Ann Reinking, Tony-winning choreographer, star of Broadway musical Chicago, dies at 71 Trained as a ballet dancer, Ann Reinking was known for her bold style of dance epitomised by her role of Roxie Hart in the revival of the musical Chicago. The Associated Press December 15, 2020 10:56:26 IST
Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz and burlesque movement to Broadway and beyond, has died. She was 71.
Reinking died Saturday while visiting family in Seattle, said her manager, Lee Gross. No cause of death was disclosed.
Tributes poured in from the Broadway community, including from Tony Yazbeck, who called her “an absolute inspiration” and Leslie Odom, Jr, who thanked Reinking for being a mentor. “She honored the calling for real. RIP to a legend.” Bernadette Peters took to Twitt