Ann Reinking

Actress + Dancer + Choreographer

Female

Born Nov 10, 1949

Age 63

Hometown Washington (U.S. ...

Ann Reinking is an American actress, dancer, and choreographer. She has worked extensively in musical theatre, both as a dancer and choreographer, as well as appearing in film.

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Chita Rivera and Ann Reinking A sneak preview rehearsal for the upcoming One-Night Only Broadway ...

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Nov 21, 2011

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A Tribute to the Life and Work of Roy Scheider Los Angeles

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Apr 4, 2009

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Ann Reinking A Tribute To The Life and Work of Roy Scheider held at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

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Apr 3, 2009

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Ann Reinking The Signature Theater Cocktail Reception commencing the Kander & Ebb Celebration hel...

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Feb 20, 2008

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Bob Fosse
Dated 1973 - 1979
Larry Small

Married

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Johnny Nevin: A Light In The Dark: Telling A Story In Dance
Huffington Post - Mar 01, 2013

It's remarkable that telling a story, one of the things that people everywhere do most naturally, can be one of the most challenging to do well. That's probably the reason why, after dominating the world of concert dance for centuries, it's not really that common any more. Even in ballet, and still less in dance's many other forms, modern choreography doesn't often try to bring an audience through an actual story, telling them about what happened and how it happened, and most of a...
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David Finkle: First Nighter: Tommy Tune Invigorates Cabaret And So Does Ben Rimalower
Huffington Post - Nov 23, 2012

Thanks to Simon Cowell -- but really no thanks to him -- and to the scornful fellow's frequently equating "cabaret" with "old-fashioned" on American Idol and The X Factor, millions of televiewers have no idea that cabaret can be as fresh, as vital, as exhilarating a form of entertainment as any others available to the hungry public. Sure, most cities today have no, or only one or two, cabaret rooms, but New York City -- though populated by fewer than there were in decades past...
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San Diego Has ‘chicago’ And Christie Brinkley Coming
LGBT Weekly- San Diego - May 10, 2012

Be sure to read Tom Andrew’s review in Top Highlights and Section 4a (The following is edited promotional copy) After her critically acclaimed debut as Roxie Hart on Broadway and in London’s West End, Christie Brinkley, one of the most successful supermodels in history, will make her Broadway tour debut this spring as she reprises her “killer role” in the six-time Tony Award-winning musical smash hit “Chicago.” “We are thrilled to welcome C...
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Meet This Month's Theater Buff: Brian O'brien From “chicago” Passport Magazine (Blog)
Google News - Aug 25, 2011

Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse shows the power of stillness in dance by having 14 people simply doing the motion of turning a key and twirling a finger during 'Start the car, I know a whoopy spot' while, as they say, burning a hole in the back
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1949 Birth Born on November 10, 1949.

TWENTIES

1977 27 Years Old Reinking went on to originate roles in Goodtime Charley (for which she received Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations for Best Actress in a Musical) and Bob Fosse's Dancin' (Tony nomination). She also took over leads in A Chorus Line (1976), Chicago in 1977, and Sweet Charity (1986).

1978 28 Years Old She was both a protégé and romantically involved with Bob Fosse for 6 years in the 1970s, having separated romantically by 1978. … Read More

1979 29 Years Old In 1979 Reinking appeared in Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical film All That Jazz, in a role loosely based on her own life and relationship with Fosse. … Read More

FORTIES

1996 46 Years Old 1 More Event

After retiring from performing, Reinking returned to the stage as Roxie Hart in the revival of Chicago in 1996.

1997 47 Years Old She recreated her choreography for the 1997 London transfer of Chicago which starred Ute Lemper and Ruthie Henshall.

1998 48 Years Old In 1998 she co-created, co-directed and co-choreographed the revue Fosse, for which she received a Tony Award co-nomination for Best Direction of a Musical.

FIFTIES

2005 55 Years Old In May 2005, the documentary film Mad Hot Ballroom was released, in which Reinking was featured as one of the enthusiastic judges of the annual New York City public school dance competition for inner-city youth. … Read More

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