Kathryn Doby is a Hungarian dancer, actress and choreographer who worked as assistant and dance captain for

Bob Fosse Robert Louis Fosse (; June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American actor, choreographer, dancer, and film and stage director. He directed and choreographed musical works on stage and screen, including the stage musicals ''The Pajam ...

. She made her

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debut in the ensemble of Fosse's ''

Sweet Charity ''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on ...

'' at its premiere in January 1966 at the Palace Theatre in Times Square. Aside from her performance in the musical ''Gregory'' (1970), her work on Broadway continued with Fosse as a Player and Dance Captain in ''

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'' (1972) and as an assistant to Mr. Fosse for ''

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'' (1975) and ''

Dancin' ''Dancin'' is a musical revue created, directed, and choreographed by Bob Fosse and originally produced on Broadway in 1978. The plotless, dance-driven revue is a tribute to the art of dance, and the music is a collection of mostly American song ...

'' (1978). Her film credits include ''

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'' – “Minsky Girl” (1968), ''

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'' – Aunt Elizabeth (1990), and again worked with Fosse as a dancer in ''

'' (1969), ''

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'' – Kit Kat Dancer (1972), and '' All That Jazz'' – Kathryn (1979). She re-set the Fosse direction and choreography for the 1981 stage production of ''Pippin'', starring Ben Vereen, William Katt, and Chita Rivera that was filmed for TV. She was also slated to recreate the choreography for ''Dancin’'' to be revived by the Roundabout Theatre Company in 2009. This production was postponed and, as of the date of this entry, does not have a projected start date. In 2012 Doby returned to New York from her home in California to restage the ''Dancin’'' Act One finale, "Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar" for the American Dance Machine for the 21st Century (ADM21). She was joined by original cast members Lloyd Culbreath, Valarie Pettiford, Cady Huffman, Roumel Reaux, and Candace Tovar.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doby, Kathryn Living people American stage actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American film actresses American female dancers American dancers American choreographers 21st-century American women