Ann Reinking, Broadway dancer and Chicago choreographer, dies at 71
Matt Schudel, The Washington Post
Dec. 15, 2020
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Ann Reinking works with students in 1983.Washington Post photo by Gary A. Cameron
Ann Reinking, one of Broadway s most heralded dancers, known for her association with Bob Fosse and for reinterpreting his dance routines in the musical play Chicago, for which she won a Tony Award for choreography, died Dec. 12 or 13 in Seattle. She was 71.
Her husband, Peter Talbert, confirmed the death, saying she died overnight in a hotel room while visiting family members in her hometown. He said that she had heart ailments in the past and that an autopsy was being conducted to determine the cause. He said it was not related to covid-19.