STEPS Beyond Foundation Presents Benefit Performance of CALL FOSSE AT THE MINSKOFF

The Steps Beyond Foundation, Steps on Broadway's non-profit arm committed to connecting artists and the community through dialogue, performance, and artistic collaboration, will present a benefit performance of "Call Fosse at the Minskoff" on December 3 at 8:00pm. The one-woman play, written and performed by Mimi Quillin, will be for one night only in the Steps Studio Theater.

In 1985, when Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon presented a revival of Fosse's 1966 Sweet Charity, dancer Mimi Quillin was invited into their magical and creative world to assist in its production. While dancing with the original American Dance Machine, Verdon handed Quillin a piece of paper backstage which read "Call Fosse at the Minskoff with his phone number." Verdon also gave her strict instructions on what to wear for her private audition with Bob.

A one-woman show with an honest account of a professional relationship, Quillin shares the highs and lows of Fosse's final years, reveals his fickle nature both on and off stage, and gives us an inside look into the unique relationship of this fascinating couple. This intimate story, filled with comedy and one-liners as if Quillin is channeling Verdon, also follows Quillin's self-discovery and recognition of her power as a woman in the dance world.

Dancing for Fosse is a roller coaster ride for both body and soul. His choreography requires physical discipline and complete surrender to his signature style. Fosse directs his dancers like actors, telling them to think of the steps in a dance like the words in a script...dance the meaning of the steps. Quillin says Bob would tell me "don't try to be real...just tell the truth".

This work is a letter to a younger self, consumed with admiration for an idol, and the experience of joining a duo that together became a powerful vehicle for creating a specific style of movement that is taught, performed and revered today.

Call Fosse at the Minskoff premiered in September 2016 as part of the United Solo Festival in New York City.

SCHEDULE and PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

This performance, to benefit the Steps Beyond Foundation, will take place on Saturday, December 3 at 8:00 p.m.

Benefit tickets are $50, which includes reserved seating and a post-performance reception.

General admission tickets are available for $20, student tickets for $15.

All tickets are on sale at http://stepsnyc.com/steps-beyond. For benefit information, contact Erika@stepsnyc.com or call 212-874-2410, ext. 122.

VENUE INFORMATION

Steps on Broadway is located at 2121 Broadway at 74th Street, and is accessible by the 1,2, and 3 trains.