Saturday, March 24, 2018

Ode to Bob.

 So much Bob Fosse,
so little time...
above with Gwen Verdon 
who he met while working on Damn Yankees.
They married in 1960,
and despite "flings", stayed married until Bob's death in 1987.

 Bob as Hortensio in the movie version of Kiss Me Kate,
with Carol Haney in their duet "moment"
of "From This Moment On"...
appropriately enough, it was Bob's moment to shine.


 As you can see, this is totally out of order...
cuz now we're in the 1970s and Cabaret, with Liza,
or below in the fantasy set from All That Jazz.


 A young Bob in Pal Joey...
the 1952 revival.
Bob was the understudy for Harold Lang,
Joey Number 1.


 After Gwen, there was Ann Reinking,
above in All That Jazz...
below, working on the film of Sweet Charity,
the "Big Spender" number.


 From Dancin',
a revue of Fosse's work, produced in 1978,
and below "Rich Man's Frug"
from Sweet Charity.




 Above from The Little Prince,
with Bob as The Snake.
Despite Richard Kiley, Gene Wilder, a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner,
and music by Frederick Loewe,
they just could not jive up Antoine Saint-Ex!

 Circa My Sister Eileen, released in 1955,
with Bob playing opposite Janet Leigh.
Also starring Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett,
and Tommy Rall (an alumni from Kate) who Bob got to do a 
fabulous routine with.

 In 1974, Bob directed Dustin Hoffman in Lenny.
Maybe Liza invaded the set...

Nice grouping.
Gwen, Bob and Joseph Cotten.


Robert Louis Fosse,
actor, choreographer, director, 
screenwriter.
Dancer. 
1927 - 1987

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