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Bob Fosse is one of the most significant figures in the post-World War II American musical theater. Big Deal: Bob Fosse and Dance in the American Musical is a fascinating look at the evolution of Fosse as choreographer and director. It traces is early dance years, the influence of mentors George Abbott and Jerome Robbins, and the impact of his three marriages-all to dancers-on his career.
List of contents
- Foreword by Geoffrey Block
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary of dance terms
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Boy Dancer
- Chapter 2: Apprenticeship
- Chapter 3: Uncle Sam Rag
- Chapter 4: Comic Relief
- Chapter 5: Rhythm of Life
- Chapter 6: Wilkommen
- Chapter 7: An Anecdotic Revue
- Chapter 8: Keep It Hot
- Chapter 9: Dancin' Solo
- Chapter 10: Dance of Death
- Chapter 11: Control
- Fosseville
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Kevin Winkler enjoyed a career of more than twenty years as a curator, archivist, and library administrator at the New York Public Library, prior to which he was a professional dancer. He has published articles and contributed to books on performing arts libraries and archives, LGBTQ performance, films, and dance. He blogs for the Huffington Post and is a MacDowell Colony fellow.
Summary
Bob Fosse is one of the most significant figures in the post-World War II American musical theater. Big Deal: Bob Fosse and Dance in the American Musical is a fascinating look at the evolution of Fosse as choreographer and director. It traces is early dance years, the influence of mentors George Abbott and Jerome Robbins, and the impact of his three marriages-all to dancers-on his career.
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A model for how to approach a biography-history of a dancemaker. Patiently, without edge or vulgarity or hype of any sort, the book focuses on Fosse's careertechnical details, influences, process, and ideals intactand it relates Fosse's life honestly yet with full relevance to the work. Furthermore, the larger context of the subtitle is honored as well, in full. It reads as if written with the collaboration of everyone in Fosse's world, including his critics, historians, and audiences. Kevin Winkler's achievement is a Big Deal, indeed.
