Dancing Man: A Broadway Choreographer's Journey

"Remember the documentary film 20 Feet From Stardom, which told the story of backup singers for famous rock stars? Well, Dancing Man is kind of a Broadway version. In this fun, gossipy memoir, Bob Avian talks about being a Broadway chorus member, dancing in Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand and Hello Dolly! with Mary Martin, and choreographing such shows as Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard. But, by far, the most fascinating part of the book is the time that Avian served as assistant to brilliant director-choreographer Michael Bennett, so we get intimate glimpses of the creation of such classic musicals as A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls and Follies, among others, as well as famous bombs, such as Coco, which starred Katharine Hepburn, who could neither sing nor dance."