Q AND A WITH ANN REINKING
What’s your creative process like?
I prepare with research and preproduction
in the studio to work out thoughts and
how to approach them. The creative
process is hard work, but it makes my
life better!
What was your main inspiration when
you were tapped to choreograph
the Chicago revival? How is the
choreography any different/similar to
that of the original?
Chicago was originally done for the Encore
Series at New York City Center. The mission
was to evoke the spirit of the original
creators. So, we all felt it should be done
with Bob Fosse’s style and the musical
concepts of Fosse and Kander and Ebb.
What was original choreographer
Bob Fosse like as an artist and mentor?
Bob was wonderful to work with – a true
artist and an inspiration! I couldn’t wait to
get to work, and I hated to leave it when
the day was done.
When you fi nished work on it, did
it feel like more a professional
achievement or tribute to a beloved
friend and colleague?
It felt like both, but more a gift as well
as a tribute to a beloved friend and
colleague – Bob Fosse.
4 CENTERBILL • SEPTEMBER 2018