I devoured every story and antidote she told, I mean this was musical theater history being shared on a personal level to me! His heart attack is a major plot twist in Fosse’s autobiographical Oscar nominated film, All That Jazz. She was there in fact when he had his heart attack while they were working on the original production of Chicago. In my personal conversations and interviews with Chita Rivera, she went into great detail about Fosse’s approach to the work, his approach to directing and choreographing a show. For a Fosse fanatic like myself, that musical was like a drug feeding my addiction. This musical was an evening built around his iconic choreographic masterpieces of dance. even saw the original Broadway production of the Tony Award winning musical Fosse.

I have read every book about Fosse’s life, watched every clip of his work on YouTube, his movies, etc. That kernel of interest bloomed even bigger when I connected the dots that he was the director and choreographer of Chicago, starring the legend herself, Chita Rivera. From the second I first did Damn Yankees (as Applegate), for research I watched the movie version and immediately zoned in to the unique choreography, which was by Fosse. I am addicted to the work of genius Bob Fosse.

Bass hall phantom of the opera cast