What a perfect way to end the year in quintessential Broadway fashion! For this episode I'm talking about "Fosse," the 1999 musical dance revue that featured what may be considered the "greatest hits" of choreographer Bob Fosse's career. The show was a smash hit at the turn of the century and was one of several dance-centric shows (e.g., Contact) that were drawing audiences at the time.
And I couldn't be more excited to be talking about Fosse with someone who has danced Fosse routines and studied Fosse techniques at Broadway Dance Center, the dancer / choreographer Kayla Xavier. She edifies me on a number of technical aspects of Fosse's style as we dig into the depiction of his singular talent as featured in this show.
As mentioned, a full broadcast version of "Fosse" is available on YouTube. After you listen to this conversation, I'd recommend checking it out -- it's worth a rewatch.
And of course, please check out previous episodes of the podcast and other write-ups related to Broadway's longest running shows at my website, Chasing Phantom.