2h 7min | Music | Episode aired 5 February 2002
A filmed Broadway production of a 1999 tribute that strings together acclaimed choreographer Bob Fosse's "greatest hits."
Director: Matthew Diamond
Stars: Ann Reinking, Ben Vereen, Eugene Fleming, Edwaard Liang, Dana Moore, Ken Alan.
Bob Fosse ... choreographer: original
Richard Maltby Jr. ... co-conceiver / director: stage production
Ann Reinking ... co-choreographer / co-conceiver / director: stage production
Gwen Verdon ... artistic advisor
Chet Walker ... choreography recreator / co-conceiver
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312701/
This has a 2001 release date in Japan.
This has a 2001 release date in Japan.
24 songs in the Soundtracks. Included is the originating show and year, as seen onscreen.
Today I wasn't in the mood to stare at the screen, so I didn't absorb as much as I should, so I'll stay with my prior rating.
This is by far the best post-Fosse interpretation of his work that I know of, and that's been officially recorded. That's due to the presence of many dancers who worked directly with Fosse in the past, and especially the involvement of GV & AR.
A lot of these routines are from films. It would be fun to load up the dvd of the film and run it in parallel with these performances, especially to see how the film was edited by Fosse instead of the TV director's choices.
I often wished the costumes included white piping or socks to contrast with the black floor and background. (When they switched to a gold backdrop the costumes were also gold. Ugh.)
Rated 8.4 (154)
WNET & more, dir. Diamond; 9
