Ep 206: Dance Legend JACK COLE on Stage & Screen

On this episode, author DEBRA LEVINE joins me to discuss her new book, JAZZED —JACK COLE and TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN DANCE.

The legendary JACK COLE is arguably the most influential Broadway and film choreographer of all time! Still, his name is largely unknown to the general public.

In this engaging conversation, Levine leads us through the highs and lows of this mid-century gay artist's remarkable life and career, including his collaborations and interactions with dance legends Ruth St. Dennis, Ted Shawn, Alvin Ailey, and Bob Fosse, as well as Broadway and Hollywood superstars Gwen Verdon, Carol Haney, Betty Grable, Ann Miller, Jane Russell, and Marilyn Monroe.

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