"Mary's night-school teacher & boyfriend. He also made guest appearances on such television series as ""Mannix"", ""Kojak"", ""Nichols"", ""The Outer Limits"", ""McMillan and Wife"", and ""Law & Order"". His last known television appearance was on an episode of ""Murder, She Wrote"" in 1994. Tolan appeared in the Bob Fosse film ""All That Jazz"" (1979) as lead character Joe Gideon's cardiologist, Dr. Ballinger. Tolan also helped found the American Place Theatre, of which he wrote: “We wanted to attract some of the writers who wrote fine, intelligent, deep material about American life, and see if we could interest them in writing"
"All That Jazz (film) All That Jazz is a 1979 American musical drama film directed by Bob Fosse. The screenplay, by Robert Alan Aurthur and Fosse, is a semi-autobiographical fantasy based on aspects of Fosse's life and career as a dancer, choreographer and director. The film was inspired by Fosse's manic effort to edit his film ""Lenny"" while simultaneously staging the 1975 Broadway musical ""Chicago"". It borrows its title from the Kander and Ebb tune ""All That Jazz"" in that production. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. In 2001, ""All That Jazz"" was deemed"
"pop culture"". Describes it as a ""cynical comment on the willingness of humans...to act solely, simply, and remorselessly in their own interest"", and deeming this unlawful conduct as part of ""all that jazz"" one needs to get by. BlueCoupe said in the song, ""the ghost of Bob Fosse hangs about"". All That Jazz (song) ""All That Jazz"" (alternatively ""And All That Jazz"") is a song from the 1975 musical ""Chicago"". It has music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, and is the opening song of the musical. The title of the 1979 film, starring Roy Scheider as a"
"All That Jazz (song) ""All That Jazz"" (alternatively ""And All That Jazz"") is a song from the 1975 musical ""Chicago"". It has music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, and is the opening song of the musical. The title of the 1979 film, starring Roy Scheider as a character strongly resembling choreographer/stage and film director Bob Fosse, is derived from the song. Opus, Book 3 by Rob Blythe notes the song uses the 7th chord to create a unique musical effect. ""Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives"" postulated that the song encapsulated the ""importance of jazz in the constitution of"
"musical film for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. Although estranged as a couple, Verdon and Fosse continued to collaborate on projects such as the musical ""Chicago"" (1975) (in which she originated the role of murderess Roxie Hart) and the musical ""Dancin'"" (1978), as well as Fosse's autobiographical movie ""All That Jazz"" (1979). The helpmeet/peer played by Leland Palmer in that film is based on the role Verdon played in Fosse's real life. She also developed a close working relationship with Fosse's partner, Broadway dancer Ann Reinking, and she instructed for Reinking's musical theatre classes. Reinking can"
"that of Fosse's wife, the dancer and actress Gwen Verdon, who continued to work with him on projects including ""Chicago"" and ""All That Jazz"" itself. Gideon's rough handling of chorus girl Victoria Porter closely resembles Bob Fosse's own treatment of Jennifer Nairn-Smith during rehearsals for ""Pippin"". Nairn-Smith herself appears in the film as Jennifer, one of the ""NY/LA"" dancers. Ann Reinking was one of Fosse's sexual partners at the time and was more or less playing herself in the film, but nonetheless she was required to audition for the role as Gideon's girlfriend, Kate Jagger. Cliff Gorman was cast in"
"be seen in ""All That Jazz"" playing the protagonist's partner, as she was in Fosse's real life. She, as much as Verdon, would become responsible for keeping Fosse's trademark choreography alive after Fosse's death. Reinking played Roxie Hart in the highly successful Broadway revival of ""Chicago"" that opened in 1996. She choreographed the dances ""in the style of Bob Fosse"" for that revival. After originating the role of Roxie opposite Chita Rivera in ""Chicago"", Verdon focused on film acting, playing character roles in movies such as ""The Cotton Club"" (1984), ""Cocoon"" (1985) and """" (1988). She continued to teach dance"
"Brando. The film was shot on location in Berlin and Munich, Germany; In 1979, Fosse co-wrote and directed a semi-autobiographical film ""All That Jazz"" (1979), which portrayed the life of a womanizing, drug-addicted choreographer-director in the midst of triumph and failure. Ann Reinking appears in the film as the protagonist's lover, protégé and domestic-partner. ""All That Jazz"" won four Academy Awards, earning Fosse his third Oscar nomination for Best Director. It also won the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. In the summer and fall of 1980, working with ""All That Jazz"" executive producer Daniel Melnick, Fosse commissioned"
"Lithgow portrayed Lucas Sergeant in Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical movie ""All That Jazz"". The character was loosely based on the real-life director/choreographer Michael Bennett, best known for his work on ""Dreamgirls"" and ""A Chorus Line"". In 1983 and 1984, Lithgow was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as Roberta Muldoon in ""The World According to Garp"" and as Sam Burns in ""Terms of Endearment"". Both films were screen adaptations of popular novels. Lithgow originated the character of Dr. Emilio Lizardo/Lord John Whorfin, an Italian physicist inhabited by an evil alien, which he played in the"
"Star of the Year. She would remain a favorite of Kael's, who would later comment, ""She has a facial structure that the camera yearns for, and she has talent, too."" At the close of the decade, Bob Fosse, whom Lange had befriended and with whom she had carried on a casual romantic affair, cast Lange as the Angel of Death, a part that he had written specifically for her in his semiautobiographical film, ""All That Jazz"" (1979). She had also been considered for the role of Wendy Torrance in ""The Shining"" before that role ultimately went to Shelley Duvall. Lange"
"Actress in a Musical. In 1976 she replaced Donna McKechnie as Cassie in ""A Chorus Line""; in 1977 she replaced Gwen Verdon in the starring role of Roxie Hart in ""Chicago"", a show directed and choreographed by Fosse. In 1978 she appeared in Fosse's revue ""Dancin'"", and received another Tony nomination. In that year Reinking and Fosse ended their romance and separated. They continued to have a professional, creative collaboration. Reinking has acknowledged Fosse as the major influence on her work as a choreographer. In 1979, Reinking appeared in Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical film ""All That Jazz"" as Katie Jagger, a"
"the titular role of ""The Stand-Up""—the film-within-a-film version of ""Lenny""—after having played the role of Lenny Bruce in the original theatrical production of the show (for which he won a Tony Award), but was passed over for Fosse's film version of the production in favor of Dustin Hoffman. Reviews were largely positive. ""All That Jazz"" scores an 86% ""Fresh"" (or ""good"") rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes based on 36 reviews. In his review in ""The New York Times"", Vincent Canby called the film ""an uproarious display of brilliance, nerve, dance, maudlin confessions, inside jokes and, especially, ego"" and"
"""Lenny"". Although the film version, directed by Bob Fosse, featured Dustin Hoffman, Gorman was recruited to portray a Dustin Hoffman-like character portraying Lenny Bruce, in a side-story in Fosse's autobiographical film ""All That Jazz"" (1979). He played Joseph Goebbels in the 1981 TV movie ""The Bunker"", and co-starred as Lt. Andrews in the film ""Angel"" (1984). He had roles in movies like ""Cops and Robbers"" (1973), ""Rosebud"" (1975), """" (1976), ""An Unmarried Woman"" (1978) with Jill Clayburgh, ""Night of the Juggler"" (1980), ""Hoffa"" (1992) with Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito, and ""Night and the City"" (1992). His TV work included"
"Deborah Geffner Deborah Geffner is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she moved to New York at sixteen to train at Juilliard, continuing on to dance with the Stuttgart Ballet and American Chamber Ballet. She is best known for her role as Victoria Porter in Bob Fosse's award-winning movie ""All That Jazz"", which she filmed while performing in ""A Chorus Line"" on Broadway in the role of Kristine. Geffner worked again with Fosse in his movie ""Star 80."" She also starred in the TV movie ""Legs"" with Gwen Verdon and Sheree North. She has been on"
"start of filming so they could rehearse their roles and build a rapport. Sandahl Bergman, a dancer who had bit parts in several theater productions and films, played Valeria. She was recommended to Milius by Bob Fosse, who had directed her in ""All That Jazz"" (1979), and was accepted after reading for the part. Milius said the actors were chosen because their appearances and personae fitted their roles. He wanted actors who would not have any preconceived notions to project into their roles. Although Milius had reservations when he witnessed the first few takes of the novices at work, he"
"role loosely based on her own life and relationship with Fosse. Reinking remained in Hollywood for several years after ""All That Jazz"", and appeared in two more feature films, ""Annie"" (as Grace Farrell) and ""Micki & Maude"" (as Micki). In March 1985, Reinking appeared at the 57th Academy Awards to give a mostly lip-synced vocal performance accompanied by a dance routine of the Academy Award-nominated Phil Collins single ""Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"". The routine was poorly received by critics from the ""Los Angeles Times"" and ""People"", as well as by Collins himself in a ""Rolling"
"CD format on the Decca Records label. Bob Fosse appears in the film as The Snake for one song, ""A Snake in the Grass"", during which he does a dance sequence that he choreographed himself, which includes trademark Fosse elements such as hip thrusts, jazz hands and use of hat and jacket as props. This scene in the film has long been speculated to have been a major influence on singer Michael Jackson's costume and choreography for performances of his 1982 hit song ""Billie Jean"". Fosse's dance sequence even included a variation on the moonwalk, a dance step that Jackson"
"Allen's ""Bananas"". Burns worked with film-director Bob Fosse and in 1972 won the Academy Award as music supervisor for ""Cabaret"". He composed the film scores for ""Lenny"" (1974) and Martin Scorsese's jazz-themed ""New York, New York"" (1977). Fosse again employed Burns to create the soundtrack for ""All That Jazz"" for which he also won an Academy Award in 1979. He then worked on ""Urban Cowboy"" (1980) and in 1982, Burns received another Academy Award nomination for his work in ""Annie"". His work for the stage was also notable. ""Baryshnikov on Broadway"" in 1980 earned Burns an Emmy Award for his"
"he began working in his father's travel agency. However, he decided to change careers and took an assistant's job with notable costume maker Helene Pons. Wolsky became a well regarded costume designer, working both on Broadway and in the motion picture industry. The first film Wolsky worked on was ""The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"". He worked on many films including ""Harry and Tonto"", ""The Turning Point"", ""Grease"" and ""Manhattan"". He worked with Bob Fosse, a leading Broadway director, on ""All That Jazz"" and won his first Academy Award. He won his second Academy Award for ""Bugsy"" in 1991 and"
"nervous energy… The film's major flaw lies in its lack of real explanation of what, beyond ego, really motivates [him]."" ""TV Guide"" said, ""The dancing is frenzied, the dialogue piercing, the photography superb, and the acting first-rate, with non-showman Scheider an illustrious example of casting against type . . . ""All That Jazz"" is great-looking but not easy to watch. Fosse's indulgent vision at times approaches sour self-loathing."" Leonard Maltin gave the film two-and-a-half stars (out of four) in his 2009 movie guide; he said that the film was ""self-indulgent and largely negative,"" and that ""great show biz moments and"
"Angeles in August 1968, in the role that she originated in the original New York production. Her U.S. television appearances include guest roles on ""Love, American Style""; ""Laverne & Shirley""; and ""Rhoda"". She was also a regular on Dinah Shore's summer variety television show, ""Dinah and Her New Best Friends"" in 1976. She played Aŕlene in the 1976 television movie ""James Dean"". To motion-picture audiences, Palmer is known best for Bob Fosse's ""All That Jazz"" (1979), in which she played Audrey Paris, a character believed to be modeled on Fosse's wife, Gwen Verdon. Palmer is known now as Linda Posner."
"in 1991, and was the last live-action musical to compete in the category until Baz Luhrmann's ""Moulin Rouge!"" was nominated over twenty years later. The DVD issued in 2003 features scene-specific commentary by Roy Scheider and interviews with Scheider and Fosse. Fox released a ""Special Music Edition"" DVD in 2007, with an audio commentary by the film's Oscar-winning editor, Alan Heim. Blu-ray and DVD editions were released in August 2014 with all the old special features, as well as new supplements through the Criterion Collection brand. All That Jazz (film) All That Jazz is a 1979 American musical drama film"
"In 1998, Adrian Rollini was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame. Adrian Rollini Adrian Francis Rollini (June 28, 1903 – May 15, 1956) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played the bass saxophone, piano, vibraphone, and many other instruments. Rollini is also known for introducing the goofus in jazz music. As leader, his major recordings included ""You've Got Everything"" (1933), ""Savage Serenade"" (1933) and ""Got The Jitters"" (1934) on Banner, Perfect, Melotone, Romeo, Oriole, ""A Thousand Good Nights"" (1934) on Vocalion, ""Davenport Blues"" (1934) on Decca, ""Nothing But Notes"", ""Tap Room Swing"", ""Jitters"", ""Riverboat Shuffle"" (1934)"
"death, New York Governor George Pataki granted him a posthumous pardon for his obscenity conviction. Bruce was the subject of the 1974 biographical film ""Lenny"", directed by Bob Fosse and starring Dustin Hoffman (in an Academy Award-nominated Best Actor role), and based on the Broadway stage play of the same name written by Julian Barry and starring Cliff Gorman in his 1972 Tony Award-winning role. In addition, the main character's editing of a fictionalized film version of ""Lenny"" was a major part of Fosse's own biopic, the 1979 Academy Award-nominated ""All That Jazz. The documentary ""Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell"
"Bob Fosse Robert Louis Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American dancer, musical theatre choreographer, director and film director. He won eight Tony Awards for choreography, more than anyone else, as well as one for direction. He was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning for his direction of ""Cabaret"". Fosse was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 23, 1927, to a Norwegian American father, Cyril K. Fosse, a traveling salesman for The Hershey Company, and Irish-born mother, Sara Alice Fosse (née Stanton), the second youngest of six. He teamed up with Charles Grass, another young dancer,"
"for many film features. Designs include: Fisher can be seen as himself lighting a show in Bob Fosse's ""All That Jazz"" (1979). for Best Lighting Design: for Best Lighting Design: Jules Fisher Jules Fisher (born November 12, 1937) is an American lighting designer and producer. He is credited with lighting designs for more than 300 productions over the course of his 50-year career in Broadway and off-Broadway shows, as well extensive work in film, ballet, opera, television, and rock and roll concert tours. He has been nominated 20 times for Tony Awards (as a lighting designer) and won nine Tony"
"Allen Toussaint Allen Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, who was an influential figure in New Orleans R&B from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as ""one of popular music's great backroom figures."" Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions, including ""Java"", ""Mother-in-Law"", ""I Like It Like That"", ""Fortune Teller"", ""Ride Your Pony"", ""Get Out of My Life Woman"", ""Working in the Coal Mine"", ""Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky"", ""Here Come the Girls"", ""Yes We Can Can"", ""Play Something Sweet"", and ""Southern Nights"". He was a"
"Adrian Rollini Adrian Francis Rollini (June 28, 1903 – May 15, 1956) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played the bass saxophone, piano, vibraphone, and many other instruments. Rollini is also known for introducing the goofus in jazz music. As leader, his major recordings included ""You've Got Everything"" (1933), ""Savage Serenade"" (1933) and ""Got The Jitters"" (1934) on Banner, Perfect, Melotone, Romeo, Oriole, ""A Thousand Good Nights"" (1934) on Vocalion, ""Davenport Blues"" (1934) on Decca, ""Nothing But Notes"", ""Tap Room Swing"", ""Jitters"", ""Riverboat Shuffle"" (1934) on Decca, and ""Small Fry"" (1938) on Columbia. Rollini was born in New York on"
"Chicago 'n All That Jazz Chicago 'n All That Jazz (subtitled Big Band Jazz of the Broadway Musical) is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz performing John Kander and Fred Ebb's songs from the Broadway musical ""Chicago"" recorded in 1975 and released on the Groove Merchant label. Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "" Konitz and his sidemen play with enthusiasm and melodic creativity; some of the themes are quite catchy. The playing time (around 36 minutes) is quite brief and the music is far from essential but the performances are surprisingly pleasing, making this a worthy purchase"". All"
"on Broadway . In 1999, Verdon served as artistic consultant on a plotless Broadway musical designed to showcase examples of classic Fosse choreography. Called simply ""Fosse"", the three-act musical revue was conceived and directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Ann Reinking and choreographed by Reinking and Chet Walker. Verdon and Fosse's daughter, Nicole, received a ""special thanks"" credit. The show won a Tony for best musical. Bob Fosse Robert Louis Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American dancer, musical theatre choreographer, director and film director. He won eight Tony Awards for choreography, more than anyone else,"
"All That Jazz (Breathe album) All That Jazz is the debut studio album by English pop rock band Breathe. Released in April 1988, the album peaked at #22 on the UK Albums Chart and at #34 on the US ""Billboard"" 200. It has been certified Silver in the UK by the BPI and Gold in the US by the RIAA. A number of the album's tracks were recorded in 1985. The group's first single, ""Don't Tell Me Lies"", was released in 1986 and reached #77 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1987, Bob Sargeant was brought on board to produce,"
"beatnik, Maynard G. Krebs (Bob Denver), who became the series' breakout character. An enthusiastic fan of jazz music (with a strong distaste for the music of Lawrence Welk), Maynard plays the bongos, collects tinfoil and petrified frogs, and steers clear of romance, authority figures, and work (yelping ""Work?!"" every time he hears the word). Always speaking with the vernacular and slang of the beatniks and jazz musicians he admired, Maynard punctuates his sentences with the word ""like"" and has a tendency towards malapropisms. The main running gag on ""Dobie Gillis"" would have Dobie or one of the other characters rattling"
"documentary filmmaker and corporate consultant on social and environmental engagement/sustainability communications, and Eliza Foss Topol, an actress. Lukas and Cornelia were separated for almost five years, from 1968 to 1972, while Cornelia was the lover of pianist Glenn Gould and moved, with the two children, to Toronto, an arrangement that she later called, ""a perfect triangle"". Lukas Foss Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor. Born as Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany in 1922, Foss was soon recognized as a child prodigy. He began piano and theory lessons with Julius Goldstein"