You’ve single handedly saved, resurrected, and maintained some of the most iconic pieces of musical theatre history. I hope you know how important you are to us.

I saw this, and waited (alone, I'm sad to say) for her at the stage door. She thanked me!

Also...I love how much Ann Reinking brought so much of herself to the role...but kept so many Gwen "isms" honoring the incomparable Verdon and her creation of the role!

There is nothing like Ann Reinking! This is definitely the peak of her technique and artistry. There isn’t one move that isn’t explored or understood. Her foundation, her artistry, and every dynamic is picture perfect!

RIP dear Annie O’Talented One 🌹❤️🎶 Do a soft-shoe with Bob (Fosse) for us... 🎭🎶🌈 xo Cheryl

There'll never be a greater Broadway dancer 😍👏🏾👏🏾

I love Ann Reinking.

She sounds so much like Gwen Verdon it's uncanny

Omg listen to that orchestration so rich. That must be a 30 piece band and they have thick strings. Gorgeous.

God, the timbre of her voice just puts a huge smile in my heart. (Also, Margaret Qualley (Andie MacDowell's daughter) who plays Ann Reinking in Fosse/Verdon, captures her voice SO wonderfully)

Thank goodness someone recorded this even though they are not suppose to. So many amazing clips are on KZfaq because someone out there knew a one in a million talent was on stage. Ann is simply a brilliant lady Thanks for posting.

RIP 😢 what an incredibly inspiring performer 💔

This is pure gold. It's such a gift to have Verdon remembered. And a huge thanks goes out to the brilliance that is "Fosse/Verdon. Gwen is back where she always belonged, in the center of the theater goer's heart and emblazoned on every step every dancer has ever taken on Broadway

I am obsessed with her dancing in this show!

WOW! I had never seen Ann Reinking this inspired. I wonder who was in the audience that night. The dancing is absolutely amazing and the performance worth of a Tony.

Rest In Peace Ann. Such a remarkable performer!

Your channel is like a theater history class. Professor Spiderwoman. Man do I love it!

OH MY GOD ֱ!!!! She is the best dancer on Broadway after gwen..... what an Iconic performance!!! sheer perfection. her legs are amazing!!!

Was that Bebe performing with Anne? Love them both. I think Anne and Bebe are two legends who represent Fosse’s style superbly. Thank you for this treasure.

Ann Reinking! ❤❤❤

Ann was soooo amazing in this! Blew Debbie Allen away!

As always you have impeccable timing Spiderwoman! As the fascinating Fosse/Verdon comes to an end this evening this post is a perfect tribute to a great show, a legendary duo and the glorious Ms Reinking-thank you as always!

I cannot express how much joy this brings me every single time. Thank you!

Wow. Just wow. Thank you!

This was iconic! Love Ann Reinking

What a gem! Thanks for making it public. You have single handedly made it possible for me to see the iconic performances I only ever dreamt of seeing! You wouldn't by chance have anything of Liza when she went into Chicago while Gwen was ill? I can dream, right? Or Radiant Baby? I was playing Jon in TTB and my director kept telling me I NEEDED to play Keith in it...and the closest I've come is a soundboard recording of a live show. I just wish I could finally see the role I was apparently "born to play." 😉

Sorry Mick. I just saw your analysis. My analysis published just now explains that it is an IR camera with a defective sensor. It hangs from the balloon and rotates with the wind or unwinding of the support cable. The precise tracking is simply the fixed sensor in the camera..

Love to see this and to see why Bebe Neuwirth won the Tony especially with them high kicks!!!! thank you so much for showing this!!😘😉😉

Gives me such great joy to see Annie ‘s tour de force Charity...really blows your mind the wonderful staging and extraordinary movement of this as well as Bebes iconic dancing in this. Thank you!!!

Thank you once again!!

Thank you for sharing this!! I saw her a couple of times as Charity - what a gem!!!!

Thank you for this!! She is a legend.

As always, thank you so much!! I saw Debbie in this production. Wish I had seen Ann. (But now I have, thanks to you!)

Thank you!

Thank you for this is a treasure trove of so many classic Broadway shows' brilliant moments. Oh gosh, RIP, Ann Reinking, taken too soon.So sad. Thank you again for sharing these recordings.

Fabulous clips! You are indeed a treasure, Spiderwoman.

Holy cow, her Brass Band was next-level. So incredibly good! Thank you so much for uploading this! Do you happen to have Rich Man's Frug from this performance? I would love to see that.

That vertical jump. Iconic.

Genius! ❤️🎭❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

The choreography in "If My Friends..." is nearly identical to the original production! Even down to the small gestures.

Not gonna lie, one of the 1st productions I saw of this show was when my best friend, at the time, was a senior in HS and because she wasn't a twig, she was cast as Nickie. The director knew she deserved the lead...and focused the trio on Nickie. I can still remember bawling my eyes out watching her carry the number. I was on my feet as soon as the dance break started and my friend stopped the show cold, as she had worked her ass off, leaping down stage doing Charity's original choreo and placement. It made so much sense within the show, given Charity already had so many songs of her own. And not surprisingly, she was given an Honorable Mention by the Papermill Rising Stars...only not getting an actual nomination because even Papermill wanted to know why the hell she hadn't been cast as Charity all along. It was HS. That's the time when you should get to play roles you may necessarily never get to play again. The girl who WAS Charity didn't get a nomination and had no plans of pursuing performing after HS. Papermill almost reprimanded them for not utilizing her more. Then, that summer, she played Eva Peron at our summer camp upstate. She was breathtaking and I'll never forget it. I had to leave camp a few days early that summer, so the only show I could do in the 3rd semester was Songs For A New World, otherwise I would have gotten to play Che opposite her. Not complaining! This was 2000! We were literally one of the handful of productions of that show in existence, at that point. JRB grew up going to the same summer camp and specifically gave us the rights because of his personal attachment to French Woods. He came up to work with us for a day...and he may or may not have made me cry during rehearsal...but I was 17 and it was exactly what I needed to elevate my performance. He was awful to me...but I loved it then and still feel lucky today, knowing he wouldn't have bothered getting on my back if he didn't know it would yield a better performance. That summer, my partner and I did I'd Give It All For You and it became one of the highlights of the entire summer! The camp even nominated us for "Best On Stage Duo" alongside pairs like Candide & Cunegonde, Salieri & Amadeus, and Luisa & Matt...for that 5 minute moment that was I'd Give It All For You. It didn't hurt that my duet partner had one of the most gorgeous female belts I've ever heard, still to this day! Of course we didn't win...but it was such an amazing feeling to know that working tirelessly on the song, staging, and story translated enough to knock out so many obvious iconic on stage duos, like Bobby & Sheila or Pseudolys & Hysterium from getting a nod!

Wow!!

Fascinating. The over choreographed style of Fosse is at times fabulous (the Trio is genius here ) other times his numbers can grow irritating (Somebody loves me) . Reinking here in strong form really respects the Gwen Verdon origin of Charity in her interpretation. One gets the ménage that was Fosse/Verdon/Reinking very strongly in this mid 80’s revival. Magically enough Bebe Neuwirth also highlighted in this posting in the trio dance became part of the lineage and win her a Tony for best supporting actress in a musical.

We don’t have leading ladies like this anymore - even Bebe Newirth ( I know I misspelled her name) wasn’t or isn’t up to this caliber

Do you have the rich mans frug from this production?

Hi Aurora! You always release the best stuff! I hate asking you for specific footage but do you have anything from Once Upon A Mattress? I can’t seem to find footage anywhere!

How do you decide between this and the Shirley Mclaine movie? they were both great 👍👍🎉!!!

Hi there, can you let me know what year this was? Donna McKecknie was doing Charity in Washington, in 1987, and opened the night Bob Fosse died. Just a little confused. Would love to get your thoughts. Thank you Auroa! You're the best!

Yuck Of course. Ann is brilliant. But Charity is Gwen Verdon