All That Jazz (film) "an essentially funny movie that seeks to operate on too many levels at the same time... some of it makes you wince, but a lot of it is great fun... A key to the success of the production is the performance of Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon... With an actor of less weight and intensity, "All That Jazz" might have evaporated as we watched it. Mr. Scheider's is a presence to reckon with." "Variety" described it as "a self-important, egomaniacal, wonderfully choreographed, often compelling film" and added, "Roy Scheider gives a superb performance as Gideon, creating a character filled with
Bob Fosse producers. Fosse moved from on-screen acting to theater, and in 1954, he choreographed his first musical, "The Pajama Game", followed by George Abbott's "Damn Yankees" in 1955. It was while working on the latter show that he first met the rising star whom he was to marry in 1960, Gwen Verdon. For her work in "Damn Yankees," Verdon won her first Tony Award for Best Actress. In 1957 Fosse choreographed "New Girl in Town", also directed by Abbott, and Verdon won her second Leading Actress Tony. In 1960, Fosse was, for the first time, both director and choreographer of a