fosse — Writing — Juan A. Ramirez

Column: AND… SCENE! They Nearly Tore the Balcony Down!

The Gwen’s Honest Truth about the mezzanine fight at Chicago’s reopening.

Theatre, ColumnJuan A. RamirezSeptember 18, 2021theatrely, theatre, chicago, ana villafañe, hot honey rag, gwen verdon, bob fosse, fosse, reopening, broadway

Column: AND...SCENE! Sweet, Sweet, Charity

To paraphrase MacArthur Genius Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “We Should All Be Sweet Charity Stans.”

TheatreJuan A. RamirezJune 18, 2021column, theatrely, theatre, film, sweet charity, britney spears, fosse, bob fosse, You Should See Yourself, If My Friends Could See Me Now, i’m a Brass Band, baby dream your dream, where am i going, I’m the Bravest Individual, sutton foster

Krysta Rodriguez Talks Liza Minnelli and Messy Women

I delved deep into stan territory with the Halston actor about what makes Minnelli a popular culture legend.

Column: AND… SCENE! The TikToker’s Frug

It came as a delightful shock (or with loving horror), to receive a text yesterday asking whether I knew that the Rich Man’s Frug was quickly becoming the latest TikTok dance trend.

Column, Theatre, CultureJuan A. RamirezApril 23, 2021sweet charity, bob fosse, fosse, gwen verdon, rich man's frug, beyonce, get me bodied, tiktok, billy magnussen, follies, garrett clayton, hairspray live, column, theatrely

Column: AND… SCENE! Whatever Verdon Wants...

No thoughts this week, just Gwen Verdon.

Column, TheatreJuan A. RamirezApril 16, 2021column, gwen verdon, theatrely, and scene, damn yankees, sweet charity, tim curry, rocky horror picture show, tab hunter, bob fosse, fosse, chicago, stanley donen, tom & jerry

Maya Deren and the Art of Dance on Film

The translation of dance onto film has long mystified cineastes, who grapple with capturing its red-blooded nature without resorting to mere documentation.

Film, In-DepthJuan A. RamirezApril 4, 2017film, film notes, brattle, dance, maya deren, red shoes, footlight parade, busby berkeley, an american in paris, cabaret, all that jazz, fosse, moulin rouge!, baz luhrmann

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