Ben Vereen went toe tap to toe tap with Bob Fosse - Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Ben Vereen is an actor, dancer and singer – a classic triple threat. His work in theatre is legendary: Sweet Charity, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin and countless others. These days you can catch him on The Gray House on Prime Video. He plays Isham Worthy, an enslaved person and conductor of the underground railroad, living in the antebellum South. The role echoes similar themes from his role in the tv miniseries Roots from nearly 50 years ago. Ben joins us to talk about The Gray House, how he got in the right headspace to play Isham Worthy, and what's changed about his craft after decades of iconic work. Ben wore a scarf to our interview, which means we had to ask… how big is his scarf collection? Only one way to find out! 00:00 Intro 00:31 Portraying a character from the past 07:31 Early days of dance 17:48 Bob Fosse 26:31 All That Jazz 34:09 Outro Want to hear more? Subscribe to Bullseye now via Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Get MORE of Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: ► FOLLOW us on Instagram: /   / bullseyewithjessethorn   ► FOLLOW us on X: / https://x.com/Bullseye ► LIKE us on Facebook: /   / bullseyewithjessethorn   ► VISIT our show page: / https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/bulls... Bullseye is a celebration of the best of arts and culture in public radio form. Host Jesse Thorn sifts the wheat from the chaff to bring you in-depth interviews with the most revered and revolutionary minds in our culture. Bullseye has been featured in Time, The New York Times, GQ and McSweeney's, which called it "the kind of show people listen to in a more perfect world."