BWW Review: DANCERS FOR GOOD 2019 Outdoes Itself Again!
"The most touching moment occurred when [Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon's] grandson, Noah Fosse, who admitted to never getting to meet his grandfather, recalled his grandmother as being his "best friend" and--as a senior citizen--still building forts by toppling the couches in the living room. Thank goodness for (their daughter) Nicole and Noah who continue to honor and promote the Verdon Fosse Legacy! In a titillating trio that displayed exactly why Bob Fosse has maintained such an exalted status, the star of the FX series Fosse/Verdon who played Chita Rivera--Bianca Pamela Marroquin--along with the slinky, sexy dance studs Nicholas de la Vega and Nicholas Sipes, performed the number "I Gotcha" from Liza With a Z that garnered Fosse awards and recognition in his landmark year, 1972. The scintillating threesome brought sizzle to the evening with their red-hot presentation. With her swinging ponytail, long legs, knocked knees and quirky attitude, Marroquin channeled Minelli on stage as flawlessly as she did Rivera on the screen. Mimi Quillin, who worked with Fosse and Verdon, reconstructed the smokin' dance from a video, which the talented dancers adapted to in almost no time. The two Nicks referred to one of the most thrilling, iconic and challenging signature Fosse moves--the scoot--where they crawl across the stage, stiff upper body, shuffling feet and bent knees (a bit like Voguing but more painful) as "the thigh burner."