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Joe Gideon In All That Jazz

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Bob Fosse fictionalizes and examines his own experiences and their meaning through the character of Joe Gideon in the musical film All That Jazz. All of this character’s actions, regardless of their perceived morality, or lack thereof, and potential ramifications, relate to his work as a director and a choreographer. The sum of his experiences revolves around his art and expression. When the audience sees within Gideon’s headspace, it is always centered on theatre and various productions. The set itself is modeled after an exaggeratedly disorganized backstage of a theatrical production. All of his memories, as well as his hallucination, are, or at least feature, theatrical performances, many of which are risqué. One example of this is his

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