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Bob Fosse: Steam heat

Title: Bob Fosse: Steam heat [electronic resource] / WNET/Thirteen ; producer and director, Judy Kinberg ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; writer, William A. Henry III.
Publication: New York, NY : WNET/Thirteen, 1990.

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Description

1 streaming video file (NTSC) (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences.

Summary

Documentary on the life and achievements of Bob Fosse, encompassing his work as dancer, actor, choreographer, and stage and film director. In addition to reminiscences by his former wife Gwen Verdon, the documentary includes tributes made at his memorial service in October 1987 by Roy Scheider, Neil Simon, E.L. Doctorow, and others. Fosse speaks for himself in interview footage and in excerpts from his acceptance speeches at the Capezio and Tony Awards (both received in 1987). The numerous examples of his television, stage, and film performances and choreography include: "I wanna be a dancing man," performed with Verdon; television dances with Mary Ann Niles; duet with Debbie Reynolds from Give a girl a break; duet with Carol Haney from Kiss me, Kate; "The alleycats," danced with Tommy Rall in My sister Eileen; "Steam heat," danced by Haney, Buzz Miller, and Kenneth LeRoy in Pajama game; excerpts from Damn Yankees, danced with Verdon; excerpts from Sweet Charity, danced by Verdon, Chita Rivera, Shirley MacLaine, Paula Kelly, and others; "Money," danced by Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey in Cabaret; the television commercial for Pippin; "Snake in the grass," danced by Fosse in The little prince; duet from All that jazz, danced by Ann Reinking and Erzsebet Foldi; and an excerpt from Big deal, his last musical, performed on the 1986 Tony Awards show.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Dance in America.
Gift of John Gruen, additional copy.

Alternative Title

Steam heat

Subjects

Genre/Form

Dance.
Biographies.
Video.

Access (note)

Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Event (note)

Telecast on WNET/Thirteen's Great Performances: Dance in America series on February 23, 1990.

Call Number

*MGZIDF 7035

OCLC

NYPY906022671-F

Title

Bob Fosse: Steam heat [electronic resource] / WNET/Thirteen ; producer and director, Judy Kinberg ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; writer, William A. Henry III.

Imprint

New York, NY : WNET/Thirteen, 1990.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Event

Telecast on WNET/Thirteen's Great Performances: Dance in America series on February 23, 1990.

Restricted Access

Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIC 9-2125.

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Local Subject

Television. Bob Fosse: Steam heat.

Television. Dance in America.

Motion pictures. All that jazz.

Motion pictures. Give a girl a break.

Motion pictures. Kiss me Kate.

Motion pictures. My Sister Eileen.

MOTION PICTURES. PAJAMA GAME.

Motion pictures. Damn Yankees.

Motion pictures. Sweet Charity.

Motion pictures. Cabaret.

Motion pictures. The little prince.

Musical comedies. Sweet Charity.

Musical comedies. Pippin.

Musical comedies. Dancin'.

Musical comedies. Big deal.

Capezio Dance Award.

Added Author

Verdon, Gwen. Commentator

Verdon, Gwen, dancer.

Niles, Mary Ann, dancer.

Reynolds, Debbie, dancer.

Haney, Carol. Performer

Rall, Tommy, dancer.

Rivera, Chita, dancer.

MacLaine, Shirley, 1934- dancer.

Kelly, Paula, dancer.

Minnelli, Liza, dancer.

Grey, Joel, 1932- dancer.

Reinking, Ann, dancer.

Scheider, Roy. Commentator

Simon, Neil. Commentator

Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015. Commentator

Miller, Buzz, dancer.

Leroy, Ken, dancer.

Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987, choreographer.

Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987, interviewee.

Venza, Jac, producer.

Kinberg, Judy. Producer

Kinberg, Judy. Director

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 7035

*MGZIC 9-2125 (former)

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