut
(Music and Lyrics By Cat Stevens)

ACT 3
Sing! Sing! Sing!
(Music By Benny Goodman)

Here You Come Again
(Music and Lyrics By Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)

(I'm a) Yankee Doodle Dandy (from LITTLE JOHNNY JONES)
(Music and Lyrics By George M. Cohan)

Stout Hearted Men (from THE NEW MOON)
(Lyrics By Oscar Hammerstein II)
(Music By Sigmund Romberg)

Under the Double Eagle

Dixie

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Rally Round the Flag

Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag
(Lyrics By George Asaf)
(Music By Felix Powell)

The Stars and Stripes Forever
(Music By John Philip Sousa)

Yankee Doodle Disco

Dancin'
(Music By Ralph Burns)

I came a little when I read this!

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This sounds great! While I'm not looking for a stale recreation (ala A Chorus Line) I do hope they don't go down the route of using all black.That simply was not Fosse. Though he used black a lot, there were colorful costumes in his various shows. I'd love to see some of the original costumes and sets recreated.

"I do hope they don't go down the route of using all black."

Ugh. That drove me crazy at FOSSE. All black costumes...all black scenery...couldn't see much choreography!

The original set for DANCIN' was designed by Peter Larkin. I remember he had some clever fabric panels serving as a backdrop for lots of the evening. The fabric would be turned and twisted to create different looks for different moods. And the costumes by Willa Kim (I think?) were most colorful.

Dancers today do not have the bodies that they had in the 70's. Fosse's choreography needs long and lean dancers not muscular, Chelsea boys like they had in Fosse.

I hope it has a long run. Will this be in the Dancap '09 seaon? Becasue that will cause a theatre boost with Sound Of Music at Mirvish.

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What has Nicole Fosse been up to after ACL movie all these years?