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Lincoln center is hosting an 8-film Bob Fosse festival over the christmas week:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/playbill/200712 ... Ft0.IE1vAI
"Give a Girl a Break"
"My Sister Eileen"
"The Pajama Game"
"Sweet Charity"
"Cabaret"
"Lenny"
"All That Jazz"
"Star 80"
Kiss Me, Kate (1953) - Not included in the festival, this 3-D adaptaton of the Broadway hit featured Fosse's first movie role and screen choreography (uncredited), appearing as "Hortensio" and choreographing his own dance.
Give a Girl a Break (1953) - the same year, he co-starred in this obscure MGM tuner with Debbie Reynolds, again choreographing his own numbers.
My Sister Eileen (1955) - another co-starring musical role, but this time he gets his first screen credit for choreography.
The Pajama Game(1957) - he adapted his choreography from his first Broadway hit (and the first show he ever choreographed). Including his famous "steamed heat" number.
Damn Yankees (1958) - Not included in the festival, he adapted his choreography from his next Broadway show, also a hit. He also has a dance number with his wife Gwen Verdon. Show features his "whatever Lola wants" number
How to Succeed in Business in Business (1967)- Not included in the festival He was not involved in the film version, which just recreated his choreography.
After "Pajama Game" and "Damn Yankees", from 1956 - 1962, he worked mostly on Broadway, choreographing "Bells are ringing" (56), "New Girl in Town" (57), "Redhead" (59) (he also directed), "How to Succeed" (61), "Little Me" (62) (he also directed) and "Sweet Charity" (62) (also conceiving and directing).
Sweet Charity (1969) - he directed and choreographed the movie adaptation of his Broadway hit, with Shirley MacLaine. features "Hey, Big Spender".
Cabaret (1972) - Fosse directed and choreographed this film adaptation (a show he did NOT do on Broadway), and as a result pulled off the Director's Triple Crown in 1973, a still unmatched accomplishment.
He received the Oscar for directing "Cabaret", the Tony for directing "Pippin" on Broadway, and an Emmy for directing the musical TV special "Liza with a Z", all in the same year. Never before, and never since.
Lenny (1974) - Fosse's grounbreaking film work on the bio of Lenny Bruce earned him a host of other accolades.
The Little Prince (1974) -Not included in the festival - the same year, Fosse was featured in a bizarre adaptation of this chldren's book, and his choreography and performance of "the snake" was memorable and not a little disturbing.
During this period, he was also developing another Broadway musical for his estranged wife, Gwen Verdon, and "Chicago" came to Broadway in 1975. He tried for years to get a film adaptation going, but it never happened during his lifetime.
Somewhere in this time of overwork, he had a near-fatal heart attack. As a result, he created his masterpiece.
All That Jazz (1979) - Fosse tells the thinly veiled story of his life in spectacular musical theater terms. One of the greatest movie musicals ever made.
Star 80 (1983) - he followed up with another biopic, this one of murdered Playmate Dorothy Stratton.
Star 80 was neither a critical nor commercial success. Nor was his last Broadway musical, BIG DEAL.
He died of another heart attack in 1986
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