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WHO’S WHO in the CAST
Cabaret (Tony Award); The Happy Time;
Zorba; 70, Girls, 70; Chicago; The Act; Woman
of the Year (Tony Award, Best Score); The
Rink; Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony Award,
Best Score); and Steel Pier. Their collaboration
also transferred itself to movies and television
as they wrote original material for the
Academy Awards; “Liza With a Z” (Emmy
Award); HBO’s “Liza Minnelli’s Stepping
Out” (Emmy Award); Funny Lady (Oscar
nominated for “How Lucky Can You Get”);
Lucky Lady; New York, New York; Stepping
Out; and Chicago (Oscar nominated for Best
Song). In the mid ’80s the song “New York,
New York” becoming the of cial anthem of
New York City. At the time of the unfortunate
death of Mr. Ebb, Kander and Ebb had several
projects in different stages of completion
waiting in the wings: All About Us, Curtains
and The Scottsboro Boys. Life goes on.
BOB FOSSE (Book). First director in history
to win Oscar®, Tony® and Emmy awards in one
year (1973) for the lm Cabaret, the musical
Pippin and the TV special “Liza With a Z.” He
won the rst of eight Tonys as choreographer
for The Pajama Game followed by directing
and choreographing Redhead, Little Me,
Sweet Charity (stage and lm), Chicago,
Dancin’. Other choreography: Damn Yankees,
New Girl in Town, How to Succeed…, Big
Deal. Film: My Sister Eileen, The Pajama
Game, Damn Yankees. Director: Lenny (Oscar
nom.), All That Jazz (Oscar nom.), Star 80.
WALTER BOBBIE (Director) directed the
New York productions of Bright Star, Venus
in Fur, The Landing, Golden Age, School
for Lies, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,
Chicago, The Submission, Cabin Pressure,
The Savannah Disputation, New Jerusalem,
High Fidelity, The Other Woman, The
Marriage of Bette and Boo, Sweet Charity,
Twentieth Century, Footloose, Durang/
Durang, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls
and A Grand Night for Singing. He was
Artistic Director of City Center Encores!
where he also directed Fiorello!; Chicago;
Tenderloin; Golden Boy; No, No, Nanette;
and Zorba; as well as the Carnegie Hall
concerts of South Paci c and Carousel. Mr.
Bobbie served for 12 years on the Board of
the Stage Directors and Choreographers
Society. He is the recipient of Drama Desk,
Outer Critics Circle and Tony® awards.
ANN REINKING (Choreographer). 1997
Tony Award®, Best Choreography for Chicago,
as well as Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle,
Astaire and NY Drama Critics awards. Other
credits include: director, co-choreographer for
Fosse (1998 Tony Award for Best Musical);
Tony nomination for Best Director in a Musical,
Fosse, Nominations for Tonys in four different
categories: Best Actress, Best Supporting
Actress, Best Choreographer, Best Director
(won the Tony for Best Choreography), as
well as Tony nominations for her leading
performances in Dancin’ and Goodtime
Charlie; won the Lawrence Olivier Award for
Fosse; recipient of Theatre World, Clarence
Derwent and Outer Critics Circle awards
for her work as Maggie in Over Here! Film
credits: Movie, Movie; All That Jazz; Annie;
Micki and Maude. Recent choreography:
Sondheim Suite for Paci c Northwest Ballet,
Suite Kander for Missouri State Ballet, Ritmo
& Ruido for Ballet Hispanico, Legends for
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, The Threepenny
Opera for Williamstown Theatre Festival,
Nilsson/Schmillson for Seattle’s Spectrum
Dance Theatre, “Bye Bye Birdie” for ABCTV,
national tour of the revival of Applause.
Co-choreographed The White City and
Light In The Dark/Thodos Dance Chicago.
Choreographed The Harrison Tribute/
American Ballet Theatre. She is the recipient
of the National Broadway Theatre Award for
best choreography, Fosse, 2001, the Drama
League Award for Distinguished Achievement
in Musical Theatre 1999, Musical Hall of Fame
Award 1999, Dance Library of Israel Award
1998, Distinguished Artist Award 1998, School
of American Ballet Artistic Achievement
Award 1997, National Art Club Award for
Service to the Arts 1995, Governor’s Award—
Ambassador of the Arts for the State of Florida
1994, Honorary Doctorate from Florida State
University, Dance Magazine Award, Ford
Foundation Scholarship for the San Francisco
Ballet Company and the Robert Joffrey
Scholarship with the Joffrey Ballet.
JOHN LEE BEATTY (Set Design). Broadway:
Junk, Disgraced, Venus in Fur, After Midnight,
The Nance, Other Desert Cities, The Color
Purple, A Delicate Balance, The Heiress, The
Sisters Rosensweig, The Most Happy Fella,
Burn This, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Talley’s Folly,
Fifth of July, among 100 others. Off-Broadway:
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