Ann Reinking passed away in her sleep on Saturday at the age of 71 per Variety.
Reinking was one of Bob Fosse’s muses, and she starred in several of his Broadway productions, including his autobiographical musical All That Jazz. She also briefly dated the legendary choreographer as was seen in the FX series Fosse/Verdon.
Along with starring in Fosse’s musicals, she also starred in or choreographed several Broadway productions like Sweet Charity, Applause, and A Chorus Line. She won a Tony for choreographing Chicago in 1997.
In the ’80s, every little girl knew who she was because of the movie Annie. She played Mr. Warbucks assistant Grace Farrell in the 1982 film.
Today, let’s all do jazz hands in honor of Reinking, and let’s keep her spirit alive by watching All That Jazz or Annie. They were two of my favorite movies when I was a kid.
