Celebrate Bob Fosse With a Look at the Shows He Brought to Broadway

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Jun 23, 2021

The Tony, Oscar, and Emmy Award winner was born June 23, 1927.

Famed director and choreographer Bob Fosse was born June 23, 1927.

Fosse, who began his career as a performer, shaped Broadway with his sleek dance style, punctuated with isolated movement. Throughout the course of his career, Fosse brought classics to the stage including Chicago, Damn Yankees, The Pajama Game, and more, earning 20 Tony Award nominations and winning nine.

A Look at the Shows Bob Fosse Brought to the Stage

Playbill cover for The Pajama Game in 1954. — *The Pajama Game*

in <i>The Pajama Game</i> — *The Pajama Game* Friedman-Abeles/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

Damn Yankees Playbill - May 1957 — *Damn Yankees*

Gwen Verdon in Damn Yankees Friedman-Abeles/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

Bells Are Ringing Playbill - Dec 1956 — *Bells Are Ringing*

Judy Holliday and Sydney Chaplin (center) in Bells Are Ringing. — Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin, and cast in *Bells Are Ringing* Friedman-Abeles / The New York Public Library

New Girl in Town Playbill - Oct 7, 1957 — *New Girl in Town*

in <i>New Girl in Town</i> — Gwen Verdon in *New Girl in Town* Friedman-Abeles/New York Public Library

Gwen Verdon (center) in <i>Redhead</i> — Gwen Verdon in *Redhead* Vandamm Studio/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

In addition to his stage work, Fosse also lent his talent to the screen, winning an Academy Award for Best Director for Cabaret, earning three Emmy Awards for his work on the filmed concert Liza With a Z, and more.

Fosse was the subject of the Fosse/Verdon, FX’s limited series looking at his relationship and collaboration with Broadway icon Gwen Verdon.