Bob Fosse
Nacimiento : 1927-06-23, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Muerte : 1987-09-23
Historia
Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director. He won an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography, as well as one for direction. He was nominated for an Academy Award four times, winning for his direction of Cabaret (beating Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather). He was closely identified with his third wife, Broadway dancing star Gwen Verdon. She was both the dancer/collaborator/muse upon whom he choreographed much of his work and, together with dancer/choreographer Ann Reinking, a significant guardian of the Fosse legacy after his death.
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Self (archive footage)
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Legends of the stage and screen—including Helen Mirren, Christine Baranski, August Wilson, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen—take us behind the scenes of Broadway's most groundbreaking and beloved shows, from A Chorus Line to Hamilton. Iconic performances by Lin Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, James Earl Jones and Mandy Patinkin lead the way on a hurly burly ride through Times Square, once again the main street of American show business in this documentary directed by Academy-Award nominee Oren Jacoby.
Himself (archive footage)
Merely Marvelous is a celebration of the art and life of Broadway's greatest dancing star, Gwen Verdon. She overcame many obstacles, including rickets, the Hollywood system, a loveless first marriage and a difficult second marriage to choreographer/director Bob Fosse, to become a multi-Tony Award-winning performer. Gwen's life is told through interviews with family members and theatre associates as well as a mine of rare footage from her Broadway and Hollywood careers. Merely Marvelous is the story of a brave woman who rose to the very top of her profession.
Music Coordinator
Brazilian adaptation of the Broadway classic starring Claudia Raia and filmed live in São Paulo
Himself (archive material)
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.
Book
La promesa de oportunidades que ofrece Chicago en 1929 deslumbra a Roxie, una inocente y extrovertida chica que sueña con cantar y bailar para salir de su vida gris. Su ilusión es seguir los pasos de oro de Velma, su admirada cantante de vodevil.
Choreographer
Fosse is a three-act musical revue showcasing the choreography of Bob Fosse. The musical was conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker, and Ann Reinking. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2000. In 2002, Fosse, featuring Reinking and Ben Vereen, was aired as part of the "Great Performances — Dance In America" series on PBS television. This filmed Broadway tribute strings together acclaimed director/choreographer Bob Fosse's "greatest hits."
Discussion of the transition of Cabaret (1972) from stage to screen.
Self (archive footage)
Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy.
Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcocks The Trouble With Harry. It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum. It was apparent that this once perky gypsy of Broadway would leave her mark as one of the finest actresses of her day, an Academy-Award winner, who is ready and able to tackle any role that seems equal to her intelligence and talent. Her widely varied interests encompass the political, the literary and the mystical.
Himself
A documentary profile of director/choreographer Bob Fosse. Includes clips from his films and television specials as well as interviews with Fosse, remembrances from his friends, and commentary by Gwen Verdon. A Dance in America presentation, broadcast as part of Great Performances.
Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.
Screenplay
Paul Snider es un estafador narcisista y de poca monta que se imagina a sí mismo como un mujeriego. Su vida cambia cuando conoce a Dorothy Stratten que trabaja detrás del mostrador de una Dairy Queen. Bajo su dirección, Dorothy alcanza la fama como Playmate de Playboy. Pero cuando Dorothy comienza a seguir una carrera como actriz, el celoso Paul se ve alejado de la escena por hombres más famosos.
Director
Paul Snider es un estafador narcisista y de poca monta que se imagina a sí mismo como un mujeriego. Su vida cambia cuando conoce a Dorothy Stratten que trabaja detrás del mostrador de una Dairy Queen. Bajo su dirección, Dorothy alcanza la fama como Playmate de Playboy. Pero cuando Dorothy comienza a seguir una carrera como actriz, el celoso Paul se ve alejado de la escena por hombres más famosos.
Stage Director
The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for meaning and significance. In 1981, a stage production of Pippin was videotaped for Canadian television. The stage production was directed by Kathryn Doby, Bob Fosse's dance captain for the original Broadway production, and David Sheehan directed the video adaptation, with Roger O. Hirson in charge of the music. Ben Vereen returned for the role of Leading Player, while William Katt played the role of Pippin. However, this version was a truncated adaptation and several sections of the play were cut. An extended version running 135 minutes is also available.
Choreographer
The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for meaning and significance. In 1981, a stage production of Pippin was videotaped for Canadian television. The stage production was directed by Kathryn Doby, Bob Fosse's dance captain for the original Broadway production, and David Sheehan directed the video adaptation, with Roger O. Hirson in charge of the music. Ben Vereen returned for the role of Leading Player, while William Katt played the role of Pippin. However, this version was a truncated adaptation and several sections of the play were cut. An extended version running 135 minutes is also available.
Self
Interview with director/choreographer Bob Fosse, first shown on British television.
Choreographer
Joe Gideon, un famoso coreógrafo y director de Broadway y Hollywood, vive una vida marcada por los excesos de todas clases. Su corazón le da un primer aviso en forma de infarto y los doctores le previenen de que si no cambia de actitud su cuerpo no aguantará más. Pero Joe solo sabe vivir de una manera.
Writer
Joe Gideon, un famoso coreógrafo y director de Broadway y Hollywood, vive una vida marcada por los excesos de todas clases. Su corazón le da un primer aviso en forma de infarto y los doctores le previenen de que si no cambia de actitud su cuerpo no aguantará más. Pero Joe solo sabe vivir de una manera.
Director
Joe Gideon, un famoso coreógrafo y director de Broadway y Hollywood, vive una vida marcada por los excesos de todas clases. Su corazón le da un primer aviso en forma de infarto y los doctores le previenen de que si no cambia de actitud su cuerpo no aguantará más. Pero Joe solo sabe vivir de una manera.
Mr. Day
Martin and Sally Cramer grew up on the hardscrabble Lower East Side, where Sally still teaches; meanwhile, Martin's the head of a fancy private school. Romantic dalliances with others convince them that they're meant to be together despite their differences, a decision that's cemented, oddly enough, by an over-the-top argument that draws the police.
(archive footage)
Segunda parte de "Érase una vez en Hollywood". A diferencia del primer documental, sólo hay dos narradores: Gene Kelly y Fred Astaire. Incluye escenas de comedias y dramas en los que intervienen los hermanos Marx, Laurel y Hardy o Katharine Hepburn.
The Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Dustin Hoffman, dos veces ganador del Oscar®, da vida al polémico cómico de los años 60 Lenny Bruce en esta emblemática película que obtuvo seis nominaciones a los Oscar®, incluido el de la mejor película. Un retrato intenso de un hombre empujado a inyectar un poco de franqueza a una cultura hipócrita, Lenny es una película ingeniosa, imaginativa y extraordinaria. Desde su primer show este cómico de Catskills, Lenny Bruce, deja claro que es una figura a tener en cuenta. Armado con un discurso escandaloso y con una bailarina de striptease como musa (Valerine Perrine), Lenny revoluciona la comedia y a todos los Estados Unidos con su áspero y, a menudo, ofensivo humor. Pero la vida de los bares del circuito de la comedia comienza a hacer mella en él.
Las drogas y arrestos por el contenido de sus actuaciones pesan demasiado a este paladín poco convencional... pero no le impiden llegar a unos extremos que le conducen a su trágico final, lo que le convierte en todo un mito.
Director
Dustin Hoffman, dos veces ganador del Oscar®, da vida al polémico cómico de los años 60 Lenny Bruce en esta emblemática película que obtuvo seis nominaciones a los Oscar®, incluido el de la mejor película. Un retrato intenso de un hombre empujado a inyectar un poco de franqueza a una cultura hipócrita, Lenny es una película ingeniosa, imaginativa y extraordinaria. Desde su primer show este cómico de Catskills, Lenny Bruce, deja claro que es una figura a tener en cuenta. Armado con un discurso escandaloso y con una bailarina de striptease como musa (Valerine Perrine), Lenny revoluciona la comedia y a todos los Estados Unidos con su áspero y, a menudo, ofensivo humor. Pero la vida de los bares del circuito de la comedia comienza a hacer mella en él.
Las drogas y arrestos por el contenido de sus actuaciones pesan demasiado a este paladín poco convencional... pero no le impiden llegar a unos extremos que le conducen a su trágico final, lo que le convierte en todo un mito.
The Snake
Un piloto se ve forzado a aterrizar en mitad del desierto. Allí conocerá a un principito de otro planeta que le hará ver las cosas desde otro punto de vista. Adaptada del magistral cuento de Saint-Exupery, esta mágica fábula musical fue dirigida por un especialista en el género, Stanley Donen, artífice de clásicos como "Siete novias para siete hermanos" o "Cantando bajo la lluvia". La cinta fue nominada a la mejor música y canción original en la edición de los Oscars de 1975.
Choreographer
Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs such songs as the title number and "Son of a Preacher Man." The concert concludes with a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972). The special, Minnelli and Fosse all won Emmy Awards. Bob Fosse also won the Oscar and Tony that year, in the only instance of any person ever winning all three in a one-month period.
Producer
Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs such songs as the title number and "Son of a Preacher Man." The concert concludes with a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972). The special, Minnelli and Fosse all won Emmy Awards. Bob Fosse also won the Oscar and Tony that year, in the only instance of any person ever winning all three in a one-month period.
Director
Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs such songs as the title number and "Son of a Preacher Man." The concert concludes with a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972). The special, Minnelli and Fosse all won Emmy Awards. Bob Fosse also won the Oscar and Tony that year, in the only instance of any person ever winning all three in a one-month period.
Choreographer
Berlín, años 30, en plena República de Weimar y antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. A pesar de la crisis del momento, los berlineses prefieren vivir la magia que les ofrece cada noche un cabaret cuya estrella es Sally, una bailarina y cantante que se enamorará de dos hombres muy diferentes entre sí.
Director
Berlín, años 30, en plena República de Weimar y antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. A pesar de la crisis del momento, los berlineses prefieren vivir la magia que les ofrece cada noche un cabaret cuya estrella es Sally, una bailarina y cantante que se enamorará de dos hombres muy diferentes entre sí.
A behind the scenes look at the design of Cabaret (1972).
Director
Charity Hope Valentine (Shirley MacLaine) es la azafata de music hall que sueña con vivir un romance a la antigua usanza, pero que le entrega su corazón a un hombre equivocado detrás de otro... La ópera prima de Bob Fosse, 3 años antes de dirigir "Cabaret", consistió en esta libre adaptación de "Las noches de Cabiria", de Fellini.
Universal short chronicling the adaptation of the musical SWEET CHARITY from Broadway to film.
Choreographer
El destino de un equipo de béisbol en dificultades cambia con la sugestiva intervención de una diablesa llamada Lola y de un fanático seguidor del equipo que pacta con el diablo a cambio de recuperar su juventud y poder jugar con ellos.
Mambo Dancer (uncredited)
El destino de un equipo de béisbol en dificultades cambia con la sugestiva intervención de una diablesa llamada Lola y de un fanático seguidor del equipo que pacta con el diablo a cambio de recuperar su juventud y poder jugar con ellos.
Frank Lippincott
Ruth y su guapa hermana Eileen llegan al Greenwich Village de Nueva York buscando fama, fortuna y un apartamento para alquilar. Encuentran el apartamento, pero la fama y la fortuna son mucho más esquivas. Ruth consigue la atención de un editor, el playboy Bob Baker, cuando le envía una historia sobre su maravillosa hermana Eileen. Intentará mantener su atención convenciéndolo de que su hermana y ella son la misma persona.
'Hortensio'
Los esfuerzos de una pequeña compañía de musicales para poner en escena una versión de 'La fierecilla domada' de Shakespeare quedan en suspense hasta el día del estreno, en el que las vidas de los actores se entrecruzarán con las de los personajes de ficción.
Bob Dowdy
Tres productores de Broadway tratan de encontrar a la chica perfecta para su nuevo musical.
Charlie Trask
Dobie Gillis se sientre atraído por Pansy Hammer, cuyo padre no comparte su afecto por Dobie. Un trabajo que casi revoluciona la clase de inglés de la universidad y una explosión convencen al señor Hammer de que está en lo cierto...