Fosse – Bob Fosse
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Fosse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Fosse
Thank you to Ashley D. for her help with this one
Fosse helps the Wizard and Khan gain an audience with the Muse.
Speech:
“Um, no. YOU listen mister. If you want to gain an audience with the Muse, you’re going to have to earn it! Song, dance, spectacle. Got it?” – Fosse
Robert Louis Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American choreographer, dancer, filmmaker, and stage director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he is arguably the most influential figure in the field of jazz dance in the twentieth century. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, nine Tony Awards, and the Palme d’Or.
Fosse started his career acting in the musical productions of Call Me Mister (1947), Billion Dollar Baby (1951), and Pal Joey (1952). He transitioned into directing and choreographing musical works, winning Tony Awards for choreographing The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), Redhead (1959), Little Me (1963), Sweet Charity (1966), Pippin (1972), Dancin’ (1978), and Big Deal (1986), as well as for directing Pippin. He also worked on Bells Are Ringing (1956), New Girl in Town (1958), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), and Chicago (1975).
On film he played Hortensio in the MGM musical Kiss Me Kate (film) (1953) and had his directorial debut with the musical Sweet Charity (1969). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the musical drama Cabaret (1972). He was Oscar-nominated for directing the dramas Lenny (1974) and All That Jazz (1979), the latter of which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He is also known for directing the concert film Liza with a Z (1972), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, and his final film Star 80 (1983).
Fosse forged an uncompromising modern style, characterized by finger-snapping, tilted bowler hats, fishnet stockings, splayed gloved fingers, turned-in knees and toes, shoulder rolls, and jazz hands. Fosse’s third wife was the actor–dancer Gwen Verdon, with whom he collaborated on a number of theater and film projects.
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