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Showmaker Uses Tricks To Get What He Wants
New York AP profile of Bob Fosse, a 33 year old choreographer and director, who uses bold tactics to win outcomes. He discusses employing misdirection, intimidation, and personal leverage to secure collaboration on stage, tracing his rise from burlesque to Broadway with The Pajama Game and Redhead. He recalls meeting George Abbott and pitching his raw, self taught credits, and how the Abbott-Fosse team later split.
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