Fosse, Fosse, Fosse

This semester I took a class called "The Evolution of American Musical Theatre". For our final project we have to do a research paper on a particular musical. I chose "Chicago" directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. Over the past few weeks I have been doing extensive research on the life on Fosse and his works. I found out through my research that "Chicago" at the time of its release in 1975 was not well received. Among many things, one of the main reasons why it wasnt well recieved by the public was because it was ahead of its time. When it was revived in 1997 it was a huge hit and the 2002 movie directed by Rob Marshall won an Academy Award for "Best Film".

This made me wonder if artist like Fosse, who was clearly an asset to the theatre industry knew that their ideas were too advanced for their time period. I wonder if Fosse knew that 30 years afetr he created "Chicago" that it would be a hit. After all many artists and their works arent really truely recognised and appreciated until after they die. If so, this just shows the creative genius that was Bob Fosse. To be able to create something and have it be sucessful so many years after it first was made, to me, shows real creativity.

Just some food for thought on my part.