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Stage Name

Birth Name

Bob Fosse Robert Louis Fosse

   Bob Fosse was a extremly talented choreographer, dancer and actor who was born into a vaudeville family. By age 13 he was already touring with his own dance act, called The Riff Brothers and by age fifthteen would already be doing choreography. As an adult he would do a stint in the Navy and upon his release would take up acting as well as continue his dancing. In 1948 he would appear in the chorus of 'Call Me Mister'. Finally ending up in Hollywood, he would do a few films including 'Kiss Me Kate' in 1958.   

   Fosse's style consisted of: Tap, Jazz, Ballet and Modern dance. By 1973 he recieved three Emmy Awards. Fosse's choreography was energetic, sexy, cool and clean.

 

Birth Place

Birth Date

Spouse

Offspring

Chicago, IL 6/23/1927 - 9/23/1987 1949 - Mary Ann Niles Nicole Fosse
            1951 - Joan McCracken      
            1960 - Gwen Verdon      
 

Dance Types

Dance Partners

Music Titles

Ballet

Doris Day

Fosse Broadway Soundtrack CD - 1999

Jazz

Mary Ann Niles

 

 

 

Modern

Shirley Maclaine

 

 

 

Tap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night Clubs

Theaters

Stage

n/a 46th St Theater (1955) 1948 - Call Me Mister (Dancer)
      Adelphi Theater (1957) 1950 - Dance Me A Song (Dancer)
      Alvin Theater (1956) 1952 - Pal Joey (Understudy)
      Ambassador Theater (1980) 1954 - The Pajama Game (Chor)
      Anta Playhouse (1961) 1955 - Damn Yankees (Chor & Staging)
      Broadhurst Theater (1952) 1956 - Bells Are Ringing (Chor)
      Imperial Theater (1972) 1957 - New Girl In Town (Chor)
      Lunte-Fontaine (1962) 1959 - Redhead (Directed & Chor)
      Minskoff Theater 1961 - How To Succeed In Business... (Chor)
      Palace Theater (1966) 1961 - The Conquering Hero (Chor)
      Royale Theater (1950) 1962 - Little Me (Directed & Chor)
      Shubert Theater (1954) 1966 & 72 & 82 - Sweet Charity (Chor)
      St. James Theater (1954) 1972 - Pippin' (Chor)
      Winter Garden Theater (1974) 1974 - Liza! (Chor)
            1975 - Chicago (Chor)
            1978 - American Dance Machine (Chor)
            1978 - Dancin' (Chor)
            1986 - Big Deal (Chor)
            1999 - Fosse
 

Films

Television

Publications

$ 1953 - Kiss Me Kate [DVD] (Actor) 1972 - Liza with a Z (choreo ) 1/10/1959 - Picture Show
$ 1953 - Give The Girl a Break       11/60 - Theater Arts Magazine
$ 1953 - The Affairs of Dobe Gillis       2/1979 - American Film
$ 1954 - White Christmas       $ 1980 Audition Book by Fosse
$ 1955 - My Sister Eileen       $ All His Jazz: The Life and Death of Bob Fosse
$ 1957- The Pajama Game (choreo)      
$ 1958 - Damn Yankees (Mambo Dncr)       $ Razzle Dazzle: The Life and Works of Bob Fosse
$ 1967- How To Succeed In Business... [DVD ]      
$ 1969 - Sweet Charity [DVD]       $ Bob Fosse's Broadway
$ 1972 - Cabaret [DVD]            
$ 1974 - Little Prince [DVD]            
$ 1979 - All That Jazz [DVD]            
$ 1981 - Pippin [DVD]            
$ 1985 - A Chorus Line [DVD]            
1998 - Star 80            
$ 2000 - Fosse [DVD]            
2003 - Broadways Lost Treasures [DVD]            
2003 Chicgao (Widescreen DVD) [DVD]            

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$ Liza In Cabaret
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August 20, 2007
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