‘Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’’ Broadway – Dance Informa Magazine

Producer Joey Parnes has introduced that Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ the American showbusiness legend’s landmark musical tribute to the artform that outlined his life, will return to Broadway 41 years after the unique smash-hit manufacturing took its remaining bow. DANCIN’ will start previews at The Music Box Theatre on March 2, with opening evening set for March 19.

The manufacturing will probably be directed by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento, one of many stars of the unique Broadway manufacturing, and produced in cooperation with Nicole Fosse.

DANCIN’ is Fosse’s full-throated, full-bodied celebration of dancers and dancing. Utterly reimagined for the 21^st century, this DANCIN’ brims with a degree of heat, emotion and shade seldom seen in trendy interpretations of Fosse’s influential model and options a few of his most ingenious and barely carried out choreography. With New York’s hottest forged performing 120 minutes of wall-to-wall dance, DANCIN’ delivers the quintessential Broadway expertise for Fosse followers and first-timers alike. You suppose you’ve seen dancing, however you’ve by no means seen DANCIN’ like this.

The forged, consisting of among the better of Broadway’s elite dancers contains Ioana Alfonso, Yeman Brown, Peter John Chursin, Dylis Croman, Jovan Dansberry, Karli Dinardo, Tony d’Alelio, Aydin Eyikan, Pedro Garza, Jacob Guzman, Manuel Herrera, Afra Hines, Gabriel Hyman, Kolton Krouse, Mattie Love, Krystal Mackie, Yani Marin, Nando Morland, Khori Michelle Petinaud, Ida Saki, Ron Todorowski and Neka Zang.

“Bob achieved immortality through his work, and I consider it both the responsibility and honor of my life to steward his legacy for a new generation,” mentioned Cilento. “None of Bob’s shows exemplified the fullness of his spirit quite like DANCIN’, and bringing it back in this fresh way is how I hope to keep that spirit alive.”

Nicole Fosse added, “My father was always ahead of the times with his fingers on the pulse of current culture. I am very proud of this team that will honor his legacy.”

In addition to Bob Fosse and Cilento, the artistic workforce for the Broadway-bound manufacturing of Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ contains scenic design by Robert Brill; costume design by Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung; lighting design by David Grill; sound design by Peter Hylenski; video design by Finn Ross; orchestrations, music supervision, vocal and incidental music preparations by Jim Abbott; music course by Justin Hornback; new music and dance preparations by David Dabbon; casting by Tara Rubin Casting; manufacturing stage supervisor Beverly Jenkins; replica of Mr. Fosse’s choreography by Christine Colby Jacques; affiliate course/musical staging and extra choreographic reconstruction by Corinne McFadden Herrera; textual content session and extra materials by Kirsten Childs; and assistant musical staging and extra choreographic reconstruction by Lauren Cannon.

Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ initially opened on Broadway on the Broadhurst Theatre on March 27, 1978, and later transferred to the Ambassador Theatre. The manufacturing ran for 1,774 performances. DANCIN’ was nominated for seven Tony Awards, together with Best Musical, and introduced Fosse his seventh Tony Award for Best Choreography. 

Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ lately performed at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre from April 19 to June 5, 2022.