Ruth Leon recommends… Rich Man’s Frug – Sweet Charity – Bob Fosse
Ruth Leon recommendsRich Man’s Frug – Sweet Charity – Bob Fosse
My friend and fellow critic Gerald Berkowitz finds wonderful things for you on YouTube. This amazing piece of dance video is a classic number made for the musical Sweet Charity. Choreography, Bob Fosse, of course. Stylistically, it’s a perfect encapsulation of its 1960s time and of his genius.
The lead dancer in this clip is Suzanne Charny but neither Jerry nor I know who the bald-headed mustachioed featured dancer is. This is the kind of thing that keep me up at night. Help, readers, please.
Is it possibly Lance Le Gault?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_LeGault
go to Google, type in “Sweet Charity movie cast” and look at his photo – do I get a prize if I’m right?
I saw the stage show in London (with Gretchen Wyler) some time around 1971
No idea about dancer identities but I remember there was a bald male dancer who was a great mover
It was unusual then as now to see men who were less than hirsute on stage
Was it a coincidence, or was it a Fosse thing?
PS It was a remarkable show : London had never seen a Fosse show and it was a great step forward for dance
I think it’s Patrick Spohn
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0819305/