Ann Reinking Scholarship Created for Young Dancers Moving to New York City
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The late Ann Reinking is being honored with a scholarship in her name.
The $5,000 grant from Off the Lane will be awarded annually to a young dancer moving to New York City to help them in their artistic endeavors. Reinking herself moved from Seattle to New York City to pursue dancing.
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Reinking died in December at age 71. She got her acting start in a Seattle Opera House production of “Bye Bye Birdie” in 1965. She is best known for playing Roxie Hart in 1977’s “Chicago,” replacing Gwen Verdon. She reprised the part for musical’s 1996 revival.
Died: December 12, 2020. ANN Reinking, who has died aged 71, was a dancer and choreographer who lit up the stage with unbridled sensuality. While she will forever be associated with the seminal American choreographer Bob Fosse, she brought her own style and personality to her uninhibited moves. As a choreographer, she won a Tony award for her 1996 revival of Chicago, which she had first appeared in as a dancer almost 20 years earlier. With a nod to the show’s original director, Reinking’s work was described as “in the style of Bob Fosse”, as she picked up the Fosse mantle with a series of updated routines.
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LGBTQ+ Fans Pay Tribute to Broadway Legend Ann Reinking
Reinking, pictured with her Tony Award for
Chicago, died Saturday at age 71. December 15 2020 5:45 PM EST
Ann Reinking, the Tony-winning actress, dancer, and choreographer, and an icon to LGBTQ+ theater fans, has died at age 71.
The Seattle-born performer was visiting her brother in Washington State when she died Saturday night,
Variety reports. “She went to sleep and never woke up,” her family said in a statement. “We will miss her more than we can say. Heaven has the best choreographer available now. I’m sure they are dancing up a storm up there! Annie, we will love and miss you always!!!”