All his choreography is sexy as **** for both men and women. He married 3 times, and aren't there stories about how he was sleeping with girls in the chorus? Discuss!
Of course Bob Fosse was a womanizer! There wasn't a chorus girl in New York who would've said no to him. He was basically Jesus of Broadway and all chorus girls were Mary Magdalene.
"Of course Bob Fosse was a womanizer! There wasn't a chorus girl in New York who would've said no to him."
Nonsense. There are several stories of dancers who essentially had to fight him off to avoid rape. Physically fought. Great choreographer, but not so much a nice guy.
As others have said, there are many books about him. Read a few.
Watch All That Jazz. He was a tortured driven genius. This does not make it acceptable but explains his inner self. I dare say he was not the only one in theater history to have a checkered past.
It was at the urinal in the men's room at the old Broadway Arts rehearsal studios. He entered, walked up to the urinal next to mine, unzipped, and stood there, cigarette dangling from his lips, deep in thought.
As he peed, the ash grew longer.
I was transfixed, mesmerized. I didn't move a muscle, for fear my very air current might break the spell.
He finished his business before I did, zipped up, washed his hands and left.
there is nothing puerile about this, any more than there is about Cosby. If one wants to understand the theatre and its history, one must understand what made its characters tick.
I would say Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins & Michael Bennett all had their demons in one way or another they were all brilliant in their way but their private lives were generally a mess.
Hogan, to your point, that's why I suggested that the OP educate himself by reading up on Fosse if he's really interested. If he's just looking for dish then yes, I would consider that puerile. Nothing as exciting as your own sex life and nothing as boring as someone else's.
Wilmingtom, ok. I guess I was giving the post the benefit of the doubt and you weren't. I understand what you are suggesting, and you may be right, but in general, I don't think it is inappropriate to ask a legit question and when someone does,"read a book" isn't really responsive. I recognize we haven't established that this one is legit, and the way it is worded could easily lead someone to believe otherwise.
Reading comprehension, kiddo. He was very aggressive sexually and no doubt coerced some women into sex, thinking (often accurately) it would get them hired, but he was never formally accused of rape. There are many accounts of older and wiser dancers who say they did have to fight him off when he would not take no as an answer.
"Watch All That Jazz. He was a tortured driven genius. This does not make it acceptable but explains his inner self. I dare say he was not the only one in theater history to have a checkered past."
You do realize that All That Jazz was Fosse's whitewashed version of himself, right?
I'm with Wilmingtom on this one. If that aspect of Fosse is all you want to hear about, read a book.
ummm nooo i am curious about everything about him, but sex seems like it played a huge part of his life and work. 95% of the things we talk about on this board are about predictions, and grosses, and casting. Its a shame that someone can't start a discussion about a legend without getting chastised for it. But go ahead, keep talking about how much money producers are/aren't making.