Contents

Collection Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Organization of the Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon Collection

Selected Search Terms

Individual Production, Project, and Performance Files

Bob Fosse Personal Papers and Career Miscellany

Gwen Verdon Career Miscellany

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Scripts

Playbills and Programs

Magazines

Oversized Materials

Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon Collection

Processed by the Music Division of the Library of Congress

2006

Biographical Sketch

Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1927, Bob Fosse is known as one of musical theater's greatest choreographers and directors. After appearing as a dancer in such films as Give A Girl A Break and Kiss Me Kate, both 1953, Fosse established himself as a choreographer in his first two Broadway shows, The Pajama Game (1954) and Damn Yankees (1955). His choreography includes such other classics as New Girl in Town (1957), Redhead (1959), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1960), Chicago (1975), and Dancin' (1977). Films directed and choreographed by Fosse include Sweet Charity (1966), Pippin (1972), Cabaret (1973) and All That Jazz (1979), a semi-autobiographical effort. Fosse appeared in and choreographed the film The Little Prince (1974). He also directed the films Lenny (1974) and Star 80 (1983). In 1986, he directed and choreographed Big Deal, a Broadway production which he also wrote.

Fosse's work earned him many awards including a Tony for Pippin, an Oscar for Cabaret and an Emmy for Liza With A Z, all in the same year, making him the first person ever to win the "triple crown" of the performing arts. He also captured the Tony Award for Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, Redhead, Little Me, Sweet Charity, and Dancin', and won three Emmy Awards for his television special, Liza With A Z. Other awards include a Drama Desk award for Pippin and a Donaldson Award for Pajama Game.

Gwen Verdon, born in Los Angeles, California, in 1925, began her career as a dancer and continued to play roles throughout her career that employed her extraordinary dancing talents. She made her Broadway debut in Alive and Kicking in 1950, and is best known for her work in the Broadway productions of Can-Can (1953), Damn Yankees (1955), New Girl in Town (1957), Redhead (1959), Sweet Charity (1966) and Chicago (1975). Film appearances have included On the Riviera (1951), Meet Me After the Show (1951), David and Bathsheba (1952), Mississippi Gambler (1953), Damn Yankees (1958), Cocoon I (1986), Cotton Club (1984), and Cocoon II (1988).

Verdon has appeared in numerous television shows including M*A*S*H, Dear John, Webster, and Magnum PI, where she earned an Emmy award nomination. She was also a guest of the People's Republic of China, where she taught theater dance to the Beijing Ballet Company, and has worked as a consultant for revivals of several Fosse/Verdon shows.

Verdon is the recipient of many awards for her work. Her performances in Can-Can, Damn Yankees, New Girl in Town, and Redhead all earned her Tony Awards.

Fosse and Verdon were married in 1960 and had one daughter, Nicole Fosse, also a professional dancer who appeared on Broadway in Phantom of the Opera. Although separated, Fosse and Verdon remained close friends and collaborators until his death on the opening night of a revival of Sweet Charity at the National Theater in Washington, DC, in 1987.

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Scope and Content Note

The Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon Collection is an extensive collection of multi-format materials documenting the professional lives of two of America's most notable artists of the twentieth century. The collection spans both careers from their early appearances and projects through Fosse's last work.

The collection consists of: production, project and performance materials, including scripts and set designs; business and personal papers; Fosse's personal and professional papers and general files, correspondence, appointment books, calendars and daily notes; career miscellany of Gwen Verdon; documentation of awards given to both Fosse and Verdon; songbooks, printed music scores and choreographic notes; scrapbooks belonging to Fosse and Verdon; photographs, posters and slides; audio and visual recordings; and other miscellaneous materials. Please note: the Contents list is not an index. When searching the paper finding aid, all sections should be scanned by title. When using the electronic version of the finding aid, search by title throughout the entire document to locate all materials related to that title.

The production and project files include music materials, correspondence, scripts, production materials, casting files, contracts, press reviews, newspaper clippings, programs, and other documentation. Arrangement is alphabetical by production name. Posters, handbills, artwork, printed music and music manuscripts, research materials, and selected large format photos are cross-referenced with the individual production files. Smaller format photos are arranged separately by title or topic. Though the production files are marked as either "Fosse" or "Verdon" only to identify the primary focus or credit; this does not preclude the involvement of both parties in a production or project. There are other titles listed in the career miscellany section and elsewhere that are not included in the project files.

Fosse's personal papers and career miscellany include files on Fosse's family and early life, his career as a serviceman in the United States Navy, obituaries, personal tributes to Fosse, publicity information, and Fosse's own writings. The general files include miscellaneous contracts and project files, as well as general office files. General correspondence related to Bob Fosse consists of drafts and copies of letters from Fosse, dating from 1960 to 1987, which are arranged chronologically. Related materials include Fosse's appointment books and calendars, and daily notes which consist mainly of phone lists and daily calendar information.

Material in the collection, aside from that which is found in the production files, pertaining specifically to Gwen Verdon is located in the Verdon: Career Miscellany series. Included are awards, documentation of public appearances and benefits pertaining to Fosse and Verdon, publicity materials, and other miscellaneous items.

Scrapbooks belonging to both Fosse and Verdon which document their respective careers contain clippings, photographs and memorabilia, and are in very fragile condition.

The series of photographic material consists of professional and personal images of Fosse and Verdon in the form of photographs, negatives, and slides. These items are listed within the series but are not cross-referenced in the production files to which they are related, or anywhere else within the finding aid.

The audio-visual materials in the Collection include record albums, audio recording tapes, audio disc recordings, audio cassette tapes, compact discs, videocassettes and films. There are also WNET/13 film and videotape materials compiled during the production of a documentary on Bob Fosse, and related WNET research which includes press books and photos. These photos are not cross-referenced with the Photos files. All audiovisual materials are located in the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS) of the Library of Congress and are subject to that Division's policies for use and reproduction.

Oversized materials include posters, handbills, music sheets, photographs, art, set designs, costume sketches, and large format magazines and newspaper clippings. Materials pertaining to a specific show, or those which directly relate to either Fosse or Verdon are cross-referenced in the production files or the personal files.

The Miscellaneous materials consist of a variety of scripts, playbills and programs; miscellaneous magazines, and a various books not related to Fosse or Verdon productions. These are not cross-referenced within the individual production files.

Binders, covers, frames and other supports have been removed from most items because of their condition. Any identification they contained has been noted. Certain items of historical significance, such as Fosse's Cabaret script have been kept intact. Most covers have been stored separately at the end of the box numbered series (example: Box 1D, All That Jazz script covers). Please note: wherever possible, the original order of the materials has been maintained.

Mary E. Edsall, Dance ArchivistMarch 1996

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Selected Search Terms

People

• Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987.
• Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987.
• Verdon, Gwen.
• Verdon, Gwen. Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon collection. 1920-1991.

Organizations

• Fosse (Bob)/Verdon (Gwen) Collection (Library of Congress)

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Organization of the Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon Collection

The Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon Collection is organized in 9 series:

• Individual Production, Project, and Performance Files
• Bob Fosse Personal Papers and Career Miscellany
• Gwen Verdon Career Miscellany
• Scrapbooks
• Photographs
• Scripts
• Playbills and Programs
• Magazines
• Oversized Materials

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Container List

Individual Production, Project, and Performance Files

The production and project files include music materials, correspondence, scripts, production materials, casting files, contracts, press reviews, newspaper clippings, programs, and other documentation.

Arrangement is alphabetical by production name.

Actor's Choice: 'Round The Wondrous (Verdon)

Script

"The Writings of Lewis Carroll," by David Novak; read for WNDT/CH.13; reading script only; 61 pp.

Alice (Verdon)

Premiere

Souvenir program; invitation

Newspaper Clippings

Alive and Kicking (Verdon)

Newspaper Clippings

Program

Playbill, Hershey Theatre, 1950

Miscellaneous

Playbill ad; 1 p. lyrics; ticket order blank

All That Jazz (Fosse)

Fosse Editing Notes

[Note: All the following files marked "Editing notes" contain handwritten notes by Bob Fosse (and possibly assistants) on the editing of particular scenes.]

"Katie/Joe Bedroom, Sc. 38+"

"Dan demonstrates song, Sc. 33"

"Take Off (after "number")"

"Victoria: breakdown, Sc. 42"

"Rehearsal III, Joe walks out; Sc. 44A"

"Roy/Leland/Tony, Sc. 45"

"Take off, part I, Sc. 52"

"Take off, transition from parts 1-2, Sc. 52"

"Bob's notes for scene 52"

"1st rehearsal into menage"

"Flashback, nightclub, Sc. 22+"

"Any Seat rehearsal, Sc. 36AA"

"Joe's apt. (Debbie), Sc. 13/15/17"

"Will reading; Sc. 128"

"Projection Room, Sc. 12"

"Audition: lineup, producers, Murray, Joe/Audrey/Michelle; Producers/Audrey, Joe/Audrey, Sc. 4/5/7/8/9/ (sic)"

"First cutting room, Sc. 11"

"Audition, Sc. 4"

"Morning wakeup"

"Limbo, Not Used"

"Leslie Perry Review, Sc. 122"

"Lead In: Everything Old is New Again"

"Everything Old is New Again, Sc. 59"

"2nd O'Conner Flood, Sc. 129"

"Corridor, surgery team & Audrey/Katie, Sc. 130"

"Insurance/surgery, Sc. 134-141B"

"Hospital hallucination number, Sc. 143" (including lyric sheet with light cues)

"Fiorello's Restaurant, Sc. 145"

"Heart attack after operation, Sc. 150/151/152"

"Old lady dying, Sc. 168"

"Bye Bye Life, Sc. 173"

"Michelle scene (Joe in BA)"

"Limbo - doctors, Sc. 127"

"Corridor: Ann/Max/Rackmil, angiogram, Sc. 125/126"

"Limbo: some people collect stamps, Sc. 82"

"Lighting stage (Bill/John/Jules), Sc. 82"

"Intercuts: Broadway Arts & hospital, Sc. 64-81"

"Examining room, Sc. 63"

"Book reading - cabs, 1st hospital"

Casting Files

[Note: The casting files contain photo/resumes, letters from applicants and agents, and occasional notes on applicants.]

General

General

"Women"

General, "rejects"

General

"Strippers"

"Young girls"

"Old women"

"Cafeteria people"

"Dancers, Take Off with Us"

"Character women, nurses, 25-35"

"Jonathan"

"Character women, nurses, 18-25"

"Character women over 35"

"Character men, 20-30"

"Boys"

"Men, 40-55"

"People to see"

"Men, 30-40"

"Studs"

Miscellaneous

Fosse notes

Fosse folder

Selected cast

General Files

Deal memos

Cast deal memos, 1978; shooting schedule, #4

Contact Sheets

For All That Jazz and Dancin', staff, crew, locations

Titles

Including photos of graphics for "directed by BF"

Publicity

Cannes Film Festival statement; Columbia Pictures preliminary production information, including bios of Bob Fosse, motion picture stars, and crew; miscellaneous, e.g. air dates for Ann Reinking appearances

Tech Crew Resumes

Production Miscellaneous

Press Book: Cannes

Brazil/Argentina Publicity Tour

Budget

Film Storage Inventory

Foreign

Music

Possible Crew

Preliminary Notes, Fosse

Legal/Financial

Magazine Articles

Press Reviews

Brazil/Argentina Press

Newspaper Clippings

Fosse: Dance/Music Notes, Miscellaneous

Music

Miscellaneous Music

Publicity Materials

All That Jazz Poster

Photos

Josh Weiner's All That Jazz contact sheet

12x19 color photo, Ann Reinking alone; 16x19 color photo, Ann Reinking dancing (male dancer in background)

Several miscellaneous large format casting photos

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script. Covers have been removed for preservation concerns.]

Screenplay, 8/3/76, green cover, blue dot 133 pp.; with revisions; unmarked

Screenplay, 8/3/76, blue cover, blue dot

Screenplay, 8/3/76, gold cover, blue dot

Screenplay, 8/3/76, brown cover

Screenplay, revised, 10/1/76 126 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay, revised, 10/1/76

Screenplay, revised, 10/1/76, black vinyl cover 126 pp.; few markings

Screenplay, revised, 10/1/76, black vinyl cover 126 pp; unmarked

15 Duplicates of above, all in black vinyl covers

Duplicates marked # 9 - 14

Duplicates marked #16 - 21

Duplicates marked #22 - 24

Screenplay, revised, 10/1/76

Screenplay, revised, 10/1/76

Screenplay, revised, 10/1/76, black vinyl cover 126 pp.; few markings

Screenplay, revised, 4/14/77

Screenplay, revised, 4/14/77 103 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay, revised, 4/14/77, green vinyl cover 103 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay, revised, 4/14/77, green vinyl cover 103 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay, revised, 4/14/77, green vinyl cover 103 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay, revised, 5/26/78

Screenplay, 6/26/78

Screenplay, 6/26/78, black vinyl cover revised pages, few annotations

Director's script, 3/9/79, black 3 ring binder

Fosse script, 6/26/78

Script, undated 104 pp.; some annotation; staff and crew list 4/28/78; revised pages up to 5/16/78

Script, undated 124 pp.; unmarked

Script, undated 124 pp,; annotated

Script, 2nd draft

Fosse notebooks

"1st script meeting, Fosse - Aurthur (sic), 7/1/76"

Revised screenplay pages 150 pp.; very miscellaneous annotated drafts and revisions

"Script pages that have been retyped"

Script draft

Script draft

Script draft

"Script pages that have been retyped"

"Script, old pages, first draft"

"Script, Bob Aurthur's old pages"

Revised script, 4/14/77

Bells Are Ringing (Fosse)

Program

Shubert Theatre, July 1957

Legal Contracts

8/2/56 Fosse agreement with Comden, Green, Styne (original and photocopy); Bob Fosse and Theatre Guild, choreography agreement; 10/27/56 Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse, for choreographic collaboration; Tams-Witmark Music Library, 8/23/57; 7/15/57 British rights and royalties; 2/16/59, LA Civic Light Opera, play rights and interests; several letters regarding percentages and miscellaneous

Big Deal (Fosse)

Playbills

May 1986, Broadway Theatre (20 copies)

May 1986, Broadway Theatre (20 copies)

April 1986, Broadway Theatre (2 copies);June 1986, Broadway Theatre; Feb. 1986, Shubert Theatre (3 copies); March 1986, Shubert Theatre; Panorama (Boston weekly guide) 2/10-23/86 (2 copies); Playbill, Jack Lawrence Theatre, 4/86 (article on Big Deal)

Magazine Reviews

Dance Magazine, 7/86: "Fosse's Follies" by Kevin Grubb

New York Magazine, 4/7/86: "Bob Fosse's New Big Deal," by Kevin Kelly (3 copies)

Newsweek, 4/21/86: "Broadway Boogie Woogie," by Jack Kroll

Time, 4/21/86: "Slick, Sassy, Borrowed and Blue," by Wm. A. Henry III

Vanity Fair, 4/86: "Glossy Fosse," by Sylviane Gold

Dance Magazine, 8/86: "Fosse and His Followers," by Kevin Grubb

Tech Notes, Shubert, Boston

All from March, with Bob Fosse notes

Tech Notes, Shubert, Boston

February and March, with Bob Fosse notes

Tech Notes, Broadway

April, some Bob Fosse notes

Tech Notes, Miscellaneous

Stage Managers Reports

1986, very few

Big Deal Film Shoot

Film shooting schedule, 1985; script pages for scene to be shot

Big Deal Running Order

Running order, 1/20/86 (2 copies); annotated by Bob Fosse, and a story board

Research

News clippings, postcards, FDR Inaugural address, 1933; list of 1930s movie titles

Actor's Equity

1985 correspondence re: guidelines and regulations

Script Notes: Herb Gardner

Herb Gardner's notes (and transcript) on script; also includes long memo from Bob Fosse's secretary, dated 4/7; company phone list; dressing room list

Press Reviews

This category includes transcripts of radio and television coverage, as well as print reviews

Newspaper Clippings

Correspondence, 1983: Big Deal On Madonna Street

Italian film; correspondence re: rights acquisition for Big Deal on Madonna Street: involves Stuart Ostrow, Allen Deutsch, Bob Fosse, Giovanna Cau; correspondence re: Peter Allen on music/lyrics matters

Applicants For Book And Music

Applications, photo/resumes, correspondence

Correspondence, personal

Re: Big Deal: people's responses to show, telegrams, letters; opening night correspondence

Contact Sheets

For company

Casting

10/23/85 auditions with Howard Feuer at Minskoff: photo/resumes, memos, audition schedules, notes, contact sheets, recommendations, character assignments, etc.

Miscellaneous photo/resumes

"Possible Yes, "A" file rejects"

"Finals 11/22/85"

Audition cards

"Callbacks, Fri., 11/22/85"

Audition cards, photo/resumes, schedules, contact sheets

"Finals, "B" file photo/resumes"

"Finals, "No," photo/resumes"

General photo/resumes, letters

"#3, women outs"

Audition cards, Bob Fosse notes

"Polaroids and "A" file photo/resumes"

Production Miscellaneous, including technical crew and cast

Talent list for production budget; Big Deal reading cast list, 1981; casting correspondence with Howard Feuer; script assignments; film shoot/lyrics/dance notes; Herb Gardner's "2nd verse of Who's Yr. Little Whozis?"

Production Correspondence

3/19/86 letter from Gerry Schoenfeld, Chairman of the Board, Shubert Organization, to Bob Fosse detailing their suggestions for changes, etc. in show, 3 pp.

Legal/Financial Correspondence, 1969-86

1968, financial and rights agreements with writers, producers, director, including Italian movie rights correspondence; correspondence re contracts: Bob Fosse - director/choreographer; copyright search report, correspondence with David Begelman and Sam Cohn; including some miscellaneous such as theatre charges, Bob Fosse

Legal Contracts (#1)

Bob Fosse contracts and drafts: production contract with Shuberts; director services; choreography; Riff Productions (executive producer services); letter agreement; and explanatory letters between Bob Fosse and ICM

Legal Contracts (#2)

Production contract with Shuberts (duplicate); memos re: Bob Fosse contracts; Dramatists Guild correspondence; various contract revisions; material on royalty participation; other correspondence on various payments and advances between Bob Fosse, ICM, et al

Correspondence: Publicity

Correspondence with Bert Fink of Fred Nathan Public Relations, and Lee Gross, re: publicity schedules for Big Deal; some miscellaneous

"Daily Cuts & Changes"

February 14-21

Script Revisions

Revised script pages with actor's assignments; extensive files

Bows

Correspondence: Pete Hamill

Miscellaneous articles Hamill sent Bob Fosse for possible Big Deal use

Music Research

[Note: All from box marked same; titles in quotes are from original folders.]

"Lyrics" , green 3 ring binder

"Song Titles", blue 3 ring binder

"Song Titles, 20's - 30's - 40's"

"Big Deal Lyrics"

"Big Deal Songs"

"Lyric Sheets"

Miscellaneous Sheet Music

"Sheet Music"

Song Titles

"Tunes"

"Tunes"

"Lyrics"

Song Books

Mounted Photographs

[Note: All shots of cast and scenes are from production.]

20x29, color, mounted on cardboard, man dancing with shadow of a dollar sign

29x64, color, mounted on cardboard

64x29, color, mounted on cardboard

64x29 color, mounted on cardboard

43x29 color, mounted on cardboard

43x29 color, mounted on cardboard

48x21 color, mounted on cardboard

48x31 color, mounted on cardboard

Set Model

36" L x 25" H x 28"W, model of set

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script. Covers have been removed.]

Script, 1958 film, red cover

Script, early, red clip notebook

Script, 1st draft, 4/5/69

Script, 1st draft, 7/1/69, black vinyl cover 166 pp.; unmarked

Script, original

Script, early pages 50 pp. revised scenes; little annotation

Screenplay, 1st draft - old pages 100 pp., miscellaneous; few annotations

Script notes and pages

Script, early drafts

Script, 6/17/85

Rehearsal script, 12/85, black vinyl cover 133 pp.; unmarked

Rehearsal script, 12/85, black vinyl cover 133 pp.; unmarked

Rehearsal script, 12/85, master

Rehearsal script, 12/85, master

Rehearsal script, 12/85, Bob Fosse master, black paper 3 ring binder

Rehearsal script, 12/85, 3 ring black vinyl binder

Production script, 5/24/86

Rehearsal script, Bob Fosse, black vinyl 3 ring binder

Casting - sets, etc. notebook, Bob Fosse, blue vinyl 3 ring binder

Script, purple vinyl cover

Fosse notebook

1st draft, working script

1st draft, working script

First draft 7/1/69 126 pp.; some annotation

Script - Reading

Script changes

Working Manuscript (1 of 2)

Working Manuscript (2 of 2)

Fosse Notebook - "Ideas - Notes"

Fosse Notebook - "Big Deal - Act I"

Fosse Notebook - "Big Deal - Act II"

Rehearsal script, 12/85, black vinyl cover 133 pp.; unmarked

1st draft screenplay, 7/1/69, black vinyl cover 166 pp.; very few deletions

1st draft screenplay, 7/1/69, black vinyl cover 166 pp.; annotated, mainly 1st act

Combined stage reading and screenplay, black clip binder 118 pp.; unmarked

Combined stage reading and screenplay, gold ICM paper cover 118 pp.; unmarked

Combined stage reading and screenplay, gold ICM paper cover 118 pp.; unmarked

Combined stage reading and screenplay, gold ICM paper cover 118 pp.; unmarked

Combined stage reading and screenplay, gold ICM paper cover 118 pp.; annotated

Combined stage reading and screenplay, gold ICM paper cover 118 pp.; unmarked

Combined stage reading and screenplay, gold ICM cover

Script, "screen-stage combo", blue vinyl 3 ring binder

Script, black 3 ring binder

Sides, red 3 ring binder

Sides/Lyrics, green 3 ring binder

Revised Script Pages

Burnt Offerings (Fosse)

Casting

Photo/resumes; agency client lists

Correspondence

Bob Fosse handwritten drafts; miscellaneous correspondence re: acquiring a house for the set; memo to Larry Turman re: Barbara Streisand casting; various memos, letters, progress reports, casting suggestions, script discussions between Bob Fosse and Turman of 20th Century-Fox, 1970's

Budget

Production budget, 1970

Financial: Fosse personal

Bob Fosse's CA travel expenses: hotel, airfare, personal miscellaneous; few notes on Burnt Offerings' costs

Casting, including memos (1 of 2)

Photo/resumes and correspondence from prospective actors and agents; Turman and Andrea Brandt memos on casting; Bob Fosse notes on readings; interview schedules with notes; lists of candidates and possibilities; extensive

Casting, including memos (2 of 2)

Continuation of above file

Miscellaneous

Several Bob Fosse handwritten notes on costs, locations, etc.; address list

Scripts

Screenplay, revised, orange paper cover 117 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay, revised, orange paper cover 117 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay, revised, orange paper cover 117 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay, revised, orange paper cover 117 pp.; unmarked; has "sex operation" written in pencil on title page

Screenplay, revised, orange paper cover 115 pp.

Screenplay, revised

Screenplay, revised, yellow CMA paper cover 105 pp.; few annotations

Screenplay, revised, brown spring binder 117 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay

Screenplay, black paper cover

Screenplay, "rewrite", black spring binder

Script pages

Script revisions, 5/12/70

Script revisions, 5/12/70 duplicate

Script revisions, 5/12/70 duplicate

Script revisions, 5/12/70 duplicate

"Script rewrites, 9-10/70" 20 pp.; few markings; letter from Robert Marasco, 11/20/70 re: script changes

Fosse script notes

Cabaret (Fosse)

Magazine Reviews

New York, Feb. 21, 1972: "Best of Both Worlds," by Judith Crist

L'uomo Vogue, June/July 1973: "Dal Teatro al Cabaret," "Il Volo Di Michael York," and "Bob Fosse"

After Dark, Feb. 1972: "Maybe This Time - a photo preview of Cabaret," by Neil Applebaum Chaplin 116, No.5 1972: "Cabaret," by Torsten Manns

Time, Feb. 28, 1972: "Liza - Fire, Air and a Touch of Anguish," by Gerald Clarke (4 copies)

Newsweek, Feb. 28, 1972: "Liza Minnelli: A Star Is Born," by S. K. Oberbeck (2 copies)

Time, April 9, 1973: " Hollywood's Revenge" (on Cabaret Oscars)

Life, Feb. 4, 1972: "Liza" (2 copies)

Press Reviews

Including radio and television transcripts, magazine clips and photocopies of newspaper clippings, etc.

Newspaper Clippings

Unit Lists

Location Memos, 1971

Location and set research

Cy Feuer

Correspondence from envelope marked "Cy Feuer," containing Bob Fosse's insurance application, Bob Fosse hand-written notes and letter to Martin re: production problems (pertaining to overheard Feuer phone call); Cy Feuer correspondence, 1970-71, re: script and score

Casting: Dancers, Germany

Audition schedules, memos, notes, lists of dancers

Costumes

Costume/character/production number lists, 1971; wardrobe memos

Lyrics

Shooting and editing notes, and timing for these lyrics, extensively annotated; "Cabaret," "Mein Herr"

Lyrics

Editing and shooting notes, "Maybe This Time," and "Two Ladies"

Lyrics

Lyric sheets, music notes, "Wilkommen," and "Wilkommen Finale"

Lyrics

Music notes, editing notes, "Tomorrow Belongs to Me"

Lyrics

Music notes, choreography notes, "If You Could See Her Now," and "Money"

Set Designs

Set plot and memos, plus blueprint designs for various sets

Preview Cards

For 1972 Los Angeles and Anaheim previews

Research, Germany

Postcards and photos for location, set and costume research: Munich, Berlin, Hamburg

Contracts

Bob Fosse contract, 1970, and correspondence; handwritten notes by Bob Fosse

Budgets

German budgets, including formal 1970 complete budget; Cabaret costume count; ABC interdepartmental memos, 1971 re: production representatives and budget, associate producer assignments; employment letter, unit publicist, budget and shooting schedule for period vehicles; memos on added costs, sets, mechanicals

Memoranda, German Office

1971, miscellaneous informational office memos, re: rehearsal rooms, expenses, staff/crew hiring; preproduction research on photos and films; information on dancers; cast and crew flight schedules, etc.

Shooting Schedules

Breakdown sheets, based on 10/22/70 script

Casting

Memos, resumes, letters, photos

Songs And Notes

From file marked "Songs," annotated, revised lyric sheets; extensive Bob Fosse drafts of lyrics

Fosse Notes

"Cabaret Ideas" notebook, with handwritten notes, including cinematography and editing

Premiere Program

Includes ad cut, and Spanish ad

Foreign Stage Productions

Programs: Theater An Der Wien, 1970-71; Det Danske Teater, 1969-70

Financial, Fosse personal expenses

London, Germany bills and receipts for hotels, travel, meals, etc.; memos to Cy Feuer re: living expenses, etc.

Correspondence, re: film crew and staff

1970 memos, correspondence and resumes, re: cameramen, costume designers, director of photography, editors, and so on; includes Bob Fosse handwritten interview notes and Robert Surtees correspondence

Correspondence, Fosse personal

Miscellaneous memos, Bob Fosse notes; correspondence with Surtees, John Kobal on books, hiring, etc.; pamphlet of Cabaret sketches "It had been a big pleasure to work for you... Ladies group sextette;" miscellaneous banking, etc.

Legal/Financial

1973-83: legal correspondence and statements, including ABC's financial statements on Cabaret; 1971 Writers Guild correspondence re: credit arbitration; contractual payment schedules, residuals, etc.

Production Miscellaneous

German vocabulary list; fact sheet on Munich, flight schedules, Germany; hotel lists, contact sheets; ABC letter, 1971 on editing schedule; G. Unsworth, cameraman memo on filming concerns; period vehicle/location lists; cast start/finish schedule; London schedule; Germany brochure; Bob Fosse "To Do" handwritten memo for Europe; Bob Fosse handwritten note on Surtees; other miscellaneous information and notes

Editing Miscellaneous

Sequence breakdown/synopsis 7/11/90; musical numbers and spots, with timing, 6/25/70

Script Notes (from friends)

From file marked "Friends' notes after reading script," including comments from Neil Simon, Bob Aurthur,Gwen Verdon; 10/6/70 letter from Cy Feuer to W.E. Dodd (Allied Artists' president) on changes in first draft screenplay suggested by Dodd; Bob Fosse's script notes, typed and handwritten

Dialogue Revisions

Notes on various script pages, much in Bob Fosse's hand

Script Miscellaneous

Sequence breakdowns, musical numbers, locations, and appropriate script pages

Casting

Letters, photo/resumes, correspondence, audition schedules, memos

Press Clippings Book

Post-Academy Awards; large format, 12x16, including quotes, photos, other press

Cabaret Press

Extensive press reviews, all photocopies; 1972

Cabaret Posters

Color, Italian, 40x55, (1); Color, 27x41, (3 copies)

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script.]

Script, 1st draft, blue vinyl cover

Script, 1st draft revised, blue vinyl cover

Script, 1st draft revised

Script, 1st draft revised, "Rewrite as of 12/1"

Script (partial), revised pages 100 pp., with Bob Fosse annotations

Script, 1st draft (partial), revisions

"Old pages from Fosse script"

Script draft, 3/6/70 102 pp., some annotation

Script (partial), with revisions

Final draft, 2/15/71, black spring binder

Bob Fosse Editing Notes, grey 3 ring binder

Call Me Mister (Fosse)

Legal

1946 Actors Equity contract, Bob Fosse

Can-Can (Verdon)

Programs

4 different undated souvenir programs

Magazine Reviews

Vogue, 10/15/53: "See the Pretty Petticoat"

Tops, 4/54: "Tops in Theatre"

Metropolitan Host Theatre review, 5/16/53

Saturday Review, 5/23/53: "Who Threw the Overalls in Mr. Porter's Bouilla- baisse," by Henry Hewes

Newspaper Clippings

Press, Fragile

Fragile magazines (complete), magazine pages, and newspaper clippings, bound to matte board, from:

Can-Can Illustration

Milton Marx caricature on illustration board, 13x18; black and white

Chicago (Fosse and Verdon)

Research: The Tribune and Chicago journalism

Book excerpts, photocopies, re: Chicago Tribune in 1928, Chicago journalism, historical events in Chicago, e.g. hangings, etc.

Research: 1920-30

Photocopies of newspapers, 1922-23, on journalism and crime

Research: Beulah Annin

Articles on Beulah Annin and a few other characters: cover sheets (listing specific stage characters) and clippings pertaining to the actual person who was the basis for the character; also, notes on meetings with researchers

Research: 1920's

Police files, newspaper clippings

Research: Annin's police files and trial transcript 50 pp., including a letter from Ian Shearn, researcher

Research: Annin reportage

Cover letter from Alison Price, researcher, and miscellaneous correspondence with researchers; excerpts from news-clippings, trial transcripts and reportage, 80 pp., including "Gene Siskel" research

Magazine Reviews

After Dark, 6/75: "Gwen Verdon and Chicago: The Reincarnation of Roxie Hart," by Clarke

People, 6/23/75: "On Stage: Separated but still mated professionally, Gwen Verdon hoofs for her

Centre Stage, 9-10/77: "Bob Fosse: From Dancer to Director," by Lawrence O'Toole

Cue, 7/7-13/75

Cue, 6/16-22/75: "All About Evil," by Marilyn Stasio

Dance Magazine, 11/75: "Bob Fosse's Chicago: Roxie's Razzle Dazzle and All That Jazz," by Richard Philp

Footlights, 6/78: "Ladies of the Evening: Gwen Verdon, Portrait by Peter Michael Carlisle" (same, Chita Rivera, Portrait) (3 copies)

Vogue, 9/75: "People Are Talking About.., Chicago, That Razzle Dazzle Musical," by Leo Lerman

Programs

Playbill, Forrest Theatre, 1975 (autographed to Bob Fosse from Paul Solen); playbill, 46th St. Theatre, 5/75; Stagebill (Chicago, IL) 4/78 (4 copies); Playbills, 46th St. Theatre: 7/75, 6/77, 8/75, 3/77; Playbill, Colonial Theatre, 9/77

Programs, international productions

Program and handbill: Teatro El Nacional, Buenos Aires, 1977; programs only for the following: Greece, 1982; Aarhus Theatre, 1976; Theater in Freiburg, 1981; Abo Svenska Teater, Finland, 1976; Teater Arena, Ghent, Belgium, 1980-81; Operett Szinhaz, Hungary; Stadsteatern, 3/11/76 (European premiere); Helsingin Kaupungin Teater (and handbill); Det Danske Teater, 1976-77; Hamburger Thalia Theater, 1977; Riksteatern, Sweden, 1976; handbill: Arena Teater, Ghent, Belgium; handbill and program: Ungdommens Teater, 1977

Programs

The Hanna Theatre, Cleveland, 1978; Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, 1985; University of Akron, Ohio program, autographed to Bob Fosse by Arlene Fontana

Program, 1927 production

From 2/21/27 play Chicago by Maurine Watkins, staged by George Abbott, autographed by George Abbott

Stage Managers' Reports, 1975-78

Music

For "It," " Funny Honey," "Roxie," " Razzle Dazzle," "We Both Reached for the Gun," "Loopin' on the Loop," "Me & My Baby," "My Own Best Friend"

Press Reviews, miscellaneous productions

Press Reviews, foreign productions

Press Reviews, 1973

Press Reviews, 1975

Newspaper Clippings, 1975

Press Reviews, 1977

Press Reviews, 1978

Newspaper Clippings, 1978

Press Reviews, 1979

Press Reviews, 1985

Tech Notes, undated

Casting, 1974-75

Correspondence with Michael Shurtleff; audition schedules; character lists; callback sheets; photo/resumes and letters; audition lists with Bob Fosse notes

Casting

Photo/resumes; audition cards; Bob Fosse notes

Casting, 1976-77

See above

Casting

Photo/resumes; undated correspondence

Television Commercials

1975 correspondence re: commercial spots, plus television schedule

Rehearsal and production schedules

1974 and undated; including contact lists

Correspondence and schedules, 1978

A few 1978 promotional schedules for Verdon and Rivera

Legal/Financial

1974 correspondence re: Bob Fosse production contacts; royalty agreements and correspondence about reductions in royalties, 1974-76; 1974 prospectus for Chicago Company; Verdon's 9/74 agreement with Chicago Co.; closing notice; file covers 1974-82, but material is sparse after 1976

Financial, 1974-79

Financial statements and budgets, 1974-79, including estimated production costs, 1974, and weekly operating budgets; assorted financial statements for 1975, 1977

Correspondence, miscellaneous

Several theatre-goers' complaints

Correspondence, re: script

Fred Ebb's notes on script reviews, undated; 4/23/78 letter re: script reviews, with Bob Fosse marginal notes

Playscript

French's musical library publication of Chicago script (3 copies)

Calendar, 1986

"Hirschfeld's Broadway," including Chicago caricature; Chicago publicity card

Chicago (Watkins)

Playscript of Maurine Watkins play; photocopied press clippings from original (Watkins) production

Posters and Handbills

Black and white, 17x24 photo of trade ad for film (1); 16x27 1/2 color lobby poster from Det Danske Teater (1); 41x59 color poster, 46th Street Theatre

Handbill, Framed

14x21 color handbill, Abo Svenska Theatre, in clear plastic modular frame

Handbills and Illustrations

Single matte folder:

Loose:

Sketch

12x15 pencil drawing by Graff, 1978, of Ann Reinking and Liza Minnelli as Roxie Hart; mattted in

20x23 frame

Photos

15x19, mounted black and white photos, both by Murray Laden, one of Verdon, one of Verdon and Chita Rivera

Framed Poster

16x20, color, 46th St. Theatre

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script. Covers have been removed.]

Script, 1st draft

Script, 1st draft, blue vinyl cover

Script, 1st draft, blue vinyl cover

Script, black vinyl cover

Script, black vinyl cover

Script, black vinyl cover; 106 pp. plus property list; annotated, with handwritten dance notes on final page

Rehearsal script, black spring binder marked "Gwen Verdon," inside red binder

Rehearsal script, black spring binder

Rehearsal script, black clip binder

Playscript, Watkins, wood-grain vinyl clip binder

Script pages

Script pages

Script

Script

"Old script pages"

Script

Script, brown vinyl 3 ring binder

Playscript, Watkins

Recording

Script, Gwen Verdon

Script, Gwen Verdon, corrected copy, black vinyl cover

Script, Act I

Playscript, Watkins

Children! Children! (Verdon)

Script, revised 12/71, blue spring binder

Cover: Gwen Verdon imprint; marked "Revised, 12/71;" 95 pp.; extensively annotated

Script miscellany, belongs with above script

Loose pages originally with above script, including pages of script changes, many memo pad pages of dialogue in Verdon's hand and others'; couple letters re: script changes

2 sheets of music

Script, revised 12/71

Marked same; 92 pp.; very few markings

Newspaper Clippings

Magazine Reviews

New York, 3/16/72: mention in "Best Bets"

Programs

Playbills: Ritz Theatre, 2/72 (6 copies); Ritz Theatre souvenir programs (4)

Cocoon (and Cocoon: The Return) (Verdon)

Newspaper Clippings

Press Reviews

This category includes transcripts of radio and television coverage, as well as print reviews

Magazine Reviews

Night Life, 6/85: "Back on the Screen in This Summer's Cocoon: Gwen Verdon," by Jane Waldman (2 copies)

Golden Years, 11/88: "Cocoon: The Return"

Premiere Program

The Conquering Hero (Fosse)

Script, 1st draft

Marked #4, and "Robert Linden" on cover; title: "The Hero;" these are two scripts taped together, 1st and 2nd acts; 78 pp. each act; few annotations

Contracts, 1960-61

Bob Fosse correspondence with MSC Artists; Bob Fosse contract; correspondence with Producer's Theatre; agreements re: rights to the Preston Sturges property; MBPC (minimum basic production contract) involving authorship; 4/6/60 Fosse letter to Robert Freyer and Lawrence Carr outlining his complaints about their professional relationships (photocopy); miscellaneous; extensive file

Fosse Notes

Notes on Gotcha Ballet, War Ballet and others; sketch for narrative of ballet; script page excerpts, annotated; handwritten choreography/music/dialogue notes by Bob Fosse - Fosse's working notes; original folder title: "Notes and Ballet narration (some scenes), suggestions by Gelbart for campaign."

Legal/Arbitration

Newspaper clippings on arbitration; legal papers on R. Fosse vs Producers Theatre, Inc. 1960-61, regarding Bob Fosse choreography; correspondence, exhibits; 8/28/61 notice of award by American Arbitration Association; Arbitrator's award - 6 cents - on note card, plus news clipping on award

Program

National Theatre, 11/60

Fosse Notebook

Small (5x7) notebook containing handwritten notes, "Hero" (and other)

Music

Music for "The Campaign"

The Cotton Club (Verdon)

Premiere Program

Damn Yankees (Stage) (Fosse and Verdon)

Programs

46th Street Theatre Playbill, 5/55, 5/56; 2 souvenir programs

Legal

Bob Fosse choreography contract, with draft material

Magazine Reviews

Saturday Review, 5/21/55: "A Frank Marriedwell Story," by Henry Hewes

Newsweek, 5/16/55: "The Bases Loaded"

Time, 5/16/55: "New Musical in Manhattan" (2 copies)

Theatre Arts, 11/56: "The Complete Text of Damn Yankees"

Vogue, 5/15/55: "People Are Talking About..."

Newspaper Clippings

Music

Music sheets for "Who's Got the Pain," "Brains and Talent"

Press, fragile

Fragile magazines (complete), magazine pages, and newspaper clippings, bound to matte board, from:

Loose

Photos, matte folder:

15x 19 1/2 black and white photo of Verdon in "Whatever Lola Wants" costume (damaged)

Posters:

Framed poster, 15x23, color, original, Verdon in baseball shirt, 46th St. Theatre

Framed poster, 15x23, color, original, Verdon in "Whatever Lola Wants" costume, 46th St. Theatre

Miscellaneous

Sports Illustrated montage of magazine photos of Verdon in baseball uniform, 16x19

Damn Yankees (Film)

Legal

1957 contract, Warner Bros. and Gwen Verdon; 1958 contract, Bob Fosse and Warner Bros.; contract notes; single letter re: use of choreography in another production

Newspaper Clippings

Ad Cuts, 2

Ad Cuts, 3, single matte folder

Damn Yankees (1974 Revival)

Programs

Arie Crown Music Theatre, Chicago, undated and 1972, multiple copies

Newspaper Clippings

Press Reviews

This category includes transcripts of radio and television coverage, as well as print reviews

Press, Fragile

Fragile clippings, bound to matte board, from: Damn Yankees, 1974: clippings, bound with 1955 magazines

Dance Me A Song (Fosse)

Newspaper Clippings

Program

Royale Theatre Playbill, 1/1950

Dancin' (Fosse)

Handbills

2 handbills, 14x22, full color, Broadhurst Theatre (1 on cardboard)

Posters And Ad Cuts

Foreign Dancin' posters: 15x22, color, Palais de Congres, Paris; 16x23, color, Theatre Mogador, Paris; 13 x 27 1/2 (not illustrated, handbill), Teatro Comunale Bologna; 27x39, color, Teatro Petruzzelli, 1983

2 sheets of ad cuts (mildewed)

The Danny Kaye Show (Verdon)

[Note: Verdon appeared on 7 episodes of The Danny Kaye Show between 1963 and 1965.]

Newspaper Clippings, 1965

Magazine Reviews

Dance Magazine, 11/64: "Turn on TV"

Legal

Notes and 1 p. correspondence on contract draft

The Dinah Shore Show

Legal

1959 contract, Bob Fosse choreography for "Erbie Fitch's Twitch", from Redhead

Endings (Fosse)

[Note: Title of the film is referred to both as Ending and Endings.]

Casting

photo/resumes

Casting

"Possible people to see in NY" photo/resumes

"People seen in CA" photo/resumes

"People who have been seen" photo/resumes

Casting

Fosse audition notes, blue cover notebook

Bob Fosse's notebook; has audition schedules, notes on characters and actors; extensive

Casting

"CA" Interview schedules and notes

"NY" Interview schedules and notes

Fosse Notebook

Composition book marked "Ending;" contains notes by Bob Fosse (handwritten) and others; plus clipping on the book "Ending", loose news clippings on hospices; Pete Hamill and Herb Gardner notes on Ending script; transcript of notes for film called Dying; documentary shot list; Stuart Ostrow notes on script; Robert Alan Aurthur's article, "Thoughts on the Death of My Father"

Research

Magazine clippings on book "Ending" by Hilma Wolitzer, on death, disease, dying; notes on the movie Dying; brochures on hospitals and medical centers; medical reports on myeloma disease; questionnaires for physicians, including that of 8/26/76 meeting with physician in E. Hampton on dying and ethics; outline/synopsis of Ending by script reader; notes on stages of death; clippings on cancer treatments

Legal, 1974-76

Correspondence re: agreement with Hilda Wolitzer; R. A. Aurthur's agreement, 10/74 and revisions (including memos to Ostrow on this); draft and memos on Ostrow/Fosse agreement, 1975; CPA letter to Ostrow on taxes

Production Schedule and budget

2/5/76 shooting schedule and preliminary production budget; cover memo, Steve Kesten

Production Miscellany

Script record; photo/resumes; letters; notes on crew applicants

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script. Initial scripts were titled Ending; the revisions and final are titled Endings.]

Screenplay, 2nd draft revisions

Screenplay

Screenplay, 2nd draft

Screenplay revisions 100 pp.; extensive revisions

Screenplay, 11/11/75

Screenplay, 12/1/75

Screenplay, 12/1/75

Screenplay, 12/1/75

Screenplay, 12/1/75, purple cover

Screenplay, 2nd draft, pink folder

Funny Girl (Fosse)

Script, 9/6/63, yellow paper cover; 36 pp.; unmarked

Script, 9/6/63, yellow paper cover; 36 pp.; unmarked

Script, revised

Incomplete, mainly Act II; revised pages; unmarked; undated; 36 pp.

Script, Act II, blue and white paper cover; 38 pp; unmarked

Script, red paper cover

Acts I and II; 84 pp.; undated; some annotation, Act II

Script, 6/19/63, black cover

Act I only; 52 pp.; extensive annotations in Bob Fosse's hand

Script, Act I

Act I only; 22 pp.; revised pages dated 9/6/63; unmarked

"Script pages, old 2nd Act"

Annotated

"Script pages, Act II revisions

Annotated

Music

Music/song plot, that is, breakdown of songs by Act and breakdown of numbers by characters; song outline Act II; lyrics with notes

"Ideas - old scenes - untyped lyrics, and some correspondence"

From folder marked same; also includes old plot synopsis

"Extra lyrics"

From folder marked same; also, breakdown of numbers by characters

Set Designs

Casting

One page audition schedule and notes; 2 photo/resumes

Correspondence

Bob Fosse handwritten 3 pp. letter draft, re: his withdrawal from show; telegram 9/17/63 Ray Stark to Bob Fosse re: same

Legal

8/63 draft of Bob Fosse director/choreographer agreement, with pages of notes; material on Bob Fosse withdrawal, 9/63, from show, including agreement, associated correspondence, and newspaper clipping

Program

Souvenir program; telegram re: premiere party cancellation

The Garry Moore Show (CBS TV) (Fosse and Verdon)

Legal

Fosse contract for dancing

Verdon's appearance contract, CBS TV, 1965; 1963 correspondence, including draft agreement on Jimmy Dean Show (she turned this show down)

Music

The Girl I Left Home For (Verdon)

Music, Miscellaneous

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Fosse)

Programs

46th Street Theatre Playbill, 11/5/62; souvenir program

Newspaper Clippings, New York

Newpsaper Clippings, Philadelphia

Newspaper Clippings, general

Script, blue vinyl cover

Undated; 131 pp; Bob Fosse notes on staging, songs, etc.

Script

Marked "Bob Fosse #33 revised;" undated; 151 pp.; with property list, costume plot; prop plot; light and music cues; not annotated

Financial, 1 of 2

Correspondence 1964-75, extensive; this is material related to financial matters, primarily negotiations and payments to Bob Fosse for US and international productions of How To Succeed; also including some box office statements, NYC 1964 and London Company; some Feuer/Martin correspondence re: royalties and disagreements

Financial, 2 of 2

Continuation of above

Press Reviews

Including press book, 1961

Miscellaneous

Several rehearsal schedules for national company

Poster

Framed poster, 15x23, color, 46th St. Theatre

Kiss Me Kate (Fosse)

Newspaper Clippings

Financial

One royalty statement, 2/18/65

Legs (Verdon)

Newspaper Clippings

Miscellaneous

11x14 poster board thank you card from Legs cast to Gwen Verdon

Lenny (Fosse) - Paper

Casting

Various male roles photo/resumes

"Honey"

"Lenny"

General files

Crew Lists

Music

Schedules: pre-production, shooting

Interiors list/by scene; shooting schedule 1/18/74; preproduction: Dustin Hoffman and Valerie Perrine; memo re: Geoffrey Unsworth; travel schedule; memo re: Miami location survey

Crew Resumes

Resumes for positions of costume designer, art director, production designer, production manager, production assistants, film editor; agency personnel lists; Bob Fosse notes

Locations

Location lists: interiors/exteriors, clubs; memos; Bob Fosse lists

Research (A)

Note: these may be part of Lawrence Schiller research. The Schiller list is filed in "Research - Schiller (1 of 6)"

Photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles on Lenny Bruce, including Albert Goldman's writing; photocopies of book excerpts (including Paul Krasner's autobiography, How A Satirical Editor...) with notes; Saturday Review le, 1972; New Yorker, 1969; Playboy, 1960's, etc.

Research (B)

Note: these may be part of Lawrence Schiller research. The Schiller list is filed in "Research - Schiller (1 of 6)"

Additional photocopied clippings, 1959-72

Research (C)

Note: these may be part of Lawrence Schiller research. The Schiller list is filed in "Research - Schiller (1 of 6)"

8x10 photo of Lenny Bruce billboard; Albert Goldman articles, 1963-64 on Lenny Bruce; annotated article,"Lenny and a Mother's Love," by Arthur Bell; miscellaneous, including someone's notes on Bruce and on the Schiller interviews; list of Lenny Bruce tapes (2 copies)

Research: court proceedings

Court proceedings, obscenity trials: summaries, transcripts, and associated papers from 1956-

Research: Lawrence Schiller (1 of 6)

The following 6 files are transcripts of interviews done by Schiller, and documentation collected for the book Lenny Bruce (by Albert Goldman, "based on the journalism of Lawrence Schiller). File # 1 of 6 contains a list explaining the interviewees' relationship to Bruce, as well as the additional documentation

Research: Lawrence Schiller (2 of 6)

Research: Lawrence Schiller (3 of 6)

Research: Lawrence Schiller (4 of 6)

Research: Lawrence Schiller (5 of 6)

Research: Lawrence Schiller (6 of 6)

Financial

Correspondence re: accounting, Movielab, 1974; correspondence between David Licht and United Artists re: United Artists' methods of billing and payment on Lenny; Lenny financial statements, 5/29/76

Legal contracts

1973-78; 1974: film credit negotiations, title layouts, correspondence re: profit distribution; 1973: Bob Fosse director's contract; Bob Fosse/United Artists "financing and sale agreements" re: Lenny, 1978

Lenny (play) Reviews

Reviews of the O'Horgan-directed production of the play Lenny

Correspondence

Letters from and promotional piece on Sally Marr (Bruce's mother); 12/21/73 letter to Hoffman from "Gloria," with information on Lenny Bruce; correspondence re: appropriate research sources for Bob Fosse and Dustin Hoffman; several long letters, 1973, from Marvin Worth, 20th Century Fox re: Marvin Worth's reaction to Lenny script (these have Bob Fosse's marginal notes), and personal note from Marvin Worth to Bob Fosse; note, from Julian Barry to Bob Fosse; 1974: Worth at 20th Century-Fox re: marketing exploitation of film (and photocopy of same, with Bob Fosse's marginal notes

Production Miscellaneous

Several personal letters re: casting; Miami street map; several phone call lists and memos from Bob Fosse's secretary; script record; screening guest list with screening notes; cast/crew hiring miscellany; list of office expenses, including small billings; extras list, LA party; Bob Fosse itinerary for 6/4/74

Newspaper Clippings

Contains newspaper clippings only

Press Reviews

This category includes transcripts of radio and television coverage, as well as print reviews

Magazines

"Stamp Help Out! And Other Short Stories" by Lenny Bruce: paperback publication

New York, 12/16/74: "Bob Fosse Off His Toes," by Paul Gardner (2 copies)

New York, 1973: "The Real Lenny Bruce is Alive and Well in Brooklyn," by Albert Goldman

Time, 12/16/74: "People" section note on Valerie Perrine

People, 12/23/74: "After Talking Dirty in Lenny, Dustin Hoffman Tries Directing," by Richard

People, 12/2/74: "Valerie Perrine of Lenny, the Sex Goddess of the '70's," by Jim Watters

New Times, 12/13/74: "The Irresistible Rise of Lenny Bruce," by Frank Rich

Filmmakers Newsletter, Feb/75: "The Making of Lenny: An Interview with Bob Fosse," (3 copies)

Village Voice, 11/21/74: "Will the Real Lenny Bruce Please Stand Up," by Andrew Sarris

New York, 9/6/71: "Tonight at the Blue Angel: Lenny Bruce," by Albert Goldman

Miscellaneous Clippings (for research)

Newspaper and magazine clippings

Research Slides

2 boxes of research slides for porno districts, Boston

Press, Oversized

New York News Magazine, 1/26/75, (Lenny) "Valerie Perrine: I'm No Grace Kelly," by Bob Lardine

Posters

Lenny, black and white poster, 27x41, (2 copies)

Ads, Framed

Framed black and white Variety page, 16x20, "Bob Fosse, Best Director for LENNY"

Framed 23x18 double page spread United Artists magazine advertisement, listing Oscar nominations for Lenny, black and white

Miscellaneous

5 1/2 x 7 1/2 framed drawing of Lenny Bruce

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script.]

Screenplay, 1st draft, 72 pp.; final pages: "some obligatory scenes"

Screenplay, 1st draft, 72 pp.; contains a small amount of handwritten annotation (Bob Fosse and Julian Barry?)

Screenplay, 1st draft, maroon vinyl cover, 72 pp.; small amount of handwritten annotation

Screenplay, July 26, 1973, black 3-ring binder, 140 pp.; with heavy annotation, including cuts, revisions, dialogue changes; Bob Fosse?

Screenplay, 7/26/73

Screenplay, 7/26/73, red vinyl cover

Screenplay, 7/26/73

Screenplay, 7/26/73

Screenplay, 7/26/73, 143 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, 7/26/73, 143 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, 7/26/73, red vinyl cover, 143 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, 7/26/73, red vinyl cover, 143 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, 7/26/73, red vinyl cover, 143 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, 7/26/73, black spring binder, 143 pp.; with revised pages; includes Bob Fosse annotations, e.g. dialogue additions

Screenplay, rehearsal draft, 12/8/73, black vinyl cover, 28 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, Director's final draft, 1/5/74, black spring binder

Screenplay, "old pages"

Screenplay, "old pages"

Screenplay, "old pages"

Screenplay, miscellaneous pages, 100 pp.; annotated, including Bob Fosse and Julian Barry notes

Screenplay, miscellaneous pages, 100-150 pp.; few annotations

Screenplay materials

Fosse notebook

"Old script pages" (1)

"Old script pages" (2)

"Old script pages" (3)

"Old script pages" (4)

"Master script - Nick Sgarro", binder

Screenplay, 7/26/73, maroon vinyl cover, 143 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, 7/26/73, maroon vinyl cover, 143 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, rehearsal draft, 12/8/73, black vinyl cover, 128 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, rehearsal draft, 12/8/73, black vinyl cover, 128 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, rehearsal draft, 12/8/73, black vinyl cover, 128 pp.; no annotations

Screenplay, revised rehearsal draft, 12/8/73

Fosse notebook

Screenplay, first draft, maroon vinyl cover, 72 pp.; very few notations

Screenplay, revised draft, 11/13/70, 120 pp.; grey paper cover marked: "No. 1;" unmarked

Screenplay, first draft, 3/30/70, green paper cover, 142 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay

Screenplay

Screenplay, work in progress

Screenplay

Screenplay, revised 2nd draft, 8/3/70

Screenplay, 2nd draft, 5/19/70, green paper cover, 149 pp.; unmarked

Little Me (Fosse)

Newspaper Clippings

Press Reviews

Script, 8/71, black vinyl cover

Marked # 21; 130 pp.; unmarked

Program

Playbill, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1/7/63

Magazine Reviews

Theatre Arts, 11/62: "The Seven Caesars," by Richard and Betsy Gehman

Theatre Arts, 5/63, on Tony Nominations

Newsweek, 11/26/62 (cover): "Sid Caesar: The Many Faces of Little Me;" "Conquest of the 7 Caesars," by Richard Lemon

Dance Magazine, 6/63: "Lament for Broadway," by Leo Lerman

Financial

1963-65, assorted royalty statements and associated correspondence; 1963 financial statement for Hot Spot Venture (Little Me?)

Casting

Audition schedules and notes, callbacks, 1962

Fosse Notebook

Composition notebook, with handwritten notes, including dance notes, production list; also legal pad pages with notes on dances, stage business, etc.

Legal

1964 licensing agreement with Tams Witmark; Bob Fosse's co-director and choreographer agreements, various drafts, one signed, related correspondence and notes; royalty agreements; agreements on soundtrack album rights; Letter of Instructions; British licensing agreements; agreement for the original cast album with RCA; material on proposed tour, etc.

Continuation of #9

Posters

Framed poster, 15x23, original, color, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Artist's design paste-up, by Paul Bacon, 20x28

The Little Prince (Fosse)

Magazine Reviews

Variety, Japan, 1985 (2 different issues)

Sight & Sound, Summer 1973 (cover)

Press Reviews

Newspaper Clippings

Production Miscellaneous

Unit list, editing notes

Liza With A Z (Fosse)

Newspaper Clippings

Script

Tabbed production script, with lyrics, props, timing, etc.; annotated by Bob Fosse

Script, 1st draft, 5/27/71, 27 pp.; few notes

Financial

Budget, Liza With A Z account

Fosse Notebook

Composition notebook marked "Liza TV" with dance notes, music and lyric notes, etc.; not very extensive

Correspondence

1 fan letter, 1973

Love Letters (Verdon)

Correspondence

Letter, 1990, from producer

The Madwoman Of Chaillot (Fosse)

Madwomen: Miscellaneous

[Note: This is a project Bob Fosse began work on; Jerry Alden cover letter and "concept, Madwoman of Chaillot musical version 8/3/62;" outline; Bob Fosse notes; producing manager's contract, Bob Fosse and the Dramatists Guild, with letter 5/20/59 attached.]

Magnum, PI (Verdon)

Script, bound leather

Cover embossed "Resolutions" and Gwen Verdon; dedication to Gwen Verdon from Tom Selleck, "Thanks, mom;" 236 pp.; production date, 2/5/88

Newspaper Clippings

Mississippi Gambler (Verdon)

Newspaper Clippings

1 clipping with attached note

Miscellaneous

color advertisement from magazine, 9 1/2 x 12 1/2

My Sister Eileen (Fosse)

Script, bound leather

Embossed cover "My Sister Eileen, Bob Fosse;" revised final draft screenplay, 10/4/54; frontpiece 8x10 black and white photo of Janet Leigh and Bob Fosse, and 2nd inset 8x10 black and white photo of 3-shot with Bob Fosse; 218 pp.

Song Sheet

New Girl In Town (Fosse and Verdon)

Newspaper Clippings

Programs

Playbill, 46th St. Theatre, 10/57

Financial/Legal

1 letter 1/13/58 concerning royalty agreement on possibly closing show; 9/27/56 Bob Fosse choreography contract; 9/28/57 "summary statement of receipts and disbursements;" 3/1/58 and 2/22/58 weekly financial statements

Music

Music sheets for "Ven I Valse"

Miscellaneous

Costume Sketch (1) Gwen Verdon, for New Girl In Town

Poster

Framed poster, damaged, tape; 15x23, Oscar Liebman, artist, color, 46th St. Theatre

On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Fosse)

Script, 3/9/64, 123 pp.; some annotation

Casting

Cast breakdown; audition schedule and notes, 1964; note: some of this seemed to include Little Me and Pleasures and Palaces material

Legal

1963 correspondence re: contracts; Bob Fosse draft director/choreographer contract with attached correspondence, notes, revisions, etc.

Fosse Notebook

Composition notebook marked "Clear Day & Odd Ideas," including dance notes and character notes

Once Upon An Eastertime (Verdon)

Newspaper Clippings

Note: show air date of 4/18/54, CBS

The Pajama Game (Fosse)(Various stage productions and film version)

Contracts

Warner Bros. and Bob Fosse 1956 choreography contract for motion picture; 1973 revival choreography agreement; 1954 choreography agreement for the play; MGM 1954 letter re: Bob Fosse's being under contract to MGM when he left to do the play; Bob Fosse letter to Jean Dalrymple re: reproduction of Bob Fosse choreography in Lincoln Center production; Bob Fosse letter, 1957 on summer stock use of his choreography

Programs

PlaybillS: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 12/73; St. James Theatre, 8/55; souvenir program

Newspaper Clippings

Revival, 1973

7/73 letter to Sam Cohn re: percentages to be paid in revival

Pajama Game

Framed poster, 15x23, color, Peter Arno design, St. James Theatre

Pal Joey (Fosse)(Various Productions)

Script, black paper cover

Undated; 78 pp.; fragile; very few markings

Script, Revival 1952, black cover, 78 pp.; "Bob Fosse" written on title page; few markings

Script, Revival 1952, 78 pp.; no annotation

O'Hara Story

Photocopy of John O'Hara's Pal Joey short story

Programs

Roosevelt Playhouse, Miami (1 original, 4 photocopies); Playbills, City Center 5/27/63 (Bob Fosse) (2 copies); City Center 5/29/61 (3 copies); souvenir programs, City Center (Bob Fosse) (4 copies)

Libretto and Lyrics

2 photocopies of Random House publication, 1952

Newspaper Clippings, 1961-63

Contract 1963

City Center choreography agreement; standard Actors Equity agreement

Contract, 1955

Bob Fosse, Actors Equity contract

Press Reviews

Fosse: Choreography Notes

Handwritten, 6 pp.

Vocal Score

Published by Chappell & Co., Inc

Posters

Framed poster, black and white photo, 10x14 (photo size), of Viveca Lindfors and Fosse, by Alice Jeffrey, 1965; in 17x21 frame

20x40 Foamcore mounted photo of Fosse young, in robe

Le Petite Cafe (Fosse)

Script

2 very fragile pages, and 2 photocopies of a play Bob Fosse wrote as a child

Pippin (Fosse)

Music

"Spread a Little Sunshine" (2); "Magic To Do"

Playbills

Imperial Theatre: 1973: March, April, May, June; Imperial Theatre: April 1976, December 1975, October 1972 (2); Program, Kennedy Center, September 1972

Magazine Reviews

The New Yorker, Nov. 4, 1974: "Carolingian Razzle Dazzle," by Brendan Gill (2 copies)

Time, Nov. 6, 1972: "Medieval Hippie," by T.E. Kalem (2)

Newsweek, Nov. 6, 1972, "Charley's Kid," by Jack Kroll

Life, Nov. 17, 1972, "Happy Reign for Pippin" (2 copies)

Songbook

Pippin "vocal selection"

Press Reviews - 1972

Including radio and television transcripts, magazine clips and photocopies of newspaper clippings, etc.

Newspaper Clippings - 1972

Newspaper clips only

Press Reviews - 1978, Los Angeles

Including radio and television transcripts, magazine clips and photocopies of newspaper clippings, etc.

Press, Miscellaneous - 1973-82

Newspaper clippings

Newspaper Clippings - 1975

Press Reviews - 1986

Including radio and television transcripts, magazine clips and photocopies of newspaper clippings, etc.

Newspaper Clippings - 1972

Press Reviews - 1978, Los Angeles

Including radio and television transcripts, magazine clips and photocopies of newspaper clippings, etc.

Press Reviews - 1972

Including radio and television transcripts, magazine clips and photocopies of newspaper clippings, etc.

Legal/Financial

Bob Fosse contract, 3/3/72, with Stuart Ostrow; legal correspondence, 197--72; prospectus, the Pippin Co., 4/10/72; Limited Partnership Agreement, Pippin Co., draft; 9/12/73, correspondence and briefs, Schwartz-Ostrow (Alvin Deutsch is attorney for Ostrow); 1973: pension and welfare payments, London agreement; 1973-76: royalties information; 1974: Toft, Lincoln Center agreement; 1971: draft, Bob Fosse authors; 1971: contract draft for direction/choreography

Deposition: Grove Entertainment vs. Pippin/Ostrow

313 pp. deposition of Bob Fosse, 5/13/76

Stuart Ostrow Foundation, 1973-81 (1)

This material was boxed with Pippin. Primarily 1970's material: correspondence, theatre fact sheets (Williamstown, Goodspeed, St. Clements), Board of Directors' papers, fundraising, Musical Theatre Lab (Kennedy Center) papers, budgets, reports, hiring information, script lists, etc.

Stuart Ostrow Foundation, 1973-81 (2)

Same as above

Stuart Ostrow Foundation, 1973-81 (3)

Same as above

Research

Photocopied book excerpts, including "Musical Instruments of the Medieval Age"

Casting

Correspondence, Stuart Ostrow, Michael Shurtleff, Bob Fosse, 1972-73; audition schedules, recall lists, casting cards, etc.

Same as above; 1971-77

Same as above; plus polaroids

Stage Manager's Reports, 1977

January- May 1977, December 1976

Tech Notes

For 2/3/76 and undated performances; 6/13/74 letter from Bob Fosse to cast

Pippin Company Financial Statements

11/30/75, 12/28/75

Ostrow Foundation Financial Statements

Not related to Pippin; dated 1974, 75, 76, 78

Sheehan Tele-Scenes (1)

Same as 27 below

Sheehan Tele-Scenes (2)

Concerning television production; contact sheet/cast list; 1981-82 correspondence between David Sheehan and Bob Fosse, plus related correspondence (e.g. DGA) including: production concept, proposed production schedule, notes (not Bob Fosse) on arrangements, terms, editing; 2/1/81 contract for options to Pippin (Hirson/Schwartz); 3/26/81 copy of final agreement Sheehan Tele-Scenes/Hillard Elkins Organization (executive producer); Pippin post-production editing schedule; Hollywood Reporter press; extensive Bob Fosse notes; program for Hamilton Place production of Pippin; miscellany

Family Home Entertainment

Handbill ads for 1981 release of Pippin; 2 news clippings re: auction of Pippin videotape rights, and settlement between MCPS Video Industries vs. David Sheehan Tele-scenes

Correspondence, including Opening Night, 1972

9/11/72 opening night: telegrams, personal notes, also on subsequent performances

Vienna Production

1973 correspondence re: Theater An Der Wein production

Las Vegas Review

1973 draft agreement re: show

Pippin Production Miscellaneous, 1971-75

1971 correspondence Bob Fosse to Ostrow; various cast lists; set budget 8/7/72; stage moves for cast; 12/29/71 tentative production schedule; lists on characters, costume changes, set elements; production schedule, London, 1973; Bob Fosse memorial for Irene Ryan; correspondence 1977, Alvin Deutsch and Bob Fosse re: revised script; 1973 Ostrow to Bob Fosse on Pippin motion picture; 1977 Deutsch to Bob Fosse on National Road tour, plus travel schedule; memos on Pippin television commercial and costs; job requests; Bob Fosse notes on Pippin

Pippin Poster and Art

Color poster, 41 x 64 1/2; photo montage of color snapshots of cast members, 21 x 18 1/2, on suede leather backing, handmade

Posters

Framed poster, 15x23, color, Opera House at the Kennedy Center

Framed poster, black and white, 16x22, Box 87B with press quotes

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script.]

Script (Revised)

Script, blue vinyl cover

Script, blue vinyl cover

Rehearsal Script, 8/7/72, blue vinyl cover

Production Script, 10/23/72, blue vinyl cover

Production Script, 10/23/72, blue vinyl cover, 96 pp. no annotation

Production Script, 10/23/72

Production Script, 10/23/72

Production Script, 10/23/72

Rehearsal Script, 8/7/72, red spring cover

Production Script, 4/1/76, black vinyl cover

Script Revisions

Script Pages and Revisions

Script Revisions

Script Revisions

Production Script, 4/1/74, 96 pp.; unmarked

Pleasures and Palaces (Fosse)

Programs

Souvenir program

Newspaper Clippings

Including coverage of Bob Fosse's lawsuit on choreography

Script, 1/25/65

Marked "Bob Fosse;" extensively annotated

Fosse's Notebook

With handwritten dance notes, etc.

Costumes

Copies of Wittop's design sketches; costume research from file marked "Fashions & Costumes"

Script Pages

Partial script, lots of revisions and annotation; lyric sheets; note to Bob Fosse re: understudies

Casting

Audition schedules and notes (some of these marked "Ex-Lover"; this was the original title)

Legal/Financial

1964 draft contract and notes, Bob Fosse director/choreographer; agreements with Music Theatre International over net profits; many Jack Perlman notes (Jack Perlman was Bob Fosse's attorney); 1965 assistant choreographer contracts; royalty and box office correspondence; proposed Detroit production schedule

Poster

Color lithograph, 14x22, Fisher Theatre, Detroit

The Red Mill (Verdon)

Program

Souvenir program, 1940, Victor Herbert's The Red Mill, featuring the Broadbent Ballet Dancers, with Gwen Verdon

Redhead (Fosse and Verdon)

Script, red vinyl cover

Undated; 113 pp.; some annotation (Gwen Verdon's copy?); list of musical numbers, lyrics

Newspaper Clippings, Philadelphia

Newspaper Clippings, New York and Washington, D.C.

Songsheets

"I Feel Merely Marvelous," "The Right Finger of My Left Hand;"

Programs

Playbills: 46th St. Theatre, 2/2/59 (2 copies), 1959, 5/18/59; Shubert Theatre, 3/60, 4/60; National Theatre 1958 (59?); Shubert, Philadelphia; Shubert, New Haven, 12/27/58 (world premiere); handbills (3) from Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place

Magazine Reviews

Dance Magazine, 5/59: "Closeup of Redhead," by Leo Lerman (2 copies)

This Week (D.C.), 12/28/58 (2 copies)

Dance Magazine, 3/59: "At the Theatre," by Leo Lerman

Contracts

Gwen Verdon's 1958 contract draft, extensive changes and Perlman notes; Bob Fosse's 1958 contract, director/choreographer; miscellaneous contracts, including Donald McKayle's for additional choreography

Stationary

Redhead-logo business envelopes; few thank you notes

McKayle vs. Fosse

1959-60, extensive: Perlman notes, documentation (such as Gwen Verdon's handwritten account of events, "preparation for exam before trial," cross examinations, summonses, interviews, etc.) and general legal papers on McKayle vs. Fosse lawsuit

Newspaper Clippings, general

Music

"Simply Marvelous," "I Feel Merely Marvelous," "Tom's Apartment," "Look Who's in Love," "'Erbie Fitch's Dilemma," "Pickpocket Tango," "The Right Finger of Me Left Hand"

Press, Fragile

Fragile magazines (complete), magazine pages, and newspaper clippings, bound to matte board, from:

Life Magazine, 2/23/59: Redhead (Verdon) cover (2 complete magazines)

Posters

Color, 41x64, 46th St. Theatre

Poster, framed

Framed poster, 15x23, original, color, 46th St. Theatre

Photos

Redhead (loose): 13x16 black and white mounted photo of Verdon and Richard Kiley, by Murray Laden

The Seasons Of Youth (Fosse)

Newspaper Clippings

Note: Nov. 1/61 ABC television special

Star 80 (Fosse)

Research: interviews with Hugh Hefner...

Transcripts of interviews, Cushner, Hefner, and "random details from notebooks"

Research: Hefner and Playboy, Stratten Enterprises, etc.

Also including research material on Peter Bogdanovich; photocopied photos of Playboy Mansion interiors, and of Hefner

Research Press about Stratten's death

Research: Village Voice/Playboy, and Nash stories

Teresa Carpenter's Voice Stratten story, Playboy article, and excerpt from Jay Robert Nash, "Murder Among the Mighty"

Research: Hugh Hefner and Paul Snider clippings

Research: Playboy correspondence

1980 interoffice Playboy correspondence, mixture of personal and professional; correspondence from Hefner re: writing of the Stratten tribute

Research: Hefner photos

Negatives:

Assorted black and white, color photos of Hefner

Miscellaneous Source Material: research/legal

Ladd Co. interoffice memo, 1981, attached to extensive Bob Fosse letter (to Sam Cohn) re: source material for Star 80; 2 outlines of "Dorothy Stratten Project;" Bob Fosse to Cohn, 1981, documenting sources; Bob Fosse handwritten drafts and notes on sources; few pieces miscellaneous correspondence re: Star 80; clipping on Stratten Story (Television); several script pages

Source Material: research/legal

1981-82, correspondence between Cohn, Bob Fosse, Ladd Co., and law offices of Rosenfeld, Meyer and Susman documenting sources, legal questions, procedures etc.; Ladd Co. memos on possible cuts; extensive file

Photos

Lists, including Bob Fosse notes, on photography needed for film, e.g. montage shots

Legal contracts and budgets

Draft copy of Bob Fosse contract for story, screenplay and directing services, 9/22/81; Sven Nykvist loanout agreement; cover sheet, Casilli release form; agreement, Bob Fosse and Ladd Co., 2/3/82; Bob Fosse and Teresa Carpenter agreement, 12/1/80; Bob Fosse's final cut agreement with Ladd Co., 1/19/82; Ladd Co. re: rights to Carpenter's story, 2/10/82; Bob Fosse/Ladd Co. agreements, story, screenplay, directing, executive producer, 1982, with Bob Fosse's handwritten notes; Village Voice quitclaim on Carpenter story; releases and payments for videocassettes (tapes of Stratten); some Bob Fosse personal expense miscellaneous; Hemingway expense miscellaneous; 10/28/82 Star 80 cost report

Shooting Schedules

Vancouver; also shooting schedule with set, cast and props description

Call Sheets

Immigration and Accommodations, Vancouver

Ladd Co. memos for cast/crew work and accommodations in Canada

Contact Lists

Staff, crew, cast, including Vancouver

Miscellaneous Location Lists, Shooting Schedules and Travel Information

Canadian location lists, surveys, shooting schedules, travel memos

Fosse: Houses

Correspondence and miscellany re: possible Bob Fosse residences throughout filmmaking

Production Miscellany

Brochure, Vancouver; Bob Fosse's jury summons; miscellaneous interoffice memos; videocassette research lists; memo re: Vancouver police procedures; list of Hemingway polaroid montage poses

Set Blueprints

Interoffice Memos and Correspondence

Memos, Ladd Co., Bob Fosse; 1982 calendar; blank release forms, maps, phone call lists; miscellaneous production schedules; appointment schedules, etc.

Research: Stratten and Snider autopsy reports

Autopsy, medical, and case reports

Research: Dorothy Stratten press

Prior to death

Legal contracts, releases, etc.

Interview releases; Bob Fosse film director deal memos; DGA memos; staff and crew loanout agreements; list of signed contracts; Bob Fosse and K. Meyers letters to Kanter, Ladd Co. re: script changes; Bob Fosse's letter to Peternella Eldridge (Stratten's mother) offering payment to family; 1981 Playboy attorney correspondence re: Playboy trademark; correspondence legal services billing; Kojak footage clearance; employment agreements, Bob Fosse, cast and crew; collective agreement with Canadian DGA, Teamsters and others; RF Productions Canadian registration

European Trip: Fosse

2/7/84, 2/20/84, schedules, brochures for Bob Fosse's publicity tours; interview schedules, phone numbers, etc.

Los Angeles Trip: Fosse

Information on research trip for film; phone lists, notes, Academy Players Directory, etc.

Titles and Credits

DGA correspondence re: credits, 1983; main titles, etc. with legal requirements; yellow "Fosse" notebook with notes on titles, spotting, and music spotting notes by reel

Research: notes on Hefner/Playboy,(Cis Rundle)

Letters and notes on Playboy Mansion activities and lifestyle by Cis Rundle to Bob Fosse

Music

Blue notebook "Top albums and singles, 1978, 79, 80; 1 Billboard Publications/research notebook

2 Billboard Publications/research notebooks

Premiere

Press clipping; benefit invitation and thank you to Bob Fosse from Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (premiere beneficiary); 3 premiere souvenir programs

Screenings

Memos, guest lists, theatre lists, screening schedules; screening notes (for editing)

"Patti James Notes"

James was Bob Fosse's California assistant; phone lists; cast/crew lists for Personal Best; information on photographer Mario Casilli

Publicity: production notes

Biographies; standard press stories on actors, locations, etc; Ladd Co. publicity Extensive; interview schedules; interviewer lists; memos, Lee Gross, Ladd Co.; Bob Fosse letter to Mariel Hemingway on publicity

Research: Stratten, "Saturday Show"

Excerpt from interview transcript

Correspondence

Miscellaneous: from critics; personal notes, telegrams; some Bob Fosse/Ladd Co. correspondence about film stock; Roger Rees/Bob Fosse correspondence on immigration matters; inquiries from individuals hoping to work as consultants on film; fan mail, reactions to film; WGA letter on withdrawal of WGA/Warner Bros. case, 1984

Editing Notes

Bob Fosse's extensive, handwritten editing notes

Screening Notes

Bob Fosse's handwritten notes, typed transcript

Correspondence, Special

Bogdanovich memo 3/5/82 to Bob Pawsner re: Star 80; Louise Hoogstraten (Stratten's sister) letter to Bob Fosse 8/29/83 and Bob Fosse letter draft response; Bob Fosse draft, special screening invitation to unknown person

Star 80 - Television Version

Lists of possible cuts for Television version of film

Looping

From Sound One, including voice over information - cue sheets, schedules, etc.

Continuity

Continuity/reels, from folder dated 5/10/83

Music Timing Sheets

Bob Fosse's tabbed notebook of music timing sheets, with some notes

Music, Miscellaneous

Music department inventory; sheet music; annotated lyric sheets; Ladd Co. memos on song quotes, licensing fees; music spotting notes by reel; song sheets

Research: Autos

Brochures on various cars

Casting, notebook

Brown cover; including cast list, interview schedule and notes

Casting - "LA"

Cast lists, audition/interview schedules, audition scripts; Eric Roberts biography

Casting

"Audition scenes" for leads

"Eileen, open call"

"Playboy"

"General"

"Comic"

"Eileen, NY"

"Faye or Betty, maybe"

"Aram"

"Mark, Joey, Makeup Lady"

"Off bulletin board in Fosse's office"

"Roy, Pete Rose, Bobo, Phil Wass, Vince"

"DQ blonde"

"Charlie, Geber/NY men"

"Fineman"

"Mark"

"Female emcee"

"Hefner"

"NY women/Dorothy"

"CA women/Dorothy"

"Paul/NY"

"Paul/California men"

"Tootsie girls"

"Football player jock"

"Mrs. Hoogstraten"

"Interviewer"

"George"

"Meg"

"Principal"

"Eileen, CA"

"Eileen, callbacks/NY/CA"

"Possible Eileens"

"No, Eileens"

"Calder"

"NY supporting actors"

"Possible, no specific role"

"Yes/CA"

"Unsolicited resumes"

"California casting"

"Cast/crew"

General

General

"Eileen"

"CA, Wednesday"

"CA, Thursday"

Newspaper Clippings

Press Reviews

This category includes transcripts of radio and television coverage, as well as print reviews

Trade Ads

For Academy Award and other nominations

Foreign Press Reviews

Promotion and Publicity

Interview requests; Bob Fosse publicity itinerary; screening lists, promo/publications list; correspondence re: various publicity proposals for film; marketing ideas; critics' post-screening comments

Magazine Reviews

Life, 11/83 (1st run copy): "Making Over Mariel," by Cyndi Stivers

Rolling Stone, 1/19/84: "Bob Fosse's Follies," by Barry Rehfeld (2 copies)

Newsweek, 11/14/83: "An American Sleaze Tragedy," by Jack Kroll (2 copies)

Time, 1/2/84, "Best of 1983 Review"

People, 12/5/83: "Cliff Robertson," by Michelle Green

Time, 11/14/83: "A Centerfold Tragedy of Manners," by Richard Schickel (3 copies)

La Revue Du Cinema, 3/84: "Bob Fosse," by Jacques Valot

The Cable Guide, 11/84: "Bob Fosse" (3 copies)

The Arts Magazine, Chicago Tribune, 11/6/83: "Who Killed Playmate Dorothy Stratten?" by Gene Siskel

Research - Stratten

Playmate of the Year promotional package; photos and clips from Stratten's PLAYBOY articles

Research - Stratten

High school yearbook and directory

2, listing Dorothy Hoogstraten

Mariel Hemingway - publicity

Playboy article, using photos

Photos - Stratten/Casilli

Photocopies of Mario Casilli's shots of Stratten as Playmate of the Year

Photos - Stratten/Snider

Numerous snapshots (some photocopies) of Paul Snider and Stratten - personal snaps

Photos - Casilli/Vaughan miscellaneous

Photos and polaroids shot by Mario Casilli and Steve Vaughan

Location Photos, CA

Large format black and white, taped together

Photo Lists and Old Packing Inventories

Press Kit

Includes photos, biographies, production information

Music

Trade Ad

Mounted on Foamcore

Trade Ad

Laminated press quotes, 7x13

Posters and Photo Proofs

Star 80: color 1 sheet, 27x41, of Mariel Hemingway with daisy; 10 sheets of color proofs of Mariel Hemingway as Dorothy Stratten, reproducing her Playboy poses and cover, 23x36 each; color photo of Mariel Hemingway Polaroid montage, 20x24

Posters (damaged)

[Note: These were damaged by mildew; they've been packaged together.]

23x62 French Star 80 posters, (2; 1 is autographed to "Steve" by Bob Fosse); 47x64 French posters (2, 1 with minimal damage); 15x21 French handbill (1); French Star 80 press kit (1); 2 press clippings

Handbill and Trade Ad

Mounted black white film ad, 16x20; Star 80 15x21 handbill, color; 12x18 trade ad

Star 80, 15x21, handbill, color; 12x18, trade ad

Plaster Bust, Hemingway

Life size plaster bust of Mariel Hemingway, created for death scene

Research, Magazines

Various Playboy, Penthouse, and other magazines of this genre used for STAR 80 research have been packed in these boxes, where additional space was available

Photo Materials

[Note: The Star 80 files contain extensive photographic materials produced both by Mario Casilli, who shot the Playboy photos for the film, and by Steven Vaughan, who was the film's still photography. Because of the quantity of materials, they are listed separately from the other general photo files.]

Photos, Negative, and Miscellaneous

Photos and Research Miscellaneous

Photos and Research Miscellaneous

Slides

Slides and Research Miscellaneous

Photography, Miscellaneous

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script.]

Script, 1st draft, 5/7/81

"Pages from 1st draft of script, 5/7/81"

Script with revised pages; many notes and additional pages; 20 pp.

Script, 1st draft, 5/7/81

Script, 1st draft, 5/7/81, 166 pp.

Screenplay, 10/81, tan Ladd Co. cover

Screenplay, 10/81, red 3 ring binder, 159 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay, 1/82, 159 pp.; timing notes on title page; some annotations

Screenplay, 1/82, green cover, 159 pp.; unmarked

Screenplay, tan Ladd Co. cover, 159 pp.; undated; title page missing; unmarked

Script, "old pages"

Script, "old pages"

Script, "old pages & Fosse notes"

Script revisions

Script, 6/7/82, revisions, 150 pp.; very few markings

Script, 1/82

Screenplay, "old copy"

Script outline

Fosse notebook and notes

Script, "outpages from rehearsal week"

"Quotes for Dorothy's photo sessions scenes"

"Quotes for Dorothy's interview"

"Ideas, improvised dialog"

"Dorothy Stratten Project: Outline, Herb's notes," 19 pp. outline with handwritten notes by Herb (Gardner?)

"Old pages, Fosse script, January"

Screenplay, 1st draft, 5/7/81, dark brown 3 ring binder

Screenplay, 1st draft, 5/7/81, brown 3 ring binder

"Fosse: Ideas, Schedules, Legal, Addresses, etc.", black 3 ring binder

Continuity script, black 3 ring binder

Locations research, black 3 ring binder

Screenplay, 6/7/82, black 3 ring binder

Revised shooting schedules, 2/14/82, 2/19/82, 3/5/82

Script, 1st draft, 5/7/81, brown cover)

Miscellaneous, shooting and editing

Steam Heat (WNET/13 Dance In America documentary on Bob Fosse)

Newspaper Clippings

Press Reviews

This category includes transcripts of radio and television coverage, as well as print reviews

Magazine Reviews

Nine (KETC Magazine), 2/90: "All That Jazz," by Mary Wagner (2 copies)

New York, 2/20/90: mention in Television section

Miscellaneous

2 preview invitations

Sweet Charity (Stage) (Fosse and Verdon)

[Note: "Stage" refers to the original stage production. The film version is listed separately, as are revivals.]

Magazine Reviews

Life, March 25, 1966

Impresario, December, 1965: "Verdon Is Back - and Sweet Charity has her!" by Florence Semon

Press Reviews

This category includes transcripts of radio and television coverage, as well as print reviews

Newspaper Clippings

Contains newspaper clippings only, 1965

Legal Correspondence, 1964-66

Correspondence, Jack Perlman, 1964, re: Sweet Charity financial negotiations; assistant choreographer agreement with Robert Tucker, 1965; correspondence related to various agreements, with Columbia Records, Fellini, Fields, Coleman, Nancy Enterprises, etc.; correspondence re: subsidiary rights, credit negotiations, royalties, foreign rights, national company proposal, Random House publication rights, Sweet Charity - England, Australia, Las Vegas; 12/22/65 partnership agreement for "The Small World of Charity;" 9/14/65 Gwen Verdon/Fryer, Carr and Harris contract etc.

Legal Correspondence, 1967-69

Correspondence re: Caesar's Palace - Las Vegas Sweet Charity; Ed Sullivan Show, 1967; royalty problems with Sweet Charity, London, Australia, New York; Greek Theatre, LA; Fellini agreements; Tams-Witmark Music Library, etc.

Financial, 1966-67

Australian admissions and royalties record, 8/67; financial condition reports (Hollender and Shapiro) for Sweet Charity Company, 6/67, Las Vegas and NY; box office statements, Palace Theatre, NY, 3-4-5/66; balance sheet 6/67; financial condition statements, Las Vegas, NY for 10/67; 3 pp. documenting minor expenses; summary of operations sheets for National Tour, 10/67

Martin Charnin vs. Fryer, Carr and Harris, Inc.

Correspondence from Jack Perlman re: Charnin vs. Fryer, Carr and Harris, Inc., CHARITY Company and Robert Fosse, 1966-69, including release form ($1) dated 12/71; 2 copies of the cross examination of Bob Fosse in this case, 3/69, 6/69; 7/67 legal pad notes, handwritten (Perlman): "Fosse account of Events;" Drama Bookshop bill with Bob Fosse note: "Jack - very important...don't lose" (pertains to case; 2 pp. handwritten Bob Fosse notes

Costumes

8x10 photos of costume sketches for most characters, 30, marked "In" and "Out"

Lyrics - Director's

Tabbed lyric sheets with Bob Fosse notes, cuts, revisions, etc.

Costume Plot

Black 3 ring binder with photos of sketches, 10/27/65, costume plot with notes and item lists

Sheet Music

2 are autographed by Simon, Coleman, Fields: "If My Friends...," "Poor Everybody Else;" also: "Where Am I Going," "Big Spender," "Too Many Tomorrows," "Baby, Dream Your Dream," "You Should See Yourself"

Sheet Music

"You Should See Yourself" (2 copies); "If My Friends..." (2 copies)

Correspondence, Opening Night

1/29/66; extensive telegrams and correspondence

Miscellaneous

Telegram announcing tour of NYC company; note on 1967 program; Bob Fosse itinerary for Miami tour; costume list from Eaves-Brooks Costume Company, undated; 2 programs from Banshees award to Bob Hope, 4/26/66, featuring dances from Sweet Charity

Premiere

2 souvenir programs, 2 opening night tickets

Programs

Playbills: Shubert Theatre, 12/66 (2 copies), Palace Theatre, 6/67; Stagebills: Palace Theatre, 1/67, 2/67, 2/66 (3 copies), 9/66, 10/66

Songbook

Songbook, "Sweet Charity: Vocal Selections"

Miscellaneous

Sketch, 12 1/2 x 18,"Dear Ms. Charity ...," by Bob Costello

Handbill

Sweet Charity (stage), 15x22, color, Theatre de la Music production

Poster

Framed poster, 15x23, original, color, Verdon, Palace Theatre

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script. Also check "Sweet Charity (Revivals) - scripts" for Las Vegas, 1967, version.]

Script, "Original Two Act Version..."

Script, early "Fosse version"

Script, revised 8/65

Script, Act Two, draft, 62 pp., Act Two; some annotation; carbon

Script, Neil Simon's 1st draft, grey binder

Script, Neil Simon's 1st Act revisions, red folder

Script, first cuts, orange vinyl cover

Script, green cover

Script, green cover

Script, green cover

Production script, Paul Phillips, black spring binder

Fosse's Notebook

Fosse Notes

Script, orange vinyl cover

Script, red vinyl cover

Script, red vinyl cover

Script, red vinyl cover, 126 pp.; unmarked; including cast of characters, synopsis of scenes, musical numbers, etc.

Script, blue vinyl cover, 126 pp.; unmarked; including cast of characters, synopsis of scenes, musical numbers, etc.

Script, Tams-Witmark Music Library, maroon vinyl cover, 126 pp.; no notation; labeled "Property of Tams-Witmark Music Library on cover

Sweet Charity (Film)

Magazine Reviews

Look, 7/9/68: "Sweet Charity" by Jack Hamilton (2 copies)

Dance Magazine, 2/69: "Bob Fosse Translates Sweet Charity from Stage to Screen," by Viola Hegyi Swisher (2 copies)

Motion Picture Herald, 6/68: "On the Set of Sweet Charity," by Tom Gray

Dance Magazine, 7/69: "Sweet Charity," by Maria Harriton (cut out)

Today's Cinema 2/24/69: "How Fosse Went To Hollywood," by John Ware

Kine Weekly (UK), 2/22/69: Sweet Charity review, by Graham Clarke

Preview Program

Newspaper Clippings

Press Reviews

This category includes transcripts of radio and television coverage, as well as print reviews

Newspaper Clippings, France

Legal Correspondence, 1966-68

Correspondence re: motion picture rights, Fellini (Nights Of Cabiria), and De Laurentiis; extensive correspondence on the Universal Pictures rights purchase; correspondence re: agreements with Fields, Simon, Bob Fosse; copy of procedure re: distribution of monies with respect to motion picture rights for Sweet Charity; correspondence re: associate producer (Bob Fosse) with Universal Pictures; correspondence re: music rights

Step Outline

I.A.L. Diamond, 7/28/67 (2 copies)

Locations Research, NYC

Postcards and brochures; extensive photo file stored elsewhere

Preview Cards

Phoenix, AZ 12/6/68; Chicago, IL 12/7/68

Miscellaneous

Correspondence, personal congratulations; Schiller interview with Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse; undated Bob Fosse biography; correspondence from the Association Francaise de la Critique protesting cut version of film from Universal, May 1969; staff and crew list, etc.

Recording

4/23/68 phonodisc recording of "I'm a Brass Band rehearsal (film?)

Location: MBRS

Clapboard

Universal City Studios, 6/15/68, autographed by crew

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script.]

Screenplay, 1st draft, 8/8/67, red cover

Screenplay, 1st draft, 8/17/67, yellow cover

Screenplay, 1st draft, 11/16/67, green cover

Screenplay, 1st draft, 11/28/67, "Director", green Universal Studios cover

Screenplay, 1st draft, 11/28/67, green Universal Studios cover

Final screenplay, "Director's," 1/17/68, black 3 ring binder

Synopsis, Notes, Nights Of Cabiria

Screenplay, 1st draft 9/28/67, blue spring binder: The Carol Burnett Show, Gwen Verdon)

Fosse's Notes, blue spring binder: Sweet Charity - Der Fuhrer

Notebooks

[Note: These belong with the scripts.]

Director's Notebook

Music notes, green paper cover

Musical numbers, blue cover

Casting, blue cover

Sweet Charity - "Oscar", blue cover

Sweet Charity - "Oscar", blue cover

Sweet Charity - "Movie Star", blue cover

Endings - miscellaneous versions, blue cover

Endings - revised versions

Sweet Charity (Revivals)

[Note: Check dates on these files for productions which are not properly revivals, but which belong with the original stage production (on tour.)]

Press Reviews

1985-86; this category includes transcripts of radio and television coverage, as well as print reviews

Newspaper Clippings

1985-86; Debbie Allen, Ann Reinking

Press Reviews

1987; Donna McKechnie, Philadelphia

Newspaper Clippings

1987; Donna McKechnie, Toronto

Press Reviews

1987; Donna McKechnie, Toronto

Casting, 5/7/87 - "Nikki-Ursala"

Audition schedules, photo/resumes

Casting, 5/13/87 - "Herman"

Herman audition script

Casting, 5/27/87 - Equity Female Dancers

Audition schedules, with notes

Casting, 4/23/87 - "Oscar, Nikki, Ursala, Herman"

Audition schedules, notes, photo/resumes

Casting, 4/30/87 - "Nikki, Ursala, Herman"

Audition schedules, notes, photo/resumes

Casting, 12/5/86 - "Ursala, Big Daddy"

Audition schedules, notes, photo/resumes

Casting, 2/19/87, 2/5/87 - "Oscar"

Audition schedules, notes, photo/resumes

Casting, 8/19/86 - 2nd swing call

Audition schedules, notes, photo/resumes

Casting, 7/29/86 - "Herman"

Audition schedules, photo/resumes, notes

Correspondence, 1985 - L.A. Opening

Telegrams, letters, notes, etc.

National Tour, Toronto, 1987

Cast and crew contact sheets, June and July weekly schedules

National Tour, Toronto, 1987 - Tech notes

Technical notes and color photos, set design

National Tour, Toronto, 1987 - Miscellaneous

Fan and personal letters and notes; casting list and updates, staff lists, Bob Fosse rough itinerary; Stagebill and playbill corrections; dresser note forms, information on studio availability, etc.

National Tour, Philadelphia, 1987

Philadelphia Inquirer ad, photocopy; tour policy memo; weekly September schedule; itinerary 9/1-9/3; 1 letter of resignation

Stage Manager's Reports, 1985-87

Casting, 1984-87

Audition schedules, notes, memos, photo/resumes

Casting

Audition schedules, notes, casting cards

Casting, National Company, 1987

Male dancer alternates; audition notes, photo/resumes, casting cards

Casting, National Company - New dancers

Casting cards, notes, photo/resumes

Casting, National Company

Female dancer alternates, 3rd; photo/resumes, polaroids, notes

Casting, National Company

Female dancer alternates, 2nd; same as 25

Casting, National Company

Female dancer alternates, 1st; photo/resumes, polaroids; notes, ranking list of alternates

Tech Notes

Undated, some April 1986

Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1984-87

Mainly personal congratulations and thanks on Sweet Charity shows; including a few small production miscellaneous, e.g. playbill corrections, minor bills; also 1984 correspondence re: book publication with Random House; 1985 Orpheum Theatre subscription gross potential sheets; 3/21/86 tentative production schedule; 1/31/87 royalty proposal formula

Production Schedules, 1985-86

Rehearsal and production schedules

Publicity, 1985-87

Also contains some correspondence re: critics and interviews, plus copies of Los Angeles ads

Cast and Crew Contact Sheets

1985 - Debbie Allen show

Publicity, Toronto, 1987

Publicity schedules

Music, San Francisco

Script pages, correspondence, notes, and 2 cassette tapes (located at Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division), all re: "Rhythm of Life"

Location: MBRS

Programs, Miscellaneous

Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, 1967; Theatre de la Musique, undated; St. Paul Civic Opera Association, undated; Lido Program, with Sweet Charity, 1977?

Magazine Reviews

Performing Arts, July 1985: program for Sweet Charity with Debbie Allen (2 copies)

Programs

Playbills: Minskoff Theatre, Debbie Allen, April 1986 (18 copies); same, May 1986 (1 copy)

Playbills: Minskoff Theatre, Ann Reinking, Dec 1986 (20 copies)

Royal Alexandria Theatre (Canada), 1985; The National Theatre (Washington, D.C., 9/87; both Donna McKechnie

Poster

Large - 51' in height, black and white computer printout reproduction of the "Big Spender" girls photo

Scripts

[Note: Identifications such as "Director's final draft," or "rehearsal draft," are taken directly from the scripts themselves, as are dates. Scripts may be duplicates. The terms "annotated," "notations," "markings" refer not only to commentary written on the scripts, but also any cuts, revisions, dialogue changes, etc., that have been marked on a particular script. Covers have been removed, unless marked. Several scripts, which are not properly "revivals," are included here. NB: the dates. The following scripts are numbered and lettered to distinguish them from the other Sweet Charity scripts.]

Script, Las Vegas, 1/67, red cover

Script, Las Vegas, 1/67, "ICM" gold paper cover

Script, Las Vegas, "cut version", blue cover, 82 pp., some handwritten annotation

Script, Las Vegas, "Mr. Fosse cut script"

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, blue vinyl cover, 118 pp.; unmarked

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, blue vinyl cover, 118 pp.; unmarked

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, blue vinyl cover, 118 pp.; marked "Fosse" inside; several pages of foreign language annotation

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, black vinyl cover, 118 pp.; marked "playing version, Nov. 1986;" no annotations; 2 copies

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, black vinyl cover, 118 pp.; marked "playing version, Nov. 1986;" several small dialogue changes marked

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, black vinyl cover, 118 pp.; marked "playing version, Nov. 1986;" no annotations

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, black vinyl cover, 118 pp.; marked "playing version, Nov. 1986;" no annotations

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, black vinyl cover, 118 pp.; marked "playing version, Nov. 1986;" no annotations

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, blue fabric 3 ring binder, 118 pp.; Bob Fosse's script: Bob Fosse annotations, dialogue changes, deletions, etc.

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, blue vinyl cover, 118 pp.; unmarked

Rehearsal script, 1985 revival, blue vinyl cover Marked "Balcar Monobloc 800 W" (?) inside; annotated with light cues; 117 pp.

Rehearsal scripts, 1985 revival

Rehearsal scripts, 1985 revival

That's Dancing!

Programs

2 souvenir programs, MGM, 1985

That's Entertainment, Part II

Press Review

Note: film includes a clip on Bob Fosse

Thieves (Fosse)

Programs

Note: Fosse made film appearance, but this is a stage playbill: Broadhurst Theatre, 7/74]

Screenplay, black vinyl cover, 110 pp.; unmarked

Posters/Photos

20x24, black and white closeup photo of Bob Fosse in character, mounted on Foamcore; 20x24, black and white medium shot photo of Bob Fosse in character, mounted on Foamcore

Photo

Framed black and white mounted photo of Bob Fosse by Louis Goldman, 14 1/2 x 20 (9 1/2 x 14 photo size), with inscription by Louis Goldman

Verna (Verdon)

Script

Story, "Verna," by Paul Gallico; and 20 pp.of extensive Gwen Verdon notes, her synopsis and commentary; this was never produced

Walking Happy (Fosse)

Programs

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 11/66

Legal/Financial, 1966-68

Correspondence re: royalties; Bob Fosse 4/67 director/choreographer agreement; Perlman notes and miscellaneous: amateur and stock rights, subsidiary rights, London production, other optioning, etc.

Bob Fosse Personal Papers and Career Miscellany

Fosse's personal papers and career miscellany include files on Fosse's family and early life, his career as a serviceman in the United States Navy, obituaries, personal tributes to Fosse, publicity information, and Fosse's own writings.

Arrangement is chronological by date.

Biographical

Early family genealogy

Front page of The Amundsen Log, 10/5/44 (Amundsen High School, Chicago), with banner: "Bob Fosse President"

Bob Fosse, Military service papers, 1946

Bob Fosse, biographies

Bob Fosse obituaries

Fosse, Palace Theatre Memorial program

Correspondence re: documentary Steam Heat, WNET/13 production

Correspondence re: biography: All His Jazz (Martin Gottfried, 1990--see Related Publications); Correspondence to Gwen Verdon re: book; news clippings

Awards

[Note: Statuettes, medals, plaques, etc. are not included with this collection; this list includes only papers material such as nomination certificates, and is not comprehensive.]

Scholastic Magazine Bellringer award, Sweet Charity, 1969

Focus award (Datsun), 1981

Disabled American Veterans certificate, certifying Bob Fosse as a charter member of the DAV Commanders Club, for "devotion and generosity"

IAHD award, 1981

8th International Film Festival of India, 1981, certificate of participation, All That Jazz

Marquis Who's Who Publications Board, for publication in Who's Who 1976/77

Drama League (correspondence) re: "Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre," 1986

Stereo Review Magazine award, Chicago album, 1975 DEA (Dance Educators of America) (correspondence) re: All That Jazz award, 1980

Wisdom Hall of Fame nomination

Polish award, Kabaret, 1974

Outer Circle Critics award, 1973, for Pippin direction

Hollywood Foreign Press Association, for Best Director, Cabaret, 1972

George Foster Peabody Radio and Television Award, 1973, to NBC/Liza With A Z, program only, (award certificate boxed separately)

Magazine cover, Dance Magazine 4/63, listing annual award winners, including Bob Fosse

Mr. Abbott, 1986: "For lifetime achievement in the Theatre," (presented by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Workshop Foundation)

Mr. Abbott, 1986

Mr. Abbott, Miscellaneous

Academy Award

Astaire Award, 1986: "For the Best in Broadway Choreography" (presented by the Anglo-American

Capezio Dance Award, 1987

DGA nominations (Directors Guild of America)

Drama Desk

Emmy

Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival: 1980, All That Jazz

Lion of the Performing Arts, 1987 (presented by the New York Public Library)

Moscow 1990

Players Club Tribute, 1975: "Taps for Fosse"

Star 1988 (presented by the Theatre Collection Council, Museum of the City of New York)

Theatre Hall of Fame (American Theatre Critics Association)

Tony

Tony Nominations: Certificates of nomination for:

Program for 1964 Tony ceremony, Bob Fosse nomination for Pal Joey; invitation for 1980 ceremony;

Tony 1976

"Triple Crown," 1973

"Triple Crown," 1973

"Triple Crown," 1973

"Triple Crown," 1973

"Broadway and the Tony Awards," by James C. Jewell

Publicity Files

[Note: These files contain assorted articles focused primarily on the life and career of Bob Fosse, though current productions may be mentioned, and contain useful biographical information. For publicity on specific productions, check individual show files.]

Bob Fosse, publicity: 1950s

Bob Fosse, publicity: 1960s

Bob Fosse, publicity: 1970s

Bob Fosse, publicity: 1970s

Bob Fosse, publicity: 1980s

Bob Fosse, publicity: 1980s

Bob Fosse, publicity files, fragile

"Bob Fosse: An Analytic - Critical Study," by Ronna Elaine Sloan

Fosse, publicity: magazine articles

CMA (Creative Management Associates)

Endorsements and Presentations

Horizon advertising endorsement

United Telecom advertisement, 1985

Mitsubishi ad featuring Bob Fosse, black and white, 13x18

Ruby Awards presentation to Bette Midler, 1973

Night of 100 Stars benefit participant, 1985

Tony Awards presentation, 1987

Writing Files

[Note: This is very miscellaneous, undated and sometimes unidentified.]

Notebook, "Odd Ideas"

Notebook, miscellaneous writing

Undated writing

"Future Projects & Ideas"

Miscellaneous

"Special papers and miscellaneous" file

Fosse, Miscellaneous: "Your Place in the Cosmos: An Index to Stars and People" listing Bob Fosse's star

Caricature of Bob Fosse and scenes from shows, on illustration board, by Mark Cote

General Files (Miscellaneous Contracts, Projects, Office Files, Etc.)

[Note: Much of the following is general office files, such as phone lists and casting magazines. Also included are Gwen Verdon contracts where noted.]

MCA Artists vs. Robert Fosse, 1962-64 (1 of 3)

Correspondence, Jack Perlman

MGM contracts, 1951-53

"The Gay Girls"

"The Girls Against the Boys"

"Copper and Brass"

CMA - David Begelman contracts, 1969-73

General Artists agreements (Gwen Verdon)

Union materials

Weegee Project, Stuart Ostrow, 1984

"Atlantic City" script, blue paper cover

"Atlantic City" miscellaneous

Winchell Project

Grind, Ben Vereen, 1985

Contact sheets

1977 calendar, annotated

Millimeter '77, "Directors '77" issue

Dance Magazine Annual 1975

Face International

"Phone Book - old pages"

Phone lists and memos

Casting, general, 1980s

The Laundry

Michael Bennett: obituary

Paddy Chayevsky: correspondence

Paddy Chayevsky: general

Paddy Chayevsky: funeral service

Stuart Ostrow Foundation, 1977

Ann Reinking

Miscellaneous paper

General Correspondence

[Note: The bulk of this material was originally stored together in letter file boxes, ordered chronologically. (This material was stored separately from the "General Files" listed above.) The following is a list of dates; there are usually several file folders of correspondence per year listed. This is primarily professional correspondence, and contains many carbons and photocopies of Bob Fosse letters and memos.]

Undated

1960-65

1966

1967

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

Oversized correspondence

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

Oversized correspondence

1986

1987

Oversized correspondence

Miscellaneous

Appointment Books/Calendars

1966 Executive Almanac, brown paper cover

1967-68 Week-at-a-glance Appointment Book, maroon cover

1969 Diary, red cover

1970 Diary, black cover

Daily Notes, Phone Lists and Calendars

[Note: Daily Notes or Phone Lists contain incoming and outgoing phone calls and notes; calendars are annotated.]

Phone Lists, 1/81-4/81, blue notebook

Phone Lists, 4/81-8/81, blue notebook

Phone Lists, 9/81-12/1, blue notebook

Daily Notes, 1982, black 3 ring binder

Daily Notes, 1983, black 3 ring binder

Daily Notes, 1984, brown 3 ring binder

Daily Notes, 1985, black 3 ring binder

Daily Notes, 1986, black 3 ring binder

Daily Notes, 1987, black 3 ring binder

Calendars: 1976, 1977, 1980 (2), 1981, 1982 (2), 1983 (2), 1984 (2), 1985 (2), 1986 (2)

Monthly Planners: 1975, 1976, 1982 (2)

Gwen Verdon Career Miscellany

Material related to Gwen Verdon's career. Included are awards, documentation of public appearances and benefits pertaining to Fosse and Verdon, publicity materials, and other miscellaneous items.

Arrangement is by provenance.

Biographical

Bio

American Dance Machine--articles

Booth Theatre Library

Charity functions

China, teaching dance

John Drew Theatre benefit: The Nutcracker

"A Divertissement of Dancers," Lincoln Center benefit

Peter Gennaro/Gwen Verdon Benefit

Houston Ballet, 1978

Little Theatre, 1959

Milliken Breakfast Show

National Ballet Benefit, 1973

Players Club

Ritz Theatre

"Salute to Neil Simon", 1988

"Star Spangled Gala," 1976, Lincoln Center benefit

Paul Taylor benefit, 1981, Gwen Verdon, Nureyev and Baryshnikov

Theatre programs, miscellaneous, 1990

Tony Awards presentation, 1987

"Tribute to George Abbott," 1990

Ziegfeld Club, 1973

Awards, Tributes, Honors

[Note: Statuettes, plaques, etc. are not included in this collection, although numerous certificates are. Also see "Awards" series.]

Certificates of Appreciation from: Screen Actors Guild; Center for Learning Disabilities; Suffolk County (for Brookhaven Theatre Dance Guild work); Chamber Ballet, 1982

Hamilton College, Honorary Doctorate, to Gwen Verdon

Film Daily, 1958, "Filmdom's Famous Fives," to Gwen Verdon

Newspaper Guild of New York, 1959 Page One Award to Gwen Verdon for Redhead

Interfest, 1990, award to Gwen Verdon

Tribute, American Cancer Society: "Gwen Verdon Week," Culver City, CA, 1960

Emmy nominations: 1987, Magnum PI for "Infinity and Jelly Donuts

1989, Steam Heat documentary, for "contributions to an outstanding informational special"

Governor's Award (NY State), 1989

Hamilton College Honorary Degree, 1988

Howe School (Culver City, CA) Tribute, 1990

"Lambs' Spring Gambol," 1981, honoring Gwen Verdon

Lion of the Performing Arts award, 1988, New York Public Library

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health: "A Gala Musical Tribute to Gwen Verdon and Cy Coleman"

Southern Rep Tribute to Gwen Verdon

Theatre Hall of Fame, 1981

Tony nominations

"Tony Babies," 1981 - publicity re: past Tony award winners

Publicity Files

[Note: These files contain assorted articles focused primarily on the life and career of Verdon, though current productions may be mentioned, and contain useful biographical information. For publicity on specific productions, check individual show files.]

Publicity: 1950's; 60's; 70's; 80's

Publicity: magazine articles

Publicity: magazine articles

The Hamptons, 7/4/86: "Gwen Verdon Does a Number - On Critics and Producers," by Dick Anderson 3 copies

Verdon, interviews

Photos

Miscellaneous

Costume Sketches, Gwen Verdon

Miscellaneous Material Related to Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon

Sheet Music (Oversized)

Dance Magazine

Scrapbooks

The designation "Fosse" or "Verdon" scrapbook marks the SUBJECT of the scrapbook, not necessarily the creator. All scrapbooks are extremely fragile.

Arrangement is by provenance.

Scrapbook, Fosse - fragile; black embossed cover with Dutch boy and girl with "Scrapbook"

Scrapbook, Verdon - fragile; red embossed cover with gold squares pattern

Scrapbook, Verdon - fragile; green embossed cover with gold borders

Scrapbook, Verdon - fragile; green embossed cover with gold borders

Scrapbook, Fosse - fragile; blue cover with embossed scissors

Scrapbook, Fosse - fragile; brown cover with embossed scissors

Scrapbook, Fosse; light orange cover with embossed scissors

Scrapbook; dark orange scrapbook with embossed scissors

Scrapbook; green cover with gold bars and "Scrapbook"

Scrapbook, Fosse; navy blue cover

Scrapbook, Fosse; stars and stripes cover

Miscellaneous dance programs and brochures

Miscellaneous souvenir film programs

Photographs

Photos are arranged by, and relate to: production or project; Fosse/Verdon individual files; Fosse/Verdon combined photos; personal shots; and miscellaneous. Color slides, poster slides and negatives are included. "Duplicate" entries are intentional; they pertain to different photos.

Arrangement is by subject.

The Affairs Of Dobie Gillis

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Alive and Kicking

Photograph: 5x7, black and white, 1

Photograph: 5x7, black and white, 1

Photograph: 5x7, black and white, 1

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 5

Photograph: 5x7, black and white, 1

All That Jazz

Photographs: 3 1/2 x 5, color, 4

Photographs: 4x5, color, 3

Photo contact prints: color, 2

Photographs and negative: 8x10, color, 10

Photographs: assorted sizes, color

Photographs: contact prints, 8x10s, color, 16

Photographs: 8x10 snapshots, black and white, 14

Photographs: contact sheets, black and white, 5

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 10

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4

Photographs: 11x14, color, 3; 11x14, black and white, 2)

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 50

Big Deal

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 7

Burnt Offerings

Photographs: snapshots, color, 5

Cabaret

Photograph: 4x5, black and white, 1

Photographs: snapshots, color, 2

Photographs: 7x7, black and white, 4

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 9

Photographs: 12 x 9 1/2, black and white, 2

Photograph: 9x11, black and white, 1

Photograph: 9x12, color, 1

Photograph: 9x14, black and white, 1

Call Me Mister

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Photograph: 7 1/2 x 8, black and white, 1

Photograph and negative: snapshot, black and white, 1

Photograph and negative: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2, black and white, 1

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 1

Can-Can

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 7

Transparencies: 4x5 (several smaller), color, 20

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Photograph: 5x6, black and white, 1

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Chicago (Various Productions)

Photographs and negatives: snapshots, color, 25

Photographs: 5x7, color, 3

Photographs: snapshots, color, 2

Photographs: 5x7, color, 2

Photographs: 8x8, black and white, 10

Photographs: snapshots, color, 10

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 8

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 6

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 3

Slides: color, 12

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 14

Photograph: 11x14, black and white, 1

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 1

Photographs: 8x10, color, 1

Photographs and Negative: 8x10, black and white, 3

Cocoon

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 5

Photographs: 8x10, color, 2

Photograph: snapshot, color, 1

Cocoon II

Photograph: Snapshot, color, 1

The Conquering Hero

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Photographs: 11x14, black and white, 33

Damn Yankess (Stage, Original Production)

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 20

Photographs: 5x7 (several smaller), black and white, 32

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 11

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 5

Photographs: various formats, black and white, 5

Photographs: 10x12, black and white, 1

Photograph: 8x13, black and white, 1

Damn Yankess (Film)

Photographs: 4x5, black and white, 1

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 2

Damn Yankees (Revival)

Photographs: 4x5, black and white, 50

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Damn Yankees (Miscellaneous)

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 7

Transparency: 5x7, color, 1

Dance Me A Song

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 2

Dancin'

Slide: color, 1

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 2

Photographs: 7x10, black and white, 2

Photograph: 7x10, black and white, 1

Photograph: 7x10, black and white, 1

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Photographs: 11x14, black and white, 4

The Danny Kaye Show

Photographs: 8x10, 7x9, black and white, 9

The Dick Cavett Show (Fosse)

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 2

The Dick Cavett Show (Verdon)

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Endings

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 50

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4

The Garry Moore Show, 1961

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 11

The Garry Moore Show, 1962

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 7

The Garry Moore Show, 1963

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 13

The Garry Moore Show, 1964

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 7

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (Location)

Photographs: 4x5 (and smaller), black and white, 18

Photographs: Contact sheet shots, black and white, 3

Photographs: 3 1/2 x 5, black and white, 5

Photographs: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2, black and white, 1

Give A Girl A Break

Photographs: 4x5, black and white, 1

Photographs: 4x5, black and white, 1

Photographs: 8x10, color, 1

Lobby card: 11x14, color, 1

Legs

Photographs: 8x10, color, 1

Lenny

Photographs: snapshots, black and white, 20; 8x10, black and white, 9

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 9

The Little Prince

Photographs: snapshots, color, 5

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 15

Photographs and Negatives: 8x10, black and white, 15

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 20

Photographs and Negatives: 14x11, black and white, 50

Make Mine Manhattan

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 4

Photograph: 4x5, black and white, 1

Magnum, P.I.

Photograph: 8x10, color, 1

The Mike Douglas Show

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Photo Album

Mississippi Gambler

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 7

My Sister Eileen

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 8

Miliken Show, Bobby Morse and Gwen Verdon

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

New Girl In Town

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 15

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 2

Photographs: 4x5 (and 2 contact prints), black and white, 9

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 5

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 5

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Photograph: 5x7, color, 1

Photograph: 11x14, black and white, 1

Photographs: 10 x 13 1/2 to 11x14, black and white, 18

The Pajama Game (London)

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 3

Pal Joey (Lindfors and Bruce)

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 11

Pal Joey (Miscellaneous)

Photographs: 4x5 (and snapshot), black and white, 2

Photograph: 4x5, black and white, 1

Photograph: snapshot, color, 1

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 7

The Perry Como Show

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 2

Pippin

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 9

Photograph: 11x14, black and white, 1

Redhead

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 16

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 7

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 9

Photographs: snapshots, black and white, 30

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 13

Photographs: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2, black and white, 4

Photographs: 11x14, color, 2

Sunday News Magazine: 11x14, color, 1

Star 80

Negative: 3x4, color, 1

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Negatives: 8x10, color, 2

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 100-125

Sweet Charity (Stage)

Photographs: 9 1/2x13 1/2 to 11x12, black and white, 4

Photographs: 9x13, black and white, 2

Photographs: 11x 14, black and white, 4

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 3

Photographs: 7x9, 4x8, black and white, 3

Photographs: 8x10 and contact sheets, black and white, 10

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4

Photographs: 7x9, black and white, 6

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 19; 4x5 negative

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 16

Photograph 8x10, black and white, 1

Photographs: 11x14, black and white, 3; 10x13, black and white, 2

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 3

Sweet Charity (Film)

Photographs: snapshots, color, 75

Negative: 3x4, black and white, 1

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 15

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4

Photograph: 5x7, color, 1

Photographs: 11x14, black and white, 25

Photographs: 11x14, black and white, 12

Photographs: 10 x 13 1/2, black and white, 6

Photographs: 11x14, black and white, 4

Photographs: snapshots, color, 5

Sweet Charity (Revivals)

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 5

Photograph: 5x7, color, 1; 9x7, black and white, 2

Photographs: 11x14, black and white, 2

Sweet Charity (Foreign Stage)

Photographs: 7x9 1/2, black and white, 10

Watusi, 1953

Photographs: contact sheets, black and white, 2

Bob Fosse

Personal/Childhood and Family

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 2

Photographs and Negative: 8x10, black and white, 8

Photographs: snapshots, black and white and color, 4

Negatives: 4x5, black and white, 2

Photographs and Negatives: 8x10, black and white

Photograph: 1 x 1/2, black and white, 1

Photograph: 5x7, sepia toned, 1

Photographs: 3x4 1/2, black and white, 1

Negative: 4x5, black and white, 1

Photographs: 3 1/2x3 1/2, black and white, 1

Photographs: 3 1/2x2 1/2, color, 1

Photographs: snapshots, color, 5

Early Dance and Performance

Photographs: 5 1/2x7, black and white, 11

Photographs: 4x3, black and white, 1

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 5

Photographs and Negatives: 5x7, snapshots, black and white

The Riff Brothers

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 11

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 1

First Choreography Job

Photographs and Negatives: 8x10, 5x7, black and white, 28

Navy

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 3

Photograph: 3 1/2x5, black and white, 1

Joan McCracken

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4

Early Professional, unidentified

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 5

MGM Publicity, 1950's

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 20

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 15

Portraits and Publicity

Photographs: 11x14, black and white, 30

Photographs: 11x14, color, 2

Photograph 11x14, black and white, 1

Photograph: 9x14, black and white, 1

Photograph: 11x14, black and white, 1

Photographs: 8x10, 5x7, black and white, color, 10

Columbia College Awards, 1973

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 6

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 4

Photograph: 5x7, black and white 1

Awards (Miscellaneous)

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, and color, 6

Academy Award, 1972

Photographs and Negative: 8x10, black and white, 2

Astaire Award

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 3

Star Award

Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 2

New York Heart Ball, 1983

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 8

Ruby Awards

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 3; 5x7, black and white, 1

Personal (Miscellaneous)

Photographs: Miscellaneous formats, black and white, color

Photographs

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4

Photograph: snapshot, color, 1

Photographs: 5x7, color, 2; 5x7, black and white, 3

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 6; 8x10 and snapshot, color, 2

Photograph: 7x9, black and white, 1

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Miscellaneous

Photographs: 8x10, black and white

Gwen Verdon

Childhood and Family

Photographs: various formats, black and white, 6

Photographs and Negatives: 8x10, black and white, 15

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4; 3 1/2x5, black and white, 2

Personal (Teenage Years)

Photographs: 4x5, black and white, 2

Verdon and Del Valle Dance Team

Photographs: snapshot, black and white, 1

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 2

Jack Cole and Gwen Verdon, Nightclubs

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 8

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 3

Photographs: 7 1/2 x 8 1/2, black and white, 2

Jack Cole

Photographs and drawings: 8x10, black and white, color, 3

Jack Cole (Harkness, 1974)

Photographs: 4 x 5 1/2, black and white, 30

Photographs: 4 x 5 1/2, black and white, 27

Miscellaneous Professional Appearances

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 7

Photograph: 8x10, color, 1

Snapshot: color, 1

Photograph: 11x14, black and white, 1

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 2

Contact Sheets: 8x10, black and white, 3

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1

Miscellaneous (including Benefits)

Photographs: 11x14, black and white, 7

Photographs, 8x10, black and white, 5

Photograph: 8x10, color, 1

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 5

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 7

Photograph: 5x7, black and white, 1

Photograph: 6 1/2x8, black and white, 1

Teaching Workshop, 1981

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4

Photographs: 14x17, black and white, 2

China

Photographs: Assorted formats, black and white, color

"Culver City Day" Awards

Photographs: snapshots, color, 3

Lion of the Performing Arts Award

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 2

Miss Ziegfeld Award, 1973

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 2; 5x7, black and white, color, 2; snapshots, color, 2

Tribute (Gwen Verdon and Cy Coleman)

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 13

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4

Hamilton College Awards

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 2

Early Publicity

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 3

Publicity: Life Magazine

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 2

Transparencies: 5x7, color, 6

Portraits (Seymour Linden series)

Photographs, contact sheets, and Negatives: 8x10, black and white

Portraits (cat series)

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 13

Publicity, 1959

Contact sheets: black and white

Publicity (single series, Central Park West)

Contact sheets: black and white, 3

Publicity Portraits

Photographs and Negative: 8x10, black and white, 10

Personal (Miscellaneous)

Photographs: 8x10, 8x8, color

Photographs: snapshot, color 1

Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon

John F. Kennedy Performance

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 6

Tony Awards, 1987

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 5

Personal Photos

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 8

Photographs: 5x7, color, 6

Photographs: 8x10, color, 3; 8x10, black and white, 1

Photographs: 7 1/2x9 1/2, black and white, 2

Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 5

Color Slides

Cabaret (4)

Chicago (16)

Cocoon (3)

Damn Yankees

The Little Prince (19)

Pippin (10)

Redhead (13)

Star 80 (15)

Fosse (2)

Fosse and Verdon (4)

Negatives, 8x10

Big Deal

Chicago

Damn Yankees

Redhead

Sweet Charity

Poster Slides

Big Deal (3)

Chicago (14)

Little Me (4)

Pippin (13)

Redhead (3)

Sweet Charity (3)

Sweet Charity (3)

Scripts

Primarily material sent to Bob Fosse on spec, or colleagues' and friends' projects, also includes articles and manuscripts.

Arrangement is alphabetical by title.

5-6-7-8: A Sort of Musical Comedy by Stan Cutler

The Adversary by Edward H. Schmitt

America Was by Jack Heifner

Amerika by Yoram Porat and Shlomo Gronich

Annie by Carol Sobieski

Any Day Now by Michael Nolin and David Engelbach

Aurore, The Early Life of George Sand by Carroll Baker

Away Out by William Saroyan

Becky! by Berny Stringle

Blue Movie by Terry Southern

Bojangles by Samm-Art Williams; 2

The Champeen by Melvin Van Peebles

Chaplin by Colin Welland

Desert Rose by Larry McMurtry, book draft

Children Of Paradise by Marcel Carne

Double Jeopardy by David Shaw

Eating Raoul, The Musical by Paul Bartel

Elaine May Musical

Eudora and The Zebra by Mary C. Noble

Firebird by Nieman Chiffre-Nul

Formerly Berman's by Alan King

The Goodbye People by Herb Gardner (2)

Hang-Ups by Leslie Bricusse

Headmistress by Henry Denker

Hundreds Of Girls (?)

I Love My Wife by Michael Stewart

Jazz Babies by Larry Gelbart

Jazz Dancing, uncorrected bound proofs by Robert Audrey

The Late Great Creature by Peter Stone

Libby Holman by Jon Bradshaw

Life Cycle by Roderick Taylor

Life's Promises by W. Peter Bradford

Light A Penny Candle by Jack Dunphy

Lives Of The Poets by E.L. Doctorow

The Living End by Frank Galati

Mack The Knife by Alan Howard

Mirrors, 2: book and screenplay by James Lipton

Music Is My Mistress by Berny Stringle

The Name Of A Soup by Elaine May

On The Riveria by Richard Clarke

One Night Stand by Herb Gardner

The Petrified Forest (?)

Picasso And His Friends by Ralph Herrmanns

Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

St. James Elk by John McTiernan

Saturday Night by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein

Silence by David Rayfiel

Stomping Ground by Denis Hamill and John Hamill

Trevor by John Bowen

Trevor by Robert Goldman

Untitled by David Shaw

Untitled Screenplay by Norman Steinberg

Viva!, A Musical Adventure by Felicia Bauer and Matt Dubey

White Dog by Romain Gary (article)

World's Fair by E.L. Doctorow

Yes Indeed! by Avery Corman

Yonderland by Natasha Ronay

Playbills and Programs

Playbills and Programs series represent material not directly related to Bob Fosse or Gwen Verdon's work.

Arrangement is by subseries and then by title.

Playbills

After The Fall

All Over Town

American Passion (2)

As Is

Ballet Russe De Montecarlo

Betrayal

Bingo

Broadway Bound

Candide

Cats

The Changing Room

Children Of A Lesser God

The Colored Museum

Division Street

Doctor Jazz

Dream Girls

Encore Awards, 1985 Program

Evita (2)

Follies

Fools

The Goodbye People

The Good Doctor

Goodtime Charley

Joel Hall Dancers

Marvin Hamlisch (Musical Tribute)

Hay Fever

The House Of Blue Leaves

I'm Not Rappaport

Irene

Jackie Mason's "The World According to Me!"

Jerome Robbin's Broadway

Jesus Christ Superstar

The Magic Show

Liza Minnelli In Concert

The Moony Shapiro Songbook

Ann Reinking/Music Moves Me

The New Dramatist's Spring Luncheon, 4/13/84

Nine

No Way To Treat A Lady

Nureyev and Friends

One More Song/One More Dance (3)

Orphans

Over There!

Peg

The Red Mill

The Rink

Rose

Singin' In The Rain

The Sunshine Boys

Tango Argentina

Tschaikovsky Festival, NYC Ballet, 1981 (2)

Un Tragedie De Carmen

Tribute

Tribute To Pavlova

Welcome To The Club

The Wiz

Programs

1989 Encore Awards 25TH Anniversary (Arts Business Council)

Film: "Body Double"

Film: "The Falcon and The Snowman"

Film: "The Killing Fields"

New York City Ballet Tchaikovsky Festival 1981

New York City Ballet 1981

Film: "Roxanne"

School Of The American Ballet

"Tribute To Pavlova" Pendleton Festival Ballet

Film: "2010"

Magazines

Magazines series includes some dance articles, and articles on colleagues or co-stars, but otherwise not directly related to Bob Fosse or Gwen Verdon.

Arrangement is alphabetical by title.

After Dark, 3/69

Esquire, 4/74

Esquire, 5/75

Esquire, 6/75

Esquire, 8/86

Life, 2/25/72

Life, 3/3/72

Life, 11/3/72

Life, Special Report, 1974

New York Times Magazine, 1/1/84

New Yorker, 2/21/25 (reprint)

New Yorker, 5/22/89

Rolling Stone, 3/15/84

Show, 11/63

Tempo (Italy), 8/1/70

Vanity Fair, 11/85

Oversized Materials

Oversized Materials series is represented by items that are crossed referenced with individual production files where applicable, and also with Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon personal files where applicable.

Arrangement is by provenance.

Sheet Music

The Conquering Hero

Damn Yankees

The Garry Moore Show

New Girl In Town

Sweet Charity

Redhead

Miscellaneous

Peter Gennaro/Gwen Verdon Benefit

The Hamptons, 7/4/86: "Gwen Verdon Does a Number - On Critics and Producers"

The Hamptons, 8/1/86: "The Dancin' Man (Bob Fosse)"

Dance Magazine, "Jack Cole"

Scrapbook

All That Jazz

Star 80

Posters, Framed Posters, Handbills, Mounted Photos, etc.

[Note: These items are cross referenced with individual production files where applicable and also with Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon personal files where applicable. Items damaged by mildew have been packaged together.]

Cabaret, posters

Chicago, 12x15 pencil drawing, matted in 20x23 frame

Dancin', 2 handbills, 14 x22, full color

Bob Fosse, Miscellaneous, costume sketches, 16x24

Legs, 11x14 poster board

Lenny, black and white poster, 27x41, 2

Man Of La Mancha, 14x22 window card, color

Pippin, color poster, 41x64 1/2

Pleasures and Palaces, color lithograph, 14x22

Redhead, color poster, 41x64

Star 80, laminated press quotes, 7x13

Thieves, black and white mounted photo, 14 1/2x20, 9 1/2x 14 -photo size

Big Deal, 20x29 color poster

Big Deal, 29x64, color

Big Deal, 2 64x29 color posters

Big Deal, 2 43x29 color posters

Big Deal, 48x21 color poster

Big Deal, 48x31 color poster

Chicago, 14x21 color handbill

Chicago, framed poster, 16x20, color

Damn Yankees #1, framed poster, 15x23, color

Damn Yankees #2, framed poster, 15x23, color

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, framed poster, 15x23, color

Lenny, framed black and white magazine page, 16x20

Lenny, framed, 23x18, black and white, double page ad

Little Me, framed color poster, 15x23

Little Me, artist's design paste-up, 20x28

New Girl In Town, framed color poster, 15x23

Pajama Game, framed poster, 15x23, color

Pal Joey, framed poster, black and white photo, 10x14--photo size; in 17x21 frame

Pal Joey, 20x40 Foamcore mounted photo

Pippin, framed poster, 15x23, color

Pippin, framed poster, black and white, 16x22

Redhead, framed poster, 15x23, color

Sweet Charity, framed poster, 15x23, color

Thieves, 20x24, black and white photo

Thieves, 20x24, black and white photo

Set Sketch, 23x18

Film Fest, Berlin, framed poster, 33x46

All That Jazz

Big Deal

Big Deal

Chicago

Chicago

Dancin'

Star 80

Star 80

Star 80

Sweet Charity

Erte'

Fox Graphic Originals

Night Of 100 Stars

Sleight Of Hand

Photographs

[Note: These items are crossed referenced with individual production files where applicable, and also with Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon personal files where applicable.]

All That Jazz, 12x19 color photo; 16x19 color photo

Can-Can, 13x18 black and white

Chicago

Chicago, 15x19, mounted black and white photos

Chicago, caricature, on illustration board

Damn Yankees, 15 x 19 1/2 black and white photo

Damn Yankees, 16x19 photo montage

The Mississippi Gambler, 9 1/2x12 1/2 color advertisement

Redhead, 13x16 black and white mounted photo

Star 80, 16x20 black and white advertisement

Sweet Charity (stage), sketch, 12 1/2 x 18

Various productions

Fosse

Fosse, 13x18, black and white ad

Verdon, 16x18 black and white (some color added) photo

Verdon, 3 (fragile, damaged) mounted black and white photos, 10x13, 10 1/2 x 12 1/2, 10 1/2 x 12

Allan Jones, black and white 8x10 photo

Barney Martin, black and white mounted photo

All That Jazz

Cabaret: press reviews

Cabaret: press book

Costume Sketches, Gwen Verdon:

Location research: 2 contact sheets

Photographs, large format

Chicago: photograph, 11x14, black and white

New Girl In Town: photograph, 11x14, black and white

Sweet Charity (stage): Ringling Bros. Circus; photographs, 11x14, black and white, 3 10x13, black and white, 2 11x14

Sweet Charity (film): photographs, 11x14, black and white, 25

Sweet Charity (film): photographs, 11x14, black and white, 12

Sweet Charity (film): photographs, 10 x 13 1/2, black and white, 6

Sweet Charity (film): 11x14, black and white, 4

Bob Fosse, Miscellaneous

Portraits: photographs, 11x14, color, 2

Photograph: 11x14, black and white, 1

Photograph, 9x14, black and white, 1

Photograph, 11x14, black and white, 1

Gwen Verdon, Miscellaneous

Photograph, 11x14, black and white, 1

Photographs, 14x17, black and white, 2

The Conquering Hero

Photographs, 11x14, black and white, 33

The Little Prince

Photographs and negatives, 14x11, black and white, 50

Fosse

Minnelli, Liza

Photographs

Bob Fosse, Portraits: photographs, 11x14, black and white, 3

Gwen Verdon, Miscellaneous, (including benefits); photographs, 11x14, black and white, 7

Redhead, Rehearsal; photographs, 10 1/2 x 13 1/2, black and white, 4

Redhead, photograph, 11x14, color, 2

Sunday News Magazine, 11x14, color, laminated page, 1

All That Jazz, photographs, 11x14, color, 3; 11x14, black and white, 2

Cabaret, photograph, 9x12, color, 1

Photograph, 9x14, black and white

Damn Yankees (stage), photographs, various formats, black and white, 5

Damn Yankees (stage), photographs, 10x12, black and white, 1

Damn Yankees, photograph, 8x13, black and white 1

Dancin', photographs, 11x14, black and white, 4

Give A Girl A Break, lobby card, 11x14, color, 1

Pippin, photograph, 11x14, black and white, 1

New Girl In Town, photographs, 10 x 13 1/2 to 11x14, black and white, 18

Sweet Charity (stage), photographs, 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 to 11x12, black and white, 4

Photographs, 9x13, black and white, 2

Photographs, 11x 14, black and white, 4

Sweet Charity (revival - Debbie Allen), photographs, 11x14, black and white, 2

Award Certificates

Hamilton College, Honorary Doctorate, to Gwen Verdon

Film Daily, 1958, "Filmdom's Famous Fives," to Gwen Verdon

Newspaper Guild of New York, 1959 Page One Award to Gwen Verdon for Redhead

Interfest, 1990, award to Gwen Verdon

George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, 1972, to Bob Fosse for Liza With A Z

8th International Film Festival of India, 1981, certificate of participation, for All That Jazz

CMA (Creative Management Associates) ad honoring Bob Fosse for his "Triple Crown"

Clippings

[Note: These items are crossed referenced with individual production files where applicable, and also with Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon personal files where applicable.]

Fragile magazines (complete), magazine pages, and newspaper clippings, bound to matte board, from:

Bob Fosse

Fragile general magazines and clippings

Miscellaneous, Gwen Verdon

Thank you to Gwen Verdon from students (teaching workshop), on computer paper

Peter Gennaro/Gwen Verdon Benefit conductor's score from show medley

"Bubbles Was a Cheerleader" conductor's score

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