Dancing Through Life

"Larry Fuller’s career has spanned some of the most influential and transformative moments in musical theater history." - Stage and CinemaDancing Through Life is an intimate, electrifying memoir that pulls back the curtain on Broadway’s most dazzling decades—told by a man who didn’t just witness history, but helped create it. From his modest beginnings in Missouri to the bright lights of New York’s most celebrated stages, Larry Fuller’s journey is one of grit, instinct, and relentless reinvention. With disarming honesty and sharp wit, Fuller charts his evolution from chorus dancer to sought-after choreographer, working alongside legends like Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Elizabeth Taylor, Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, and Nathan Lane. He offers a rare insider’s view of iconic productions including West Side Story and The Music Man, capturing the artistry, ego, and pressure that defined a golden age of musical theatre. More than just a backstage chronicle, this is a deeply personal story of identity and survival. As a gay man navigating mid-20th-century America, Fuller reveals the quiet negotiations required to live authentically in a world that often demanded silence. At its emotional core are his previously unspoken relationships with two titans of Broadway—Hal Prince and Michael Bennett—shedding new light on the complex intersections of power, creativity, and intimacy behind the scenes. Rich with revelation, warmth, and hard-won insight, Dancing Through Life preserves a vanishing era through the eyes of one of its last living witnesses. It is both a love letter to the theatre and a testament to the courage it takes to claim your place within it.