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Bob Fosse was an American actor, choreographer, dancer, and film and stage director. He directed and choreographed musical works on stage and screen, including the stage musicals The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), Sweet Charity (1966), Pippin (1972), and Chicago (1975). He directed the films Sweet Charity (1969), Cabaret (1972), Lenny (1975), All That Jazz (1979), and Star 80 (1983). Fosse's distinctive style of choreography included turned-in knees and "jazz hands". He is the only person ever to have won Oscar, Emmy, and Tony awards in the same year (1973). He ... read more Music Director Al Sherman was born into a Jewish musical family in what is now, modern day Ukraine. His songwriting career began in 1918 while working as a staff pianist at the Remick Music Company. At Remick he worked alongside the likes of future songwriting greats George Gershwin and Vincent Youmans. During this time Al also organized and directed a small orchestra that played in New York and Miami Beach. In 1921, Al met silent film actress, Rosa Dancis. They were married in 1923. During the last days of Vaudeville, Al and several of his fellow hitmakers formed the revue "Songwriters on ... read more Spencer is a queer musical theatre educator, composer and playwright. He focuses his teaching and work to include untold stories of underrepresented voices in the musical theatre canon. He is the founder of the educational platform and curriculum, BROADWAY REFOCUSED, and is the host of two new podcasts: Broadway ReFocused and Musicals With Impact. In educational theatre, he has premiered Duncan Sheik’s Whisper House; An Evening With Stuart Brayson; The Stories of Tonight and directed/produced over 30 musicals. He has directed choirs at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican; Paris, France; Cadogan Hall in London, England; and Canterbury Cathedral. He ... read more