Fosse (99 page)

Authors: Sam Wasson

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and thought of doing
The Vampire Lestat and following:
Phoebe Ungerer, interview with the author, December 13, 2012.

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“It’s a strange paradox”: Tom Hinckley and Kevin Gault, “Bob Fosse,”
Cable Guide,
November 1984.

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Despite his reservations
and following:
Phoebe Ungerer, interview with the author, December 13, 2012.

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The last time Fosse met with Herr
and following:
Michael Herr, interview with the author, April 13, 2011.

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she gave him the first of four medications
and following:
Phoebe Ungerer, interview with the author, December 13, 2012.

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Fosse was said to be drunk at the ceremony
and following:
Gottfried,
All His Jazz
, 440.

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Phoebe, meanwhile, took
and following:
Phoebe Ungerer, interview with the author, December 13, 2012.

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“The problem I find”: Sondra Lowell, “Fosse: Still Explaining His Movie,”
Los Angeles Times,
February 3, 1980.

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“It was because of his”
and following:
Phoebe Ungerer, interview with the author, December 13, 2012.

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an octopus: LOC, “Odd” notebook, box 53B.

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Fosse and Ungerer talked about getting married
and following:
Phoebe Ungerer, interview with the author, December 13, 2012.

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Rumor said she never: Gottfried,
All His Jazz
, 452.

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Fosse sent her money
and following:
Phoebe Ungerer, interview with the author, December 13, 2012.

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Gwen did too: Bernard Drew, “Life as a Long Rehearsal,”
American Film,
November 1979.

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Fosse and Cis Rundle spent one afternoon: Cis Rundle, interview with the author, July 21, 2011.

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blocks Noel Behn called Fosse Country: Gottfried,
All His Jazz,
370.

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“I see a hooker on a corner”: Pete Hamill, “Fosse,”
Piecework
(Boston: Little, Brown, 1996), 344.

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Strolling up Fifth Avenue, he won: Cis Rundle, interview with the author, July 21, 2011.

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“The seas parted for him”: Ibid.

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“I think he would say he was”: Ann Reinking, interview with the author, November 15, 2010.

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“Wait. I can’t go in”: Cis Rundle, interview with the author, July 21, 2011.

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Fosse had given up 850 Seventh: Phoebe Ungerer, interview with the author, December 13, 2012.

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Reinking called it the
Swan Lake
of Broadway
and following:
Ann Reinking, interview with the author, November 15, 2010.

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“How you doing?”: Don Rebic, interview with the author, February 28, 2011.

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he couldn’t resist shooting at two hundred: Richard Brick, interview with the author, May 3, 2012.

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Heim was busy on another project when
and following:
Rick Shaine, interview with the author, July 11, 2012.

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“When Bob comes in”: Mimi Quillin, interview with the author, February 2, 2011.

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“After
Star 80
”: Gottfried,
All His Jazz,
444.

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Fosse and Verdon were dressing the same now: Dana Moore, interview with the author, February 11, 2011.

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pick up the garbage: Cynthia Onrubia, interview with the author, October 10, 2012.

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“Their relationship during
Charity
”: Lisa Embs, interview with the author, April 26, 2011.

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“in the middle of it”: Mimi Quillin, interview with the author, February 2, 2011.

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“You should have seen Gwen”: Dana Moore, interview with the author, February 11, 2011.

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“Before I die, I just want”: Robert Greskovic, “Gala Touch to Capezio Awards,”
Los Angeles Times,
May 6, 1987.

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the night of the Tonys: Jeremy Gerard, “Quiet Transitions Mark Tonys’ Brisk Evolution,”
New York Times,
June 1, 1987.

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“His feeling was people just swoop in”: Mimi Quillin, interview with the author, February 2, 2011.

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“He seemed to be taking great”: Janice Lynde, interview with the author, May 4, 2011.

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“I guess he didn’t want to miss it”: James Lipton,
Inside Inside
(New York: Dutton, 2007), 151.

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“By the time we were working”: Donna McKechnie, interview with the author, October 14, 2010.

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“But I feel I really haven’t fulfilled”: Kevin Kelly, “Fosse, at 58, Finds No Security in Success,”
Boston Sunday Globe,
February 9, 1986.

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“He wanted to do a full ballet”: Ann Reinking, interview with the author, November 15, 2010.

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“Oh, don’t mind me”
and following:
Donna McKechnie, interview with the author, October 14, 2010.

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Charity
’s presales disconcertingly low: Mimi Quillin, interview with the author, February 2, 2011.

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“People had given up their homes”: Chet Walker, interview with the author, December 22, 2010.

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“It was like the dancers versus”: Name withheld, interview with the author, September 10, 2010.

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“Whatever’s going on out there”: Mimi Quillin, interview with the author, February 2, 2011.

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“He wanted us to know he was on it”: Ibid.

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Donna McKechnie flipped on the radio
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Donna McKechnie, interview with the author, October 14, 2010.

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“the most influential theater director”: Jeremy Gerard, “Michael Bennett, Theater Innovator, Dies at 44,”
New York Times,
July 3, 1987.

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Hal Prince hosted his memorial at Sardi’s
and following:
Gottfried,
All His Jazz,
446.

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“For the New York theater”: Frank Rich, “Broadway: The Empire Strikes Back,”
New York Times,
March 29, 1987.

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Fosse hacked through the entire meeting: Mimi Quillin, interview with the author, February 2, 2011.

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He asked Walker about the morale: Chet Walker, interview with the author, December 22, 2010.

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There was concern they were: Ibid.

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Fosse administered general notes around noon: Mimi Quillin, interview with the author, February 2, 2011.

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Fosse and McKechnie rehearsed the bite Charity gives Charlie’s arm: Ibid.

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“Talk about emotion during the entire number”: Fosse rehearsal notes for September 23, 1987, courtesy of Mimi Quillin.

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“How much time is left?”: Gottfried,
All His Jazz,
4.

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At around three o’clock, Fosse led: Mimi Quillin, interview with the author, February 2, 2011.

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which he had intended to run the day earlier: Ibid.

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“Dance like you’re on your way”: Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, interview with the author, February 18, 2011.

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he made serious, sustained eye contact: Ibid.

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“The energy in the room was so”: Ibid.

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“He rehearsed us so hard that day”: Donna McKechnie, interview with the author, October 14, 2010.

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“just do the show, no more, no less”: Chet Walker, interview with the author, December 22, 2010.

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told them he had done everything: Stephanie Pope Caffey, interview with the author, March 1, 2011.

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“He said it more like a father”: Donna McKechnie, interview with the author, October 14, 2010.

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If he could, he said, he would: Stephanie Pope Caffey, interview with the author, March 1, 2011.

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“Your business is to do the best”: Donna McKechnie, interview with the author, October 14, 2010.

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Fosse seemed to crumple: Ibid.

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“When you get up in the morning”: Ibid.

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“Save your money”: Chet Walker, interview with the author, December 22, 2010.

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“I’m
so sorry
this isn’t going well”: Wayne Green, interview with the author, April 25, 2011.

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he spoke for twenty minutes: Lisa Embs, interview with the author, April 25, 2011.

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“As Bob was talking to us that day”: Ibid.

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“I would do anything to make”: Wayne Green, interview with the author, April 25, 2011.

ONE HOUR AND FIFTY-THREE MINUTES

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Around five thirty, Fosse ended his speech: Fred Mann III, interview with the author, February 22, 2011.

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Fosse devoted the next hour exclusively to: Mimi Quillin, interview with the author, February 2, 2011.

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Onstage, Chet Walker stood in for: Chet Walker, interview with the author, December 22, 2010.

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on the floor, glued to the podium: Wayne Green, interview with the author, April 25, 2011.

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“Don’t rush this section”: Ibid.

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Charity
had left Herman in a hospital: Allen Herman, interview with the author, March 3, 2011.

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Larry “Spoosh” Spivack, took over: Larry Spivack, interview with the author, March 4, 2011.

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“I don’t like that cowbell”: Wayne Green, interview with the author, April 25, 2011.

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it was the cowbell they used in Philadelphia: Allen Herman, interview with the author, March 3, 2011.

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“Fix it! Fix it!”: Larry Spivack, interview with the author, March 4, 2011.

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“Later I asked [Spoosh] to show me”: Allen Herman, interview with the author, March 3, 2011.

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“Fosse was angry”: Larry Spivack, interview with the author, March 4, 2011.

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“Ladies and gentlemen”: Ibid.

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Fosse picked his hat up off: Mimi Quillin, interview with the author, February 2, 2011.

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They went out through the front: Harry Teeter, interview with the author, June 23, 2011.

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“Show’s going good”: Ibid.

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“Have a good show!”: Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, interview with the author, February 18, 2011.

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they strolled toward the Willard Hotel, where: Phoebe Ungerer, December 13, 2012.

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“Theater thataway”: Steve Blum, interview with the author, June 23, 2011.

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A cluster of people at the window stood up: Jim Hewes, interview with the author, June 23, 2011.

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“Hey!” someone said: Ibid.

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It took twenty minutes for the paramedics: Ibid.

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“She was running around”: Patricia Baughman, interview with the author, June 23, 2011.

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Thinking Fosse’s heart attack was a seizure: Martin Gottfried,
All His Jazz
(Cambridge, MA: Da Capo, 1998; first published by Bantam in 1990), 5. Citations refer to the Da Capo edition.

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arrived at the emergency room at 6:48: Charles W. Hall and Douglas Stevenson, “Bob Fosse Dies After Collapsing on D.C. Street: Choreographer and Director Bob Fosse Dies Here,”
Washington Post,
September 24, 1987.

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“When I got home”: David Picker, interview with the author, October 7, 2010.

Index

Aaron, Sidney (birth name),
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See also
Chayefsky, Paddy

Abbott, George